Total System Services Cards API
Card lifecycle management
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: TSYS Issuing Platform Cards API
description: TSYS Issuing Platform API for financial institutions and fintechs to manage card programs, cardholder accounts, card issuance, spending controls, and transaction history. Part of the Global Payments / TSYS API-driven payment stack.
version: 1.0.0
contact:
name: TSYS Developer Support
url: https://www.tsys.com/platform
servers:
- url: https://issuing.api.tsys.com/v1
description: TSYS Issuing Platform Production API
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Cards
description: Card lifecycle management
paths:
/accounts/{accountId}/cards:
get:
operationId: listAccountCards
summary: List Account Cards
description: List all cards associated with a cardholder account.
tags:
- Cards
parameters:
- name: accountId
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Cards list
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CardList'
post:
operationId: issueCard
summary: Issue Card
description: Issue a new physical or virtual card for a cardholder account.
tags:
- Cards
parameters:
- name: accountId
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CardIssuanceRequest'
responses:
'201':
description: Card issued
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Card'
/cards/{cardId}:
get:
operationId: getCard
summary: Get Card
description: Retrieve details for a specific card.
tags:
- Cards
parameters:
- name: cardId
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Card details
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Card'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
/cards/{cardId}/activate:
post:
operationId: activateCard
summary: Activate Card
description: Activate a newly issued card to allow transactions.
tags:
- Cards
parameters:
- name: cardId
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Card activated
/cards/{cardId}/suspend:
post:
operationId: suspendCard
summary: Suspend Card
description: Temporarily suspend a card to block new transactions.
tags:
- Cards
parameters:
- name: cardId
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Card suspended
/cards/{cardId}/transactions:
get:
operationId: listCardTransactions
summary: List Card Transactions
description: Returns transaction history for a specific card.
tags:
- Cards
parameters:
- name: cardId
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
- name: startDate
in: query
schema:
type: string
format: date
description: Start of date range
- name: endDate
in: query
schema:
type: string
format: date
description: End of date range
- name: page
in: query
schema:
type: integer
default: 1
- name: limit
in: query
schema:
type: integer
default: 50
responses:
'200':
description: Transaction list
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/IssuingTransactionList'
/cards/{cardId}/controls:
get:
operationId: getCardControls
summary: Get Card Controls
description: Retrieve spending controls for a specific card.
tags:
- Cards
parameters:
- name: cardId
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Card controls
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/SpendingControls'
put:
operationId: updateCardControls
summary: Update Card Controls
description: Update spending limits, category restrictions, or geographic controls.
tags:
- Cards
parameters:
- name: cardId
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/SpendingControls'
responses:
'200':
description: Controls updated
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/SpendingControls'
components:
schemas:
CardIssuanceRequest:
type: object
required:
- type
- network
properties:
type:
type: string
enum:
- physical
- virtual
network:
type: string
enum:
- visa
- mastercard
shippingAddress:
type: object
description: Required for physical cards
properties:
street:
type: string
city:
type: string
state:
type: string
zip:
type: string
SpendingControls:
type: object
properties:
dailyLimit:
type: number
format: float
description: Maximum spend per day
monthlyLimit:
type: number
format: float
description: Maximum spend per month
transactionLimit:
type: number
format: float
description: Maximum per transaction amount
allowedMerchantCategories:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: Allowed MCC codes (empty = all allowed)
blockedMerchantCategories:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: Blocked MCC codes
allowedCountries:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes
internationalEnabled:
type: boolean
default: false
onlineEnabled:
type: boolean
default: true
atmEnabled:
type: boolean
default: true
IssuingTransaction:
type: object
properties:
id:
type: string
cardId:
type: string
type:
type: string
enum:
- purchase
- refund
- cash_advance
- fee
status:
type: string
enum:
- pending
- posted
- declined
amount:
type: number
format: float
currency:
type: string
merchantName:
type: string
merchantCategory:
type: string
merchantCity:
type: string
merchantCountry:
type: string
authorizedAt:
type: string
format: date-time
postedAt:
type: string
format: date-time
CardList:
type: object
properties:
data:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Card'
Error:
type: object
properties:
code:
type: string
message:
type: string
IssuingTransactionList:
type: object
properties:
data:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/IssuingTransaction'
total:
type: integer
page:
type: integer
limit:
type: integer
Card:
type: object
properties:
id:
type: string
accountId:
type: string
type:
type: string
enum:
- physical
- virtual
status:
type: string
enum:
- pending
- active
- suspended
- expired
- cancelled
lastFour:
type: string
network:
type: string
enum:
- visa
- mastercard
expirationDate:
type: string
issuedAt:
type: string
format: date-time
activatedAt:
type: string
format: date-time
responses:
NotFound:
description: Resource not found
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
securitySchemes:
bearerAuth:
type: http
scheme: bearer
bearerFormat: JWT