# American Express Token Service (AETS) API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/american-express/american-express-token-service-aets-api/  
**Provider:** American Express — https://apis.io/providers/american-express/  
**Documentation:** https://developer.americanexpress.com/products/amex-token-service/resources#readme

American Express Token Service (AETS) API is one of 12 APIs that [American Express](https://apis.io/providers/american-express/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Tokenization, Payments, Security, Credit Cards, and United States. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation and an API reference.

The American Express Token Service (AETS) API allows developers to securely tokenize cardholder data, providing a layer of security for online transactions. By generating unique tokens that represent a customer's payment information, the API helps reduce the risk of data breaches and fraud. This technology works by replacing sensitive data with randomly generated network tokens, ensuring the original payment details are never exposed during transactions or when stored card-on-file across the American Express payment ecosystem.

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **Documentation** — https://developer.americanexpress.com/products/amex-token-service/overview
- **APIReference** — https://developer.americanexpress.com/products/amex-token-service/resources#readme
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/american-express/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other American Express APIs (11)

- [American Express Enhanced Authorization (EA)](https://apis.io/apis/american-express/american-express-enhanced-authorization-ea-/)
- [American Express Account and Transaction API](https://apis.io/apis/american-express/american-express-account-and-transaction-api/)
- [American Express Confirmation of Funds PSD2 API](https://apis.io/apis/american-express/american-express-confirmation-of-funds-psd2-api/)
- [American Express @ Work B2B API](https://apis.io/apis/american-express/american-express-work-b2b-api/)
- [American Express Card On-Demand](https://apis.io/apis/american-express/american-express-card-on-demand/)
- [American Express Pay with Points](https://apis.io/apis/american-express/american-express-pay-with-points/)
- [American Express API-Based Payment Platform](https://apis.io/apis/american-express/american-express-api-based-payment-platform/)
- [American Express Payment Account Reference (PAR)](https://apis.io/apis/american-express/american-express-payment-account-reference-par-/)
- [American Express Smart Offer Partnership](https://apis.io/apis/american-express/american-express-smart-offer-partnership/)
- [American Express AMEX Account Connect](https://apis.io/apis/american-express/american-express-amex-account-connect/)
- [American Express Network Loyalty Platform](https://apis.io/apis/american-express/american-express-network-loyalty-platform/)

## Tags

Tokenization, Payments, Security, Credit Cards, United States

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