Vault a card
Store a card for future use.
Filling in card details can be a tedious task for most users. To make this easier we offer the ability to vault a card. Once this is done the card can be used in a transaction without having to request these details from the buyer again.
When using Embed we automatically take care of this for you and make it possible for a recurring customer to re-use a card they previously used in your app. The card is automatically vaulted and bound to the buyer ID or external ID provided.
Vaulting a card only stores its information but doesn’t validate it against any PSP. To do so, a CIT (Customer Initiated Transaction) must be performed, even if it’s a zero-value one.
A card can be stored by calling the POST /payment-methods API.
The call requires a method, the card number, and its
expiration_date.
The API returns the details for the newly vaulted card.
The API also accepts a buyer_id or buyer_external_identifier which can be
used to associate a card to a previously created buyer.
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