Delete Saved Card

Overview

The Delete Saved Card endpoint permanently removes a saved card token from the system. This action is irreversible and immediately invalidates the card token for all future transactions. Use this endpoint when customers want to remove payment methods from their account or when you need to clean up expired or invalid cards.

Key Features

🗑️ Permanent Deletion

Immediately removes card token from the system
Action cannot be undone
Token becomes invalid for all future transactions

🔒 Dual Verification

Requires both card_token and identifier for security
Prevents accidental or unauthorized deletions
Ensures only the card owner can delete their cards

✅ Clean Removal

Complete token invalidation
No residual data retention
Clean system state after deletion

Required Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`card_token`	string	Unique token of the card to delete
`identifier`	string	Customer identifier that owns the card

Security Requirements

Both parameters are required for enhanced security:

card_token: Identifies the specific card to delete
identifier: Verifies ownership of the card

This dual verification prevents:

Accidental deletion of wrong cards
Unauthorized deletion by malicious actors
Cross-customer data access

Usage Examples

Basic Card Deletion

Request:

{
  "card_token": "c8a28bca2021ead49124",
  "identifier": "customer_12345"
}

Response:

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "Card details deleted successfully",
  "data": {}
}

Batch Card Cleanup

// Delete multiple expired cards
const deleteExpiredCards = async (customerId, expiredTokens) => {
  const deletionPromises = expiredTokens.map(token => 
    deleteCard(token, customerId)
  );
  
  try {
    await Promise.all(deletionPromises);
    console.log('All expired cards deleted successfully');
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Error deleting some cards:', error);
  }
};

const deleteCard = async (cardToken, identifier) => {
  const response = await fetch('/pg/tokens/delete/', {
    method: 'DELETE',
    headers: {
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
      'X-Client-ID': 'your_client_id',
      'X-Client-Secret': 'your_client_secret',
      'X-Merchant-ID': 'your_merchant_id'
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      card_token: cardToken,
      identifier: identifier
    })
  });
  
  return response.json();
};

Implementation Examples

Frontend Card Management

// Card deletion with user confirmation
const handleCardDeletion = async (card) => {
  // Show confirmation dialog
  const confirmed = await showConfirmDialog(
    `Delete ${card.network} **** ${card.masked_pan.slice(-4)}?`,
    'This action cannot be undone.'
  );
  
  if (!confirmed) return;
  
  try {
    // Show loading state
    setDeletingCard(card.card_token);
    
    const response = await fetch('/pg/tokens/delete/', {
      method: 'DELETE',
      headers: {
        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
        'X-Client-ID': process.env.CLIENT_ID,
        'X-Client-Secret': process.env.CLIENT_SECRET,
        'X-Merchant-ID': process.env.MERCHANT_ID
      },
      body: JSON.stringify({
        card_token: card.card_token,
        identifier: card.identifier
      })
    });
    
    const result = await response.json();
    
    if (result.success) {
      // Remove from UI
      setCards(cards => cards.filter(c => c.card_token !== card.card_token));
      showSuccessMessage('Card deleted successfully');
    } else {
      showErrorMessage('Failed to delete card');
    }
  } catch (error) {
    showErrorMessage('Error deleting card');
  } finally {
    setDeletingCard(null);
  }
};

Backend Integration

import requests
import logging

def delete_customer_card(card_token, customer_id, client_id, client_secret, merchant_id):
    """Delete a saved card for a customer"""
    
    headers = {
        'X-Client-ID': client_id,
        'X-Client-Secret': client_secret,
        'X-Merchant-ID': merchant_id,
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    }
    
    payload = {
        'card_token': card_token,
        'identifier': customer_id
    }
    
    try:
        response = requests.delete(
            'https://api-pacb.eximpe.com/pg/tokens/delete/',
            headers=headers,
            json=payload
        )
        
        if response.status_code == 200:
            result = response.json()
            logging.info(f"Card {card_token} deleted successfully for customer {customer_id}")
            return True
        else:
            logging.error(f"Failed to delete card: {response.status_code} - {response.text}")
            return False
            
    except requests.RequestException as e:
        logging.error(f"Error deleting card: {str(e)}")
        return False

# Usage in customer account management
def remove_expired_cards(customer_id):
    """Remove all expired cards for a customer"""
    
    # First, get all saved cards
    saved_cards = get_customer_cards(customer_id)
    
    # Filter expired cards
    current_date = datetime.now()
    expired_cards = [
        card for card in saved_cards
        if datetime(card['expiry_year'], card['expiry_month'], 1) < current_date
    ]
    
    # Delete expired cards
    for card in expired_cards:
        delete_customer_card(
            card['card_token'],
            customer_id,
            CLIENT_ID,
            CLIENT_SECRET,
            MERCHANT_ID
        )

