{
  "name": "CC Bins — BIN Lookup Tool",
  "description": "CC Bins is a free credit card BIN (Bank Identification Number) and IIN (Issuer Identification Number) lookup service. It identifies the card network brand (Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover, JCB, UnionPay), issuing bank, card level, funding type (Credit/Debit/Prepaid), and country of issuance from any 6-8 digit card prefix. The database contains 376,900+ verified BIN/IIN records. The REST API is free and unauthenticated for basic lookups.",
  "url": "https://ccbins.co",
  "type": "service",
  "category": "fintech",
  "subcategory": "payment-verification",
  "api": {
    "base_url": "https://ccbins.co/api/v1",
    "docs": "https://ccbins.co/free-bin-checker-api",
    "openapi": "https://ccbins.co/api/v1/openapi.json",
    "authentication": "none",
    "rate_limit": "60 requests per minute"
  },
  "pricing": {
    "free": true,
    "free_tier": "Web lookup + API (60 req/min), unlimited single BIN queries",
    "paid_tier": "$149 one-time for offline database download (376k+ records, CSV + SQLite, 12-month weekly updates)",
    "details": "https://ccbins.co/pricing.md"
  },
  "capabilities": [
    "BIN / IIN prefix lookup (6-8 digits)",
    "Bulk BIN lookup (up to 1,000 at once)",
    "Card network identification: Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover, JCB, UnionPay, Maestro, Diners Club",
    "Card level identification: Classic, Gold, Platinum, Signature, Infinite, World Elite, Business",
    "Funding type: Credit, Debit, Prepaid, Charge",
    "Issuing bank name lookup",
    "Country of issuance (ISO code + name)",
    "Luhn algorithm card number validation",
    "Community reviews and public BIN lists"
  ],
  "use_cases": [
    "Payment routing validation",
    "Fraud detection and card prefix screening",
    "Checkout card type detection for fee calculation",
    "Financial security research",
    "BIN database integration into payment systems"
  ],
  "contact": "admin@ccbins.co",
  "privacy": "https://ccbins.co/privacy",
  "terms": "https://ccbins.co/terms",
  "compliance": ["PCI-DSS compliant sandbox", "No cardholder data stored (no PANs, CVVs, or names)"]
}