Update request for `PATCH /cards/{id}`. At least one of `state` or `fundingSources` must be supplied. `state` transitions are limited to `ACTIVE ⇄ FROZEN` and `ACTIVE | FROZEN → CLOSED`; any other transition returns `409 INVALID_STATE_TRANSITION`. `CLOSED` is terminal and irreversible and cannot be combined with `fundingSources`. `fundingSources`, when supplied, fully replaces the card's bound funding sources — the array order determines the priority Authorization Decisioning tries them in.
Target state for the card. Permitted transitions are `ACTIVE ⇄ FROZEN` and `ACTIVE | FROZEN → CLOSED`. `CLOSED` is terminal and irreversible; once closed, the card stays in the system for audit and re
fundingSources
array
New ordered list of internal account ids to bind as funding sources. Fully replaces the previous binding. Each id must belong to the cardholder and be denominated in the card's currency. The list must
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/lightspark/main/json-schema/lightspark-card-update-request-schema.json",
"title": "CardUpdateRequest",
"description": "Update request for `PATCH /cards/{id}`. At least one of `state` or `fundingSources` must be supplied. `state` transitions are limited to `ACTIVE ⇄ FROZEN` and `ACTIVE | FROZEN → CLOSED`; any other transition returns `409 INVALID_STATE_TRANSITION`. `CLOSED` is terminal and irreversible and cannot be combined with `fundingSources`. `fundingSources`, when supplied, fully replaces the card's bound funding sources — the array order determines the priority Authorization Decisioning tries them in.",
"x-generated": "2026-10-12",
"x-method": "derived",
"x-generator": "derive-json-schema.py",
"x-source": "openapi/lightspark-cards-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/CardUpdateRequest",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"state": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"ACTIVE",
"FROZEN",
"CLOSED"
],
"description": "Target state for the card. Permitted transitions are `ACTIVE ⇄ FROZEN` and `ACTIVE | FROZEN → CLOSED`. `CLOSED` is terminal and irreversible; once closed, the card stays in the system for audit and reconciliation but cannot transact again."
},
"fundingSources": {
"type": "array",
"description": "New ordered list of internal account ids to bind as funding sources. Fully replaces the previous binding. Each id must belong to the cardholder and be denominated in the card's currency. The list must contain at least one source — to stop a card from spending without removing all sources, transition it to `FROZEN` instead. Cannot be supplied alongside `state: CLOSED`.",
"minItems": 1,
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
}
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