Error Handling

Status Code	Description	Possible Cause	Action
`200`	Success	Card deleted successfully	Update UI, show confirmation
`400`	Bad Request	Missing or invalid parameters	Validate request data
`401`	Unauthorized	Invalid credentials	Check authentication
`404`	Not Found	Card token not found or doesn’t belong to identifier	Verify token and identifier
`500`	Server Error	Internal system error	Retry request or contact support

Common Error Scenarios

Invalid Card Token

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "ERR_TOKEN_404",
    "message": "Card token not found"
  }
}

Mismatched Identifier

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "ERR_TOKEN_ACCESS",
    "message": "Card token does not belong to the specified identifier"
  }
}

Best Practices

🚨 User Experience

Always Confirm: Show confirmation dialogs before deletion
Clear Messaging: Explain that deletion is permanent
Loading States: Show progress during deletion
Error Handling: Provide clear error messages

🔒 Security

Validate Ownership: Always verify the customer owns the card
Audit Logging: Log all deletion requests for compliance
Rate Limiting: Implement rate limits to prevent abuse
Authentication: Ensure proper authentication before deletion

💡 Business Logic

Cleanup Expired Cards: Automatically remove expired cards
User Notifications: Notify users when cards are deleted
Backup Considerations: Consider if you need to retain deletion logs
Transaction Checks: Ensure no pending transactions use the token

Use Cases

Customer Account Management

Allow customers to remove unwanted payment methods from their account.

Card Expiry Cleanup

Automatically remove expired cards to keep the card list clean.

Security Breach Response

Quickly remove compromised cards from the system.

Account Closure

Remove all saved cards when a customer closes their account.

After Deletion

Once a card is deleted:

Token Invalidation: The card token becomes immediately invalid
Transaction Prevention: No future transactions can use this token
UI Updates: Remove the card from all user interfaces
Clean State: The system has no residual card data

Save Card - Save new cards for customers
List Saved Cards - View all saved cards
Create Order - Use remaining saved cards for payments

Migration Notes

If you’re migrating from a different card storage system:

Map Tokens: Ensure proper mapping between old and new tokens
Batch Operations: Use batch deletion for bulk migrations
Customer Communication: Inform customers about card re-saving if needed
Testing: Thoroughly test deletion flows before production

Authorizations

X-Client-ID

string

header

required

Client app ID. You can find your app id in the merchant dashboard.

X-Client-Secret

string

header

required

Client secret key. You can find your secret in the merchant dashboard.

X-Merchant-ID

string

header

required

Merchant ID. You can find your merchant ID in the merchant section of the merchant dashboard.

Body

application/json

Card token details to delete

card_token

string

required

Token of the card to delete

identifier

string

required

Unique identifier for the card owner

Response

Card deleted successfully

success

boolean

required

Indicates if the request was successful

message

string

required

Response message

data

object

required

Empty object confirming deletion

Order

Payment

Card Tokens

Merchant

Settlement

Refund

Webhooks

Overview

Key Features

🗑️ Permanent Deletion

🔒 Dual Verification

✅ Clean Removal

Required Parameters

Security Requirements

Usage Examples

Basic Card Deletion

Batch Card Cleanup

Implementation Examples

Frontend Card Management

Backend Integration

Error Handling

Common Error Scenarios

Invalid Card Token

Mismatched Identifier

Best Practices

🚨 User Experience

🔒 Security

💡 Business Logic

Use Cases

Customer Account Management

Card Expiry Cleanup

Security Breach Response

Account Closure

After Deletion

Migration Notes

Authorizations

Body

Response

Order

Payment

Card Tokens

Merchant

Settlement

Refund

Webhooks

​Overview

​Key Features

​🗑️ Permanent Deletion

​🔒 Dual Verification

​✅ Clean Removal

​Required Parameters

​Security Requirements

​Usage Examples

​Basic Card Deletion

​Batch Card Cleanup

​Implementation Examples

​Frontend Card Management

​Backend Integration

​Error Handling

​Common Error Scenarios

​Invalid Card Token

​Mismatched Identifier

​Best Practices

​🚨 User Experience

​🔒 Security

​💡 Business Logic

​Use Cases

​Customer Account Management

​Card Expiry Cleanup

​Security Breach Response

​Account Closure

​After Deletion

​Related Endpoints

​Migration Notes

Authorizations

Body

Response

Overview

Key Features

🗑️ Permanent Deletion

🔒 Dual Verification

✅ Clean Removal

Required Parameters

Security Requirements

Usage Examples

Basic Card Deletion

Batch Card Cleanup

Implementation Examples

Frontend Card Management

Backend Integration

Error Handling

Common Error Scenarios

Invalid Card Token

Mismatched Identifier

Best Practices

🚨 User Experience

🔒 Security

💡 Business Logic

Use Cases

Customer Account Management

Card Expiry Cleanup

Security Breach Response

Account Closure

After Deletion

Related Endpoints

Migration Notes