Shift4 Payments

Shift4 Payments Tokens API

Tokenize card data for safe transmission.

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Operations 1

POST /tokens Create a Card Token #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://dev.shift4.com/docs
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APIReference
https://dev.shift4.com/docs/api

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shift4-payments/refs/heads/main/openapi/shift4-payments-tokens-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shift4-payments/main/json-schema/shift4-charge-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shift4-payments/main/json-schema/shift4-customer-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shift4-payments/main/json-schema/shift4-card-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shift4-payments/main/json-schema/shift4-token-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shift4-payments/main/json-schema/shift4-subscription-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shift4-payments/main/json-schema/shift4-plan-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shift4-payments/main/json-schema/shift4-refund-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shift4-payments/main/json-schema/shift4-event-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shift4-payments/main/json-schema/shift4-checkout-session-schema.json

Other Resources

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Sandbox
https://dev.shift4.com/docs
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SDKs
https://github.com/shift4developer/shift4-java
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SDKs
https://github.com/shift4developer/shift4-node
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SDKs
https://github.com/shift4developer/shift4-python
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SDKs
https://github.com/shift4developer/shift4-ruby
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SDKs
https://github.com/shift4developer/shift4-php
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SDKs
https://github.com/shift4developer/shift4-net
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SDKs
https://github.com/shift4developer/shift4-ios
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SDKs
https://github.com/shift4developer/shift4-android
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SpectralRules
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shift4-payments/main/rules/shift4-api-rules.yml
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JSONLD
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shift4-payments/main/json-ld/shift4-payments-context.jsonld

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OpenAPI Specification

shift4-payments-tokens-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Shift4 Payments Tokens API
  description: The Shift4 Payments API enables merchants and platforms to accept and manage payments, including one-time charges, refunds, customers, cards, tokenization, subscriptions, plans, payment methods, payment links, checkout sessions, fraud warnings, blacklist rules, disputes, file uploads, payouts, webhook endpoints, and events.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Shift4 Developer Support
    email: devsupport@shift4.com
    url: https://dev.shift4.com
  license:
    name: Documentation
    url: https://dev.shift4.com/docs
servers:
- url: https://api.shift4.com
  description: Production
security:
- BasicAuth: []
tags:
- name: Tokens
  description: Tokenize card data for safe transmission.
paths:
  /tokens:
    post:
      tags:
      - Tokens
      summary: Create a Card Token
      operationId: createToken
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/TokenRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Token created.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Token'
components:
  schemas:
    Token:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        created:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        first6:
          type: string
        last4:
          type: string
        fingerprint:
          type: string
        expMonth:
          type: string
        expYear:
          type: string
        brand:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
        cardholderName:
          type: string
        used:
          type: boolean
        addressLine1:
          type: string
        addressLine2:
          type: string
        addressCity:
          type: string
        addressState:
          type: string
        addressZip:
          type: string
        addressCountry:
          type: string
    TokenRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        number:
          type: string
        expMonth:
          type: string
        expYear:
          type: string
        cvc:
          type: string
        cardholderName:
          type: string
        addressLine1:
          type: string
        addressLine2:
          type: string
        addressCity:
          type: string
        addressState:
          type: string
        addressZip:
          type: string
        addressCountry:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    BasicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: Use your secret API key as the username with an empty password.