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GET
/
cards
/
{id}
cURL
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.lightspark.com/grid/2025-10-13/cards/{id} \
  --header 'Authorization: Basic <encoded-value>'
import LightsparkGrid from '@lightsparkdev/grid';

const client = new LightsparkGrid({
  username: process.env['GRID_CLIENT_ID'], // This is the default and can be omitted
  password: process.env['GRID_CLIENT_SECRET'], // This is the default and can be omitted
});

const card = await client.cards.retrieve('id');

console.log(card.id);
package com.lightspark.grid.example

import com.lightspark.grid.client.LightsparkGridClient
import com.lightspark.grid.client.okhttp.LightsparkGridOkHttpClient
import com.lightspark.grid.models.cards.Card
import com.lightspark.grid.models.cards.CardRetrieveParams

fun main() {
    val client: LightsparkGridClient = LightsparkGridOkHttpClient.fromEnv()

    val card: Card = client.cards().retrieve("id")
}
{
  "id": "Card:019542f5-b3e7-1d02-0000-000000000010",
  "cardholderId": "Customer:019542f5-b3e7-1d02-0000-000000000001",
  "form": "VIRTUAL",
  "fundingSources": [
    "InternalAccount:019542f5-b3e7-1d02-0000-000000000002",
    "InternalAccount:019542f5-b3e7-1d02-0000-000000000003"
  ],
  "createdAt": "2026-05-08T14:10:00Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-08T14:11:00Z",
  "platformCardId": "card-emp-aary-001",
  "last4": "4242",
  "expMonth": 12,
  "expYear": 2029,
  "currency": "USD",
  "processorRef": "card_b81c2a4f",
  "issuerRef": "lead_card_7a1b9c3d"
}
{
  "status": 401,
  "message": "<string>",
  "details": {}
}
{
  "status": 404,
  "message": "<string>",
  "details": {}
}
{
  "status": 500,
  "message": "<string>",
  "details": {}
}
{
  "status": 501,
  "message": "<string>",
  "details": {}
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

API token authentication using format <api token id>:<api client secret>

Path Parameters

​
id
string
required

System-generated unique card identifier

Response

Successful operation

​
id
string
required
read-only

System-generated unique card identifier

Example:

"Card:019542f5-b3e7-1d02-0000-000000000010"

​
cardholderId
string
required

The id of the Customer who holds this card.

Example:

"Customer:019542f5-b3e7-1d02-0000-000000000001"

​
state
enum<string>
required

Lifecycle state of a card.

StateDescription
PENDING_KYCThe cardholder has not yet completed KYC. Cards in this state cannot transact.
PROCESSINGThe card has been requested and is being provisioned with the issuer.
ACTIVEThe card is live and can authorize transactions.
FROZENThe card is temporarily disabled by the platform. New authorizations are declined with CARD_PAUSED. Existing settlements and refunds continue to reconcile.
CLOSEDThe card is permanently closed. Terminal, irreversible state.
Available options:
PENDING_KYC,
PROCESSING,
ACTIVE,
FROZEN,
CLOSED
​
form
enum<string>
required

Physical form factor of the card. Only VIRTUAL is supported in v1; PHYSICAL will be added in a later release.

Available options:
VIRTUAL
​
fundingSources
string[]
required

Internal account ids bound to this card as funding sources, in priority order — the first entry is tried first by Authorization Decisioning. Every card has at least one funding source.

Example:
[
  "InternalAccount:019542f5-b3e7-1d02-0000-000000000002",
  "InternalAccount:019542f5-b3e7-1d02-0000-000000000003"
]
​
createdAt
string<date-time>
required
read-only

Creation timestamp

Example:

"2026-05-08T14:10:00Z"

​
updatedAt
string<date-time>
required
read-only

Last update timestamp

Example:

"2026-05-08T14:11:00Z"

​
platformCardId
string

Platform-specific card identifier. Optional on create — system-generated if omitted, mirroring platformCustomerId semantics.

Example:

"card-emp-aary-001"

​
stateReason
enum<string> | null

Reason associated with the current state. Populated when the card is CLOSED or when provisioning was rejected; otherwise null.

Available options:
ISSUER_REJECTED,
CLOSED_BY_PLATFORM,
CLOSED_BY_GRID
​
brand
enum<string>

Card network brand. Read-only — determined by Grid when the card is provisioned with the issuer.

Available options:
VISA,
MASTERCARD
​
last4
string

Last four digits of the card PAN.

Example:

"4242"

​
expMonth
integer

Card expiration month (1–12).

Required range: 1 <= x <= 12
Example:

12

​
expYear
integer

Card expiration year (four digits).

Example:

2029

​
currency
string
read-only

Currency the card transacts in (ISO 4217 for fiat, tickers for crypto). Derived from the funding sources at issue time — all funding sources bound to a card must be denominated in the same card-eligible currency.

Example:

"USD"

​
processorRef
string
read-only

Opaque processor-side reference for the card (e.g. the Lithic card token). Useful for cross-referencing in the processor's dashboards; not used for any Grid request routing.

Example:

"card_b81c2a4f"

​
issuerRef
string
read-only

Opaque identifier for the card on the issuer of record (e.g. the Lead Bank account/card identifier). Useful for cross-referencing in issuer dashboards; not used for any Grid request routing.

Example:

"lead_card_7a1b9c3d"