Card Management

With the Lynx APIs, you can integrate card management functionality into your platform. Lynx provides the following card management capabilities:

API FunctionDescription
Activate CardActivates a physical or virtual card.
Freeze CardFreezes a card which has the effect of disabling any operations that can occur on the card.
Unfreeze CardUnfreezes a frozen card, making it available for transactions. The card is set to an 'Active' state.
Replace CardProvisions a replacement debit card and sends the replacement to the provided shipping address (optional). If the shipping address is not provided in the API, the card is shipped to the primary address on file.
Report Card LostReports a card as lost - the card status is updated to 'Lost' and the card is set to inactive. An automated email is sent to the card holder, notifying them about the change in status. An (optional) webhook event is generated to the client organization about the change in card status.
Report Card StolenReports a card as stolen - the card status is updated to 'Stolen' and the card is set to inactive. An automated email is sent to the card holder, notifying them about the change in status. An (optional) event is generated to the client organization about the change in card status.

Note: Additional card management APIs are available as described in the reference here.