# Announcements
source: https://developer.mastercard.com/eligibility-api/documentation/announcements/index.md

### Access Token API for Eligibility widget enablement {#access-token-api-for-eligibility-widget-enablement}

* A new endpoint to create access token for enabling eligibility widget in websites will be live by end of June 2024.

### Card Identifier Generation API {#card-identifier-generation-api}

* Introducing a new endpoint to generate a unique identifier for any Luhn-valid card number.

### Enhanced Eligibility APIs {#enhanced-eligibility-apis}

* The /benefits/searches and /products/searches endpoints now accept a card identifier as an alternative to a card number.

### LUHN Check Enablement {#luhn-check-enablement}

* The /benefits/searches and /products/searches endpoints will only accept card numbers that pass a LUHN check, provided their length is between 12 and 16 digits.

### Enable Customization to widget {#enable-customization-to-widget}

* The Eligibility Widget introduces advanced customization features, allowing vendors to configure appearance, styling properties, and event handlers programmatically via JavaScript.