Generate a New Customer Card Number

Creates a random card number of a given length and checks that this number is unique and not in use already in the account.

Headers

The data to be submitted to the API is composed of the following fields:

Notes:

• Headers: the user_api_key value can be included in either the header section or the body of the request. If the key is provided in both locations, the API will process and validate only the value provided in the headers.

• The how_many_digits parameter is optional: if it is not given, it will default to 16 digits.

Example PHP Request:

If you are using PHP, the $data array would look like this:

1. $data['user_id'] = 'john1970';
2. $data['user_password'] = '1959caadac9b13dcb3';
3. $data['account_id'] = 'greatwidgets';
4. $data['type'] = 'generate_card_number';
5. or: $data['how_many_digits'] = 10; // for 10-digit number.

Success XML Response:

1. <response status="success">
2. <customer>
3. <card_number>1234567890</card_number>
4. </customer>
5. </response>

Error XML Response:

1. <response status="error">
2. <error>Error message</error>
3. </response>