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updatedAt: 2026-05-07T13:26:35.000Z
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# Validate noname card CVV

Validates the given card's CVV. Only for cards that have not yet been [bound to an account and customer](ref:post-v2-card-bind).

**Notes:** 

 * This endpoint requires an account token - an access token encoded with a Pismo account ID. 

 * This is a PCI endpoint, use the https://gw-pci.pismolabs.io environment.


# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "openapi": "3.1.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Card issuing - Cards",
    "version": "1.4.6",
    "description": "Card endpoints API",
    "contact": {
      "name": "API Support",
      "url": "https://developers.pismo.io/support/"
    },
    "license": {
      "name": "Copyright Pismo"
    }
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://sandbox.pismolabs.io",
      "description": "Sandbox API server for testing."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://gw-pci.pismolabs.io",
      "description": "Sandbox PCI API server for testing."
    }
  ],
  "security": [
    {
      "BearerAuth": []
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "Noname",
      "description": "Noname card endpoints. Noname cards are batch-generated and not initially associated with customers, which occurs later."
    }
  ],
  "components": {
    "parameters": {
      "cardId": {
        "in": "path",
        "name": "cardId",
        "schema": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "description": "Pismo card ID",
        "example": "12345",
        "required": true
      }
    },
    "schemas": {
      "ValidateCVV": {
        "type": "object",
        "description": "Validate CVV object",
        "required": [
          "cvv"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "cvv": {
            "description": "CVV to be validated against card info",
            "type": "string",
            "minLength": 3,
            "maxLength": 3
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "securitySchemes": {
      "BearerAuth": {
        "type": "http",
        "scheme": "bearer",
        "description": "Account token - an access token encoded with a Pismo account ID. Tokens can expire quickly, which can result in an \"Unauthorized\" error.",
        "bearerFormat": "JWT"
      }
    },
    "responses": {
      "500InternalServer": {
        "description": "Internal server error"
      }
    }
  },
  "paths": {
    "/pcicards/v2/pcicards/cvv/{cardId}/noname/validate": {
      "post": {
        "operationId": "post-v2-validate-card-cvv",
        "summary": "Validate noname card CVV",
        "description": "Validates the given card's CVV. Only for cards that have not yet been [bound to an account and customer](https://developers.pismo.io/pismo-docs/reference/post-v2-card-bind).\n\n**Notes:** \n\n * This endpoint requires an account token - an access token encoded with a Pismo account ID. \n\n * This is a PCI endpoint, use the https://gw-pci.pismolabs.io environment.\n",
        "tags": [
          "Noname"
        ],
        "parameters": [
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/parameters/cardId"
          }
        ],
        "requestBody": {
          "description": "Request with CVV to be validated",
          "required": true,
          "content": {
            "application/json": {
              "schema": {
                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ValidateCVV"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "responses": {
          "204": {
            "description": "CVV was validated successfully"
          },
          "400": {
            "description": "CVV was not validated"
          },
          "500": {
            "$ref": "#/components/responses/500InternalServer"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```