Issue a virtual card via Marqeta: create card product then provision virtual card

domain: marqeta.com · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps

  1. Authenticate using HTTP Basic Auth with your application token as username and admin access token as password against the Marqeta sandbox or production base URL
  2. Create a Card Product: POST /cardproducts with a config object specifying fulfillment (type: 'VIRTUAL_PAN'), card_life_cycle (activate_upon_issue: true or false), controls (spending limits, velocity), and a unique name and token
  3. Create a User if not already created: POST /users with first_name, last_name, email, and any required KYC fields; receive a user token
  4. Create a GPA Order to fund the user's account: POST /gpaorders with user_token, amount, currency_code, and funding_source_token
  5. Create the virtual card: POST /cards with user_token, card_product_token, and optionally fulfillment.shipping fields; receive the card token and, if activate_upon_issue is true, a pan, cvv_number, and expiration

Known gotchas

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