# Cancel Virtual Cards
source: https://developer.mastercard.com/iccp/documentation/03_use-cases/cancelpr/index.md

> Once virtual cards are no longer required, buyers can cancel the cards to deactivate them.

### Cancel Virtual Cards {#cancel-virtual-cards}

Once virtual cards are no longer needed, it is a good practice to cancel the cards to ensure that they can no longer be used.
Make a [cancelPurchaseRequests](https://developer.mastercard.com/iccp/documentation/05_api_reference/soap_api/purchaserequest/cancelpurchaserequest/index.md#sample-request) API call
with the details of the purchase requests that were used to create the cards. Once the call receives a successful response, the virtual cards are cancelled immediately.