# The latest BIN data,
in an instant
source: https://developer.mastercard.com/bin-lookup/product/bin-table-resource/index.md

## Overview {#overview}

We deliver current, accurate information about card-issuing financial institutions using Bank Identification Number (BIN) account range data to enable innovative solutions.

Whether you need filtered searches, bulk downloads, or incremental updates, BIN Lookup gives you flexible access to the most up-to-date Mastercard BIN data available --- updated daily, direct from the source.
BIN Lookup in 60 Seconds

### BIN data is essential for a healthy payments ecosystem {#bin-data-is-essential-for-a-healthy-payments-ecosystem}

With BIN Lookup you get the most up-to-date, accurate, and authoritative Mastercard BIN data available. Ensuring higher acceptance rates, improved fraud detection, along with improved decisioning and insights.
Learn more

### Benefits {#benefits}

![Easy to Use](https://static.developer.mastercard.com/content/bin-lookup/uploads/plp-ob-icon-usecase-account-opening.svg)

#### Easy to use {#easy-to-use}

Flexibility is built in, allowing you to filter for only the data you need.
![Up to date](https://static.developer.mastercard.com/content/bin-lookup/uploads/plp-ob-icon-usecase-payment.svg)

#### Up to Date {#up-to-date}

BIN account range data is updated every 24 hours with verified information direct from the source.
![Build novel solutions](https://static.developer.mastercard.com/content/bin-lookup/uploads/plp-ob-icon-usecase-pfm.svg)

#### Build Novel Solutions {#build-novel-solutions}

The BIN Lookup API can power novel and innovative use cases for your customers.

### Who It Is For {#who-it-is-for}

BIN Lookup is designed for all participants in the global payments ecosystem, including:

##### Merchants {#merchants}

Validate cards at checkout, optimize transaction routing, and deliver personalized experiences based on card attributes.

##### Payment processors \& acquirers {#payment-processors--acquirers}

Optimize transaction routing and enrich payment decisions with accurate and up-to-date issuer information.

##### Fraud \& risk teams {#fraud--risk-teams}

Strengthen fraud detection by analyzing card attributes including issuance country, card type, and funding source.
Unlock the power of BIN data

### Enhance payment acceptance decision-making {#enhance-payment-acceptance-decision-making}

Accurate BIN data reduces false declines, prevents fraud, and ensures compliance. This whitepaper shows the risks of uncertified data with error rates up to 31% and how Mastercard's BIN Lookup API delivers reliable, real-time insights, improving labeling accuracy by 30% and speeding access to verified data by 90%.
Download whitepaper ![](https://static.developer.mastercard.com/content/bin-lookup/img/inclusion.svg)

### Demo {#demo}

### Use Cases {#use-cases}

Check out some of the most popular ways to build solutions with BIN Lookup.

#### Payment routing {#payment-routing}

Use account range data to make custom decisions when processing transactions to improve efficiency.

#### Fraud detection {#fraud-detection}

Enhance fraud detection decisions such as checking country of issuance versus the country of the originating payment.

#### Checkout Experience {#checkout-experience}

Detect the product type, issuer, or card capabilities to produce custom loyalty experiences and offers at checkout.

#### Enrollment verification {#enrollment-verification}

Govern the enrollment of cards in programs by checking the product description.

#### Improve subscriptions {#improve-subscriptions}

Check for the use of non reloadable prepaid cards to improve the payment flows and retries in subscription services.

#### Customer support {#customer-support}

Empower customer support agents with information about a card to help them troubleshoot payment issues.

QUICK START

### Build in minutes {#build-in-minutes}

Our sandbox allows developers to quickly see how our APIs work and discover what's possible.
Quick start guide

```bash
git clone https://github.com/Mastercard-Samples/bin-lookup-sample-code.git
cd bin-lookup-sample-code
pip install -r requirements.txt
cd Examples
# Configure BASE_URL, CONSUMER_KEY, and .p12 Cert
python single-lookup-example.py
```

## Build and Support Tools {#build-and-support-tools}

Explore our documentation and quick start guide to start developing a new BIN Lookup project on Mastercard Developers.

###### Data Elements {#data-elements}

Learn about the data elements available from BIN Lookup.


[View data elements](https://developer.mastercard.com/bin-lookup/bin-lookup/documentation/data-elements/index.md)

###### Quick Start Guide {#quick-start-guide}

Explore our ready-to-go guide and get up and running in less than 10 minutes.


[View quick start guide](https://developer.mastercard.com/bin-lookup/bin-lookup/documentation/quick-start-guide/index.md)

###### Production Access {#production-access}

Transition to Production efficiently with our step-by-step onboarding checklist.


[View onboarding checklist](https://developer.mastercard.com/bin-lookup/bin-lookup/documentation/onboarding-checklist/index.md)