Mastercard Account Validation

The Mastercard Account Validation API service enables Mastercard customers to check that the supplied name(s) and, optionally, Card Verification Code (CVC or CVV) for an account match the account records held by the card issuer. Mastercard routes validation requests to Mastercard or Visa issuers, depending on the account type. The API response will provide status values indicating the matching results from the issuer.

API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: mastercard:mastercard-account-validation
name: Mastercard Account Validation
tags:
- Account Validation
- Identity Verification
- Payments
humanURL: https://developer.mastercard.com/account-validation/documentation/
properties:
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/account-validation/documentation/#getting-started
  name: Mastercard Account Validation | Mastercard Developers
  type: GettingStarted
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/account-validation/documentation/api-basics/#api-security
  name: API Basics | Mastercard Account Validation | Mastercard Developers
  type: Security
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/account-validation/documentation/api-basics/#environments
  name: API Basics | Mastercard Account Validation | Mastercard Developers
  type: Sandbox
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/account-validation/documentation/use-cases/
  name: Use Cases | Mastercard Account Validation | Mastercard Developers
  type: UseCases
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/account-validation/documentation/tutorials-and-guides/
  name: Tutorials and Guides | Mastercard Account Validation | Mastercard Developers
  type: Tutorials
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/account-validation/documentation/api-reference/
  name: API Reference | Mastercard Account Validation | Mastercard Developers
  type: Documentation
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/account-validation/documentation/reference-app/
  name: Reference App | Mastercard Account Validation | Mastercard Developers
  type: CodeExamples
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/account-validation/documentation/code-and-formats/
  name: Code and Formats | Mastercard Account Validation | Mastercard Developers
  type: ErrorCodes
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/account-validation/documentation/testing/
  name: Testing | Mastercard Account Validation | Mastercard Developers
  type: Sandbox
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/account-validation/documentation/testing/#sandbox-testing
  name: Testing | Mastercard Account Validation | Mastercard Developers
  type: Sandbox
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/account-validation/documentation/release-history/
  name: Release History | Mastercard Account Validation | Mastercard Developers
  type: ChangeLog
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/account-validation/documentation/support/#faq
  name: Support | Mastercard Account Validation | Mastercard Developers
  type: FAQ
- url: https://developer.mastercard.com/account-validation/documentation/support/#get-help
  name: Support | Mastercard Account Validation | Mastercard Developers
  type: Support
description: The Mastercard Account Validation API service enables Mastercard customers to check that
  the supplied name(s) and, optionally, Card Verification Code (CVC or CVV) for an account match the account
  records held by the card issuer. Mastercard routes validation requests to Mastercard or Visa issuers,
  depending on the account type. The API response will provide status values indicating the matching results
  from the issuer.