Card Payment Method Codes

Every card payin requires a paymentMethod object that tells Localpayment which country, product, and card brand to process. This article lists the codes for each supported country so you can build that object correctly in any card flow.

How the Card paymentMethod Object Works

The same three fields are used for every card flow:

Field	Description	Values
paymentMethod.type	Card product	CreditCard or DebitCard
paymentMethod.code	Identifies the country, product, and card brand. In Peru it also identifies the currency.	See the tables below
paymentMethod.flow	Integration flow	DIRECT

The type must match the product of the code. For example, code 1906 (Mastercard debit in Colombia) is sent with "type": "DebitCard".

"paymentMethod": {
  "type": "CreditCard",
  "code": "1900",
  "flow": "DIRECT"
}

Codes by Country

Argentina (ARS)

Card Brand	Credit Card	Debit Card
Visa	1000	1005
Mastercard	1001	1007
American Express	1006	—
Naranja	1010	—
Cabal	1014	1021

Colombia (COP)

Card Brand	Credit Card	Debit Card
Visa	1900	1905
Mastercard	1904	1906
American Express	1901	—
Diners Club	1907	—

Mexico (MXN)

Card Brand	Credit Card	Debit Card
Visa	1600	1603
Mastercard	1601	1604

Peru (PEN and USD)

Peru accepts card payments in Peruvian soles (PEN) and US dollars (USD). Each currency has its own code, so the code you send must match the currency of the request.

Card Brand	Currency	Credit Card	Debit Card
Visa	PEN	6000	6010
Mastercard	PEN	6001	6011
Visa	USD	6004	6012
Mastercard	USD	6005	6013

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In Peru, always pick the code from the row that matches the currency of your request. A PEN code must be sent with "currency": "PEN" and a USD code with "currency": "USD".

For minimum and maximum amounts, working hours, and card logos, see the country pages in Countries & Markets.

To check which card flows (one-time payments, 3D Secure, installments, subscriptions, and more) each country supports, see Card Operations. For complete request and response examples, see One-Time Payments and the Create Payin API reference.

Next Steps

One-Time Payments

Send your first card payment with the code for your country.

Pre-Authorization and Capture

Reserve funds first and capture them later.

3D Secure

Handle the cardholder authentication redirect.

Installments

Let customers split a purchase into several payments.