# Get card

> Returns a card by ID

`GET https://api.light.inc/v1/cards/{cardId}`

## Note

Company admins, AP clerks and auditors can read any card; a cardholder only their own ( 403 otherwise).

## Authorization

- API key
- Bearer token

See https://light.inc/docs/getting-started/authentication.

## Path parameters

- `cardId` (string, uuid, required)


## Response

- `threeDs.phoneNumber` — May be `null`.
- `threeDs.phoneNumber.localNumber` — The number without the country code.

```json
{
  "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "companyEntityId": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "companyEntityName": "string",
  "companyId": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "ownerId": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "ownerName": "string",
  "cardBalanceAccountId": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "cardBalanceAccountLabel": "string",
  "currency": "USD",
  "form": "PHYSICAL",
  "status": "ACTIVE",
  "metadata": {
    "type": "VENDOR"
  },
  "threeDs": {
    "phoneNumber": {
      "countryCode": "UNDEFINED",
      "localNumber": "string"
    },
    "password": "string",
    "email": "string"
  },
  "vendorId": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "vendorName": "string",
  "vendorAvatarUrl": "string",
  "description": "string",
  "bin": "string",
  "lastFour": "string",
  "cardholderName": "string",
  "limitIntervalSpend": 100000,
  "limits": [
    {
      "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
      "companyId": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
      "cardId": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
      "amount": 100000,
      "currency": "USD",
      "interval": "PER_TRANSACTION",
      "createdAt": "2026-01-15T09:30:00Z",
      "updatedAt": "2026-01-15T09:30:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "createdAt": "2026-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-01-15T09:30:00Z",
  "type": "VENDOR"
}
```

Values above are generated from the schema: the shapes and types are real, the values are placeholders.

## Code

```bash
curl -X GET "https://api.light.inc/v1/cards/3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a" \
  -H "Authorization: Basic YOUR_API_KEY"
```

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Full page: https://light.inc/docs/api-reference/v1--cards/get-card · Index: https://light.inc/docs/llms.txt