BIN Data Dictionary

This guide is a repository of information that you can access using Pagos BIN Data and use to refine your payments strategy or get to know your customers better. In BIN Data, there are two types of data fields for which you can receive responses: Standard and Enhanced.

  • Standard Data - Standard BIN data is included in every response for both Pagos BIN Data and Batched BIN Data.
  • Enhanced Data - Enhanced BIN data is available through Batched BIN Data and in Pagos BIN Data when setting the enhanced query parameter to "true".

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Null/Empty Field Responses

The data provided in an individual field response depends on what data appears in the files Pagos receives from the card brands. If a field response is null, this means our network files don't include any data for that field.

Any bool fields marked as "Visa only" will return a true or false value for Visa BINs; for all non-Visa BINs, they'll return a null value.

If you're using Batched BIN Data, see the Batched Data Dictionary.

Standard Data Fields

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Table Key

The highest level of data per field is indicated in blue. If there are additional levels of data, the second level is denoted by * and the third level of data is denoted by .

Data Field

Variable Type

Description

Example Response

bank

object

Issuing bank name and details

see nested values

  • name

string

Issuing bank name

"Bank of America National Association"

  • phone

string

Issuing bank phone

"180004321000"

  • url

string

Issuing bank website

"https://www.bankofamerica.com"

bin_min

string

The minimum value of the primary card brand's BIN range in which this BIN value falls

"4225090000000000000"

bin_max

string

The maximum value of the primary card brand's BIN range in which this BIN value falls

"4225099999999999999"

card_brand

string

The name of the card brand

"Mastercard"

card_segment_type

string

Indicator of consumer BIN or
commercial BIN

"consumer"

correlation_id

string

A unique Pagos ID that maps a BIN range to a specific network file; used for troubleshooting

"eyJGaWxlSWQiOjE0NDUsIlZlcnNpb24iOjEwfQ=="

country

object

Issuing country details

see nested values

  • alpha2

string

2 letter country code representing the issuing country; Alpha 2 code meets the ISO3166 standards

"US"

  • numeric

string

Numeric country code representing the issuing country; the numeric country code meets ISO 3166 standards

"840"

  • name

string

Issuing country name

"United States"

number

object

Details about underlying PAN

see nested values

  • length

string

The length of the underlying PAN

"16"

  • luhn

bool

Indicator of the PAN passing Luhn validation

"true"

prepaid

bool

Indicator of a prepaid BIN

"true"

product

object

Details about the card product

see nested values

  • product_id

string

The product ID according to the card brand

"MWE"

  • product_name

string

The product name according to the card brand

"World Elite Mastercard card"

type

string

Indicator of the card type

"Debit"

Here's an example of how Pagos BIN Data returns standard data for the BIN 422509:

"card": {
        "number": {
            "length": 16
        },
        "bin_min": "4225090000000000000",
        "bin_max": "4225099999999999999",
        "card_brand": "VISA",
        "card_segment_type": "Consumer",
        "type": "Debit",
        "prepaid": false,
        "product": {
            "product_id": "F",
            "product_name": "Visa Classic"
        },
        "bank": {
            "name": "CREDIT UNION 1"
        },
        "country": {
            "alpha2": "US",
            "numeric": "840",
            "name": "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"
        },
        "correlation_id": "eyJGaWxlSWQiOjE0NDUsIlZlcnNpb24iOjEwfQ=="
    }

Enhanced Data Fields

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Table Key

The highest level of data per field is indicated in blue. If there are additional levels of data, the second level is denoted by * and the third level of data is denoted by .

Data Field

Description

Example Response

clean_bank_name

Pagos-harmonized bank name that has been formatted to proper case, removes unnecessary punctuation and misspellings, and spells out uncommon banking acronyms

"American Federal Credit Union"

bank_url

Issuing bank website

"https://www.bankofamerica.com"

bank_phone

Issuing bank phone number

"180004321000"

regulated

Indicator of the presence of an interchange regulation on a BIN

"true"

regulated_name

The name of the interchange regulation

"GOVERNMENT NON-EXEMPT INTERCHANGE FEE (WITH FRAUD)"

reloadable

Indicator of reloadable or non-reloadable prepaid

"false"

pan_or_token

Indicator if the BIN is a PAN or a Network Token.

  • *Note**: Mastercard uses the same BIN ranges for both PANs and tokens, meaning all Mastercard BINs can be a PAN and will therefore always return pan in this field—even for those that are actually tokens. Refer to the issuer_supports_tokenization field to determine if the BIN supports tokens

"pan"
"token"

account_updater

(Visa-only field) Account Updater enabled

"true"

alm

(Visa-only field) Indicator of a BIN or Account Range participating in Account Level Management

"true"

domestic_only

(Visa-only field) Domestic-only BIN or Account Ranges

"true"

gambling_blocked

(Visa-only field) Indicator that this BIN is not permitted to be used for online gambling

"true"

level2

(Visa and Mastercard-only field) Indicator of Level 2 interchange rate eligibility

"true"

level3

(Visa and Mastercard-only field) Indicator of Level 3 interchange rate eligibility

"true"

issuer_currency

The currency that was issued to this BIN to transact in

"usd"

combo_card

Indicator for a card that has combined card type capabilities

"credit and prepaid"

bin_length

6 or 8 digit BIN

"6"

authentication

If additional customer authentication is required, this json array will indicate the authentication_name; this field is hardcoded based on issuer country law

"authentication_name": "EU PSD2 - SCA"

cost

Identifies associated costs by name and amount, embedded as JSON in the column

See costs fields below

additional_card_brands

If the card is associated with a secondary network (e.g. Star, pulse, nyce), this field contains that network's details; note that secondary network's typically provide less in their BIN data.

{
"card\_brand": "NYCE", "bin\_max": "4422669999999999999", "bin\_min": "4422660000000000000", "card\_brand\_product": "NYCE Generic Product", "card\_brand\_bank\_name": null, "ecom\_enabled": true, "billpay\_enabled": false }

issuer_supports_tokenization

Set to true if the card brand data indicates the issuing bank supports network tokenization.

  • *Note**: The field doesn't indicate if the associated card actually is a PAN or token, just what it supports

"true"

pagos_shared_bin

Set to true if BIN is shared by multiple issuers; more BIN digits may be required in order to get the most accurate BIN details

"true"

billpay_enabled

BIN has been enabled to make bill payments to service providers electronically, or over the internet

"false"

ecom_enabled

BIN has been enabled to make ecommerce purchases, or purchases over the internet

"true"

virtual_card

Set to true if the given BIN range supports virtual card creation. A null response indicates we do not know if there is support for virtual cards

“true”

funding_source

Indicates the funding source for a payment card, which is different from the type.

  • *Note**: This field only displays the funding source for Visa and Mastercard; all other brands will show null.

“deferred debit”

pagos_bin_length

Indicates the length of the BIN as determined by Pagos using the bin_min and bin_max fields provided by the networks.

"8"

multi_account_access_indicator

Indicates if a Visa card allows for Flexible Credentials functionality. The possible values for this field are:
M - The card is multi-account managed, meaning the issuer manages which account is used and when S - The card is multi-account self-serve, meaning the cardholder manages which account is used and when N - The card is not a participant in multi-account functionality

  • *Note**: This field is only available for Visa cards. All other brands will show null.

"M"