BIN Lookup API

Overview

To use BIN Lookup, you need an API key. You can get one by creating a free account and visiting your dashboard.

GET Endpoint

https://api.apiverve.com/v1/binlookup

Example

How to call the BIN Lookup API in different programming languages.

curl -X GET \
  "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/binlookup?bin=448590" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here"

const response = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/binlookup?bin=448590', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  }
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

import requests

headers = {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.get('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/binlookup?bin=448590', headers=headers)

data = response.json()
print(data)

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "net/http"

)

func main() {
    req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/binlookup?bin=448590", nil)

    req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", "your_api_key_here")
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    fmt.Println(string(body))
}

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "bin": "448590",
    "brand": "VISA",
    "type": "CREDIT",
    "category": "PURCHASING",
    "country": "United States",
    "issuer": {
      "name": "JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.",
      "country": "United States",
      "phone": "1-800-432-3117",
      "website": "www.chase.com"
    },
    "location": {
      "latitude": "37.0902",
      "longitude": "-95.7129",
      "alpha2": "US",
      "alpha3": "USA"
    }
  }
}

Authentication

The BIN Lookup API requires authentication via API key. Include your API key in the request header:

X-API-Key: your_api_key_here

Learn more about authentication →

Interactive API Playground

Test the BIN Lookup API directly in your browser with live requests and responses.

Parameters

The following parameters are available for the BIN Lookup API:

Response

The BIN Lookup API returns responses in JSON, XML, YAML, and CSV formats. The JSON response is shown in the Example section above; alternative formats below.

Other Response Formats

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<response>
  <status>ok</status>
  <error xsi:nil="true" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"/>
  <data>
    <bin>448590</bin>
    <brand>VISA</brand>
    <type>CREDIT</type>
    <category>PURCHASING</category>
    <country>United States</country>
    <issuer>
      <name>JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.</name>
      <country>United States</country>
      <phone>1-800-432-3117</phone>
      <website>www.chase.com</website>
    </issuer>
    <location>
      <latitude>37.0902</latitude>
      <longitude>-95.7129</longitude>
      <alpha2>US</alpha2>
      <alpha3>USA</alpha3>
    </location>
  </data>
</response>

status: ok
error: null
data:
  bin: '448590'
  brand: VISA
  type: CREDIT
  category: PURCHASING
  country: United States
  issuer:
    name: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
    country: United States
    phone: 1-800-432-3117
    website: www.chase.com
  location:
    latitude: '37.0902'
    longitude: '-95.7129'
    alpha2: US
    alpha3: USA

Response Structure

All API responses follow a consistent structure with the following fields:

Learn more about response formats →

Response Data Fields

When the request is successful, the data object contains the following fields:

Headers

Only X-API-Key is required. Optional headers include Accept for response format negotiation (JSON, XML, or YAML), User-Agent, and X-Request-ID for request tracing. See all request headers →

GraphQL AccessALPHA

Access BIN Lookup through GraphQL to combine it with other API calls in a single request. Query only the bin lookup data you need with precise field selection, and orchestrate complex data fetching workflows.

Credit Cost: Each API called in your GraphQL query consumes its standard credit cost.

POST https://api.apiverve.com/v1/graphql

query {
  binlookup(
    input: {
      bin: "448590"
    }
  ) {
    bin
    brand
    type
    category
    country
    issuer {
      name
      country
      phone
      website
    }
    location {
      latitude
      longitude
      alpha2
      alpha3
    }
  }
}

Note: Authentication is handled via the x-api-key header in your GraphQL request, not as a query parameter.

CORS Support

The BIN Lookup API accepts cross-origin requests from any origin, so it can be called directly from browser-based applications without a proxy. See CORS support →

Rate Limiting

BIN Lookup requests are throttled per minute on the Free plan and unthrottled on paid plans. Exceeding the limit returns 429 Too Many Requests; rate-limit usage is reported in the X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining, and X-RateLimit-Reset response headers. See per-plan limits and best practices →

Error Codes

The BIN Lookup API uses standard HTTP status codes — 200 on success, 400 for invalid parameters, 401 for missing or invalid keys, 403 for insufficient credits, 429 for rate-limit exhaustion, and 500/503 for server-side issues. Each error response includes an X-Request-ID header you can quote when contacting support. See full error handling guide →

SDKs for BIN Lookup

Official BIN Lookup packages on npm, PyPI, NuGet, and JitPack — plus a Postman collection and an OpenAPI spec. See the SDK guide →

JitPack

No-Code Integrations

BIN Lookup works with Zapier, Make, Pipedream, n8n, and Power Automate using the same API key. See setup guides →

Zapier

Make

Pipedream

n8n

Power Automate

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