Create cards
USD Mastercard and Visa virtual cards, issued instantly.
// Cards-as-a-Service
Issue cards without becoming a card program manager.
Create card users, issue USD Mastercard or Visa virtual cards, fund them from your balance, and manage the full lifecycle — freeze, top up, terminate — through one API.
~/dutch-api · card.sh
$ dutch-api cards create \
--user cu_7a1 --brand visa --amount 50
{ "id": "card_3kd8", "brand": "visa", "status": "active", "last4": "4242" }
--user cu_7a1 --brand visa --amount 50
{ "id": "card_3kd8", "brand": "visa", "status": "active", "last4": "4242" }
200 OK· sandbox preview
// Introduction
How it works
01Create a card user — Register the person or entity who will hold the card.
02Issue the card — Create a USD Mastercard or Visa card, funded from your balance.
03Manage the lifecycle — Fund, freeze, unfreeze or terminate, and read spend analytics.
// Card capabilities
Issuing Funding Controls Analytics
Card capabilities
Top up & withdraw
Move funds between your balance and a card in real time.
Freeze & terminate
Lock a card instantly, or shut it down permanently.
Spend visibility
Per-card and account-wide transaction history and analytics.
// The API
Every capability, as endpoints.
POST
/v1/cards/usersRegister a person or entity to hold cards.
POST
/v1/cardsIssue a USD Mastercard or Visa card.
POST
/v1/cards/:id/fundTop up a card's spendable balance.
POST
/v1/cards/:id/freezeTemporarily freeze a card.
GET
/v1/cards/analyticsRetrieve spend analytics across all cards.
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