Total System Services Controls API

Spending controls and limits

Operations 2

GET /cards/{cardId}/controls Get Card Controls #
PUT /cards/{cardId}/controls Update Card Controls #

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OpenAPI Specification

total-system-services-controls-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: TSYS Issuing Platform Controls 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: Controls
  description: Spending controls and limits
paths:
  /cards/{cardId}/controls:
    get:
      operationId: getCardControls
      summary: Get Card Controls
      description: Retrieve spending controls for a specific card.
      tags:
      - Controls
      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:
      - Controls
      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:
    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
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT