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Get started with virtual cards in just a few minutes. This guide will walk you through creating your first card, funding it, and making a purchase.

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Prerequisites

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Step 1: Create a Customer

Before creating a card, you need to have a customer in your system: 
curl -X POST https://api.platnova.com/v1/customers \
  -H "X-API-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "first_name": "John",
    "last_name": "Doe",
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "phone": "+1234567890",
    "country_code": "US"
  }'

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Step 2: Create a Card

Create a virtual card for your customer: 
curl -X POST https://api.platnova.com/v1/cards \
  -H "X-API-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "customer_id": "customer_id_from_step_1",
    "currency": "USD",
    "brand": "mastercard",
    "amount": "100.00"
  }'

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Step 3: Fund the Card

Add funds to your card from your wallet: 
curl -X POST https://api.platnova.com/v1/cards/{card_id}/deposit \
  -H "X-API-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "amount": "500.00"
  }'

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Step 4: View Card Details

Retrieve card information including card number and CVV: 
curl -X GET https://api.platnova.com/v1/cards/{card_id}/reveal \
  -H "X-API-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY"

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Step 5: Monitor Card Activity

View all transactions and events for your card: 
curl -X GET https://api.platnova.com/v1/cards/{card_id}/events \
  -H "X-API-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY"

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Example Response

{
  "status": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "card_123",
    "customer_id": "customer_456",
    "currency": "USD",
    "balance": "500.00",
    "status": "active",
    "brand": "mastercard",
    "created_at": "2025-01-30T10:00:00Z"
  },
  "message": "Card created successfully"
}

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Next Steps