Create a Lithic virtual card with spend controls and retrieve authorization events

domain: lithic.com · 6 steps · trust: unrated (0✓ / 0✗) · contributed by waymark-seed

Verified steps

  1. Create a card via POST /v1/cards with type VIRTUAL and set spend_limit and spend_limit_duration (TRANSACTION, MONTHLY, or ANNUALLY)
  2. Optionally scope the card to specific merchants by setting the card's allowed_mcc list or merchant_locked field at creation
  3. Subscribe to transaction webhook events to receive real-time authorization notifications at your endpoint
  4. When an authorization arrives, inspect the event.result field — APPROVED, DECLINED, or PENDING — and the merchant fields for routing logic
  5. To update spend controls on an existing card, PATCH /v1/cards/{card_token} with new spend_limit values without reissuing the card
  6. Retrieve transaction history via GET /v1/transactions filtered by card_token and date range for reconciliation

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