Determine credit card type by number?

Question

Can credit card type be determined solely from the credit card number?

Is this recommended or should we always ask client for the type of credit card they\'re using?

Answer 1

https://binlist.net/ offers a free API. You only need to enter the first 6 or 8 digits of the card number - i.e. the Issuer Identification Numbers (IIN), previously known as Bank Identification Number (BIN).

curl -H "Accept-Version: 3" "https://lookup.binlist.net/45717360"

• NPM: https://www.npmjs.com/package/binlookup
• Source: https://github.com/paylike/binlookup

(cross-posted from a more specific question: How tell the difference between a Debit Card and a Credit Card )