If you prefer to query BIN data through your AI tools, check out our guide on the Pagos MCP Server
Authentication
The Pagos platform uses API keys to authenticate requests to all our services. See our API Authentication guide for full instructions on generating API keys and authenticating with the Pagos APIs.Look Up a BIN
We recommend using cURL on the command line to submit BIN Data API requests, but you can also use API query tools like Postman. Here’s a cURL example for details on BIN55630400
If you have questions about the data returned for any given BIN, check out our BIN Data FAQ pages.
Enhanced Data
With the BIN Data API, you can request enhanced data by including the query paramaterenhanced=true
on you request. This provides you with up to 35 additional fields beyond the standard data fields. It includes additional card brand information, estimated interchange costs, SCA regulation requirements, and more. See the BIN Data API Dictionary for a detailed list of the enhanced data fields available and an example of how BIN data appears in a query response.
For example:
Brands Covered
At this time, the BIN Data API includes data for the following card brands.Supported Card Brands
Supported Card Brands
- PayPal
- Discover
- Prop
- JCB
- Mastercard
- Visa
- Amex
- Elo
- EBT
- Dankort
- Diners Club
- Unionpay
- EFTPOS Australia
- RuPay
- Accel
- NYCE
- STAR
- PULSE
- Korean Local
- MIR
- Culiance
- Bancontact
- Carte Bancaire
- Hipercard
- ATM Card
- UATP
- Cirrus
- Private Label
- Maestro
Card Product ID and Name
When available, we will provide the details around the card product ID and the card product name – this will denote the type of card typically present on the BIN. More details are available in the BIN / IIN Product Code Guide.BIN Data API Limits
The following are the API limits for BIN Data API calls:BIN Data API | API Endpoint | API Limit |
---|---|---|
Single BIN Lookup | /bins | 100 calls every 10 seconds |
Multiple BIN Lookup (50 BINs per API call) | /bins/multiple | 6 calls every 10 seconds |
BIN Data API IP Addresses
The following static IP addresses can be used to allowlist API traffic to the Pagos BIN Data API:99.83.189.213
75.2.25.63