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The BIN Continuity API is coming soon.
Ensure your integration with the BIN Continuity API works correctly by making calls to our simulator in Test Mode.

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Step 1: Create a Pagos Account or Sign In

If you’re interested in the BIN Continuity API, you can try it out in Test Mode. Sign up for a Pagos account or log into your existing account, then click the environment toggle in the top-right corner; a yellow bar will appear across the top of the Pagos Service Panel to confirm you’re in Test Mode.

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Step 2: Generate Your Test Mode API Keys

In Test Mode, generate an API Key for the BIN Continuity API.
These API Keys are universal across Test Mode and will be used for testing all Pagos API products. If you’ve already created an API key in Test Mode, you don’t need to create a new one.
To generate your API key:
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Click your settings icon in the top-right corner of your Pagos Service Panel.
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Under Developers, click API Keys.
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In the API Keys tab, click Create API Key to add a new key to your account.
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In the side panel that opens, set your Key Name, then click Create API Key.
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Copy your new API Key and store it somewhere secure.
This is the only time you can view this key!
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Click I’ve Copied My Keys to confirm and exit the side panel.

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Step 3: Test Looking up BIN Continuity

Use our test BIN ranges to test looking up BIN continuity in Test Mode. Note that the endpoint for Test Mode points to sandbox.

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Active BIN Example

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://parrot.sandbox.pagosapi.com/bins/continuity?bin=485427' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <api_key>'
This will return the mock continuity details for an active BIN: 
{
  "continuity": {
    "bin": "485427",
    "bin_min": "4854270000000000000",
    "bin_max": "4854279999999999999",
    "status": "active",
    "first_seen_at": "2020-01-15T00:00:00Z",
    "last_seen_at": "2024-12-10T00:00:00Z",
    "flagged_for_delete_at": null,
    "deleted_at": null,
    "days_active": 1791,
    "file_appearances": 256,
    "card": {
      "number": {
        "length": 16
      },
      "bin_length": 6,
      "pagos_bin_length": 6,
      "bin_min": "4854270000000000000",
      "bin_max": "4854279999999999999",
      "pan_or_token": "pan",
      "card_brand": "VISA",
      "card_segment_type": "Business",
      "type": "Debit",
      "funding_source": "DEBIT",
      "prepaid": false,
      "product": {
        "product_id": "G",
        "product_name": "Visa Business"
      },
      "bank": {
        "name": "SPACE COAST CREDIT UNION",
        "clean_name": "Space Coast Credit Union"
      },
      "country": {
        "alpha2": "US",
        "numeric": "840",
        "name": "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"
      }
    }
  },
  "correlation_id": "test-1234-5678-90ab-cdef12345678"
}

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Deleted BIN Example

To test the response for a deleted BIN, use one of the deleted test ranges: 
curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://parrot.sandbox.pagosapi.com/bins/continuity?bin=65031117' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <api_key>'
This will return the mock continuity details for a deleted BIN: 
{
  "continuity": {
    "bin": "65031117",
    "bin_min": "6503111700000000000",
    "bin_max": "6503111799999999999",
    "status": "deleted",
    "first_seen_at": "2018-06-01T00:00:00Z",
    "last_seen_at": "2024-09-15T00:00:00Z",
    "flagged_for_delete_at": "2024-09-22T00:00:00Z",
    "deleted_at": "2024-10-20T00:00:00Z",
    "days_active": 2298,
    "file_appearances": 328,
    "card": {
      "number": {
        "length": 16
      },
      "card_brand": "DISCOVER",
      "type": "Credit",
      "prepaid": false,
      "bank": {
        "name": "DISCOVER BANK",
        "clean_name": "Discover Bank"
      },
      "country": {
        "alpha2": "US",
        "numeric": "840",
        "name": "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"
      }
    }
  },
  "correlation_id": "test-abcd-efgh-ijkl-mnop12345678"
}

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Test Ranges

Use any BIN, first 6 to 10 digits, that fall within the below min and max bin ranges for testing. The BIN Continuity API in sandbox uses the same test ranges as the BIN Data API.

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Active BINs

BIN Range MinBIN Range MaxNetwork
48542700000000000004854279999999999999VISA
42380850100000000004238085139999999999VISA
44192733400000000004419279999999999999VISA
55780612000000000005578061299999999999MASTERCARD
54076555000000000005407655599999999999MASTERCARD
31133800000000000003113389999999999999AMEX
60113928000000000006011392899999999999DISCOVER

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Deleted BINs

Use the following BIN ranges to test historical lookups:
BIN Range MinBIN Range MaxNetworkStatus
65031117000000000006503111799999999999DISCOVERdeleted
43006931000000000004300693109999999999VISAdeleted

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Flagged for Delete BINs

BIN Range MinBIN Range MaxNetworkStatusWeeks Remaining
53239225000000000005323922599999999999MASTERCARDflagged_for_delete3
33442400000000000003344249999999999999AMEXflagged_for_delete1