# BIN Card Checker (`hung.ad4gate/bin-card-checker`) Actor

Actor to check BIN information of payment cards worldwide

- **URL**: https://apify.com/hung.ad4gate/bin-card-checker.md
- **Developed by:** [Hung Dinh](https://apify.com/hung.ad4gate) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation
- **Stats:** 175 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 3 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$5.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## BIN Card Checker Actor

This Actor helps check payment card information based on the first 6 digits of the card (BIN number) using various API sources.

### Features

- Support multiple BIN lookup APIs:
  - BINList.net (Free)
  - BinTable.com (Requires API Key)
  - BinCheck.io (Free)
  - BinLookup.io (Free)
  - FreeBinChecker.com (Free)
- Detailed card information including:
  - Issuing Bank
  - Card Brand
  - Card Type
  - Card Level
  - Country Name
  - Issuer's Website
  - Card Category
  - Bank Phone
  - Bank City
- Timestamp for each check
- Source tracking
- Error handling and logging

### Input

The Actor accepts the following input parameters:

```json
{
    "bin_numbers": ["411111", "422222"],  // Array of BIN numbers to check
    "api_source": "binlist",              // Selected API source
    "bintable_api_key": "your-api-key"    // Required only for BinTable.com
}
```

#### Input Parameters

- `bin_numbers` (Required): Array of BIN numbers to check (6 or more digits)
- `api_source` (Required): One of the following values:
  - `binlist` - BINList.net (Free)
  - `bintable` - BinTable.com (Requires API Key)
  - `bincheck` - BinCheck.io (Free)
  - `binlookup` - BinLookup.io (Free)
  - `freebinchecker` - FreeBinChecker.com (Free)
- `bintable_api_key` (Optional): API key for BinTable.com, required only if using BinTable.com as the source

### Output

Each piece of information is returned as a separate record in the dataset. Example output:

```json
{
    "bin_number": "411111",
    "info_type": "issuing_bank",
    "value": "VISA"
}
```

#### Available Information Types

- `issuing_bank`: Name of the issuing bank
- `card_brand`: Card brand (e.g., VISA, Mastercard)
- `card_type`: Type of card (e.g., credit, debit)
- `card_level`: Card level (e.g., classic, gold, platinum)
- `country_name`: Country of issuance
- `issuers_website`: Bank's website
- `card_category`: Card category
- `bank_phone`: Bank's phone number
- `bank_city`: Bank's city
- `source`: API source used for the check
- `checked_at`: Timestamp of the check

### Usage

1. Create a new task in Apify Console
2. Select this Actor
3. Configure input:
   - Enter BIN numbers to check
   - Select an API source
   - Provide BinTable.com API key if using BinTable.com
4. Run the Actor
5. Check results in the Dataset tab

### Notes

- Each BIN number must have at least 6 digits
- Some APIs may have rate limits or require authentication
- Not all information may be available for every BIN number
- If an API fails to return data, the Actor will return "Not Found" for all fields
- Results are stored in the default dataset with each piece of information as a separate record

### Error Handling

The Actor includes comprehensive error handling:

- Invalid BIN numbers are skipped
- API errors are logged
- Missing or invalid API keys are handled gracefully
- Network errors are caught and logged

### Technical Details

- Built with Python 3.9
- Uses Apify SDK for Python
- Implements multiple API integrations
- Includes detailed logging
- Handles rate limiting and API errors
- Supports parallel processing of multiple BIN numbers

### Contact & Support

For questions, issues, or suggestions:

- Email: hungad4gate@gmail.com
- Issues: Use the Issues tab in the Actor's page on Apify platform
- Response Time: Usually within 24-48 hours
- Languages: English, Vietnamese

# Actor input Schema

## `bin_numbers` (type: `array`):

List of BIN numbers to check (first 6 digits of the card)

## `api_source` (type: `string`):

Select an API source to use for checking BIN numbers (Note: BinTable.com requires API Key)

## `bintable_api_key` (type: `string`):

API key for BinTable.com (Required only if BinTable.com is selected as a source)

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "bin_numbers": [
    "411111"
  ],
  "api_source": "binlist",
  "bintable_api_key": ""
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "bin_numbers": [
        "411111"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("hung.ad4gate/bin-card-checker").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "bin_numbers": ["411111"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("hung.ad4gate/bin-card-checker").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "bin_numbers": [
    "411111"
  ]
}' |
apify call hung.ad4gate/bin-card-checker --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,hung.ad4gate/bin-card-checker"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/yOvscM4q4gcOqqEeM/builds/1ByiAdKeJNDyANbsX/openapi.json