Payments Card Structure
Card schema from Adyen API
Card is a JSON Structure definition published by Adyen, describing 8 properties. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.
Properties
Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#
JSON Structure
{
"$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/adyen/refs/heads/main/json-structure/payments-card-structure.json",
"description": "Card schema from Adyen API",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"cvc": {
"description": "The [card verification code](https://docs.adyen.com/payments-fundamentals/payment-glossary#card-security-code-cvc-cvv-cid) (1-20 characters). Depending on the card brand, it is known also as:\n* CVV2/CVC2 \u2013 length: 3 digits\n* CID \u2013 length: 4 digits\n> If you are using [Client-Side Encryption](https://docs.adyen.com/classic-integration/cse-integration-ecommerce), the CVC code is present in the encrypted data. You must never post the card details to the server.\n> This field must be always present in a [one-click payment request](https://docs.adyen.com/classic-integration/recurring-payments).\n> When this value is returned in a response, it is always empty because it is not stored.",
"maxLength": 20,
"minLength": 1,
"type": "string"
},
"expiryMonth": {
"description": "The card expiry month.\nFormat: 2 digits, zero-padded for single digits. For example:\n* 03 = March\n* 11 = November",
"maxLength": 2,
"minLength": 1,
"type": "string"
},
"expiryYear": {
"description": "The card expiry year.\nFormat: 4 digits. For example: 2020",
"maxLength": 4,
"minLength": 4,
"type": "string"
},
"holderName": {
"description": "The name of the cardholder, as printed on the card.",
"maxLength": 50,
"minLength": 1,
"type": "string"
},
"issueNumber": {
"description": "The issue number of the card (for some UK debit cards only).",
"maxLength": 2,
"minLength": 1,
"type": "string"
},
"number": {
"description": "The card number (4-19 characters). Do not use any separators.\nWhen this value is returned in a response, only the last 4 digits of the card number are returned.",
"maxLength": 19,
"minLength": 4,
"type": "string"
},
"startMonth": {
"description": "The month component of the start date (for some UK debit cards only).",
"maxLength": 2,
"minLength": 1,
"type": "string"
},
"startYear": {
"description": "The year component of the start date (for some UK debit cards only).",
"maxLength": 4,
"minLength": 4,
"type": "string"
}
},
"name": "Card"
}
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