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Create a PII token


Create a PII token

POST / v1 / tokens

Creates a single-use token that represents the details of personally identifiable information (PII). You can use this token in place of an id_number or id_number_secondary in Account or Person Update API methods. You can only use a PII token once.

Parameters

  • pii object Required The PII this token represents.

Returns

Returns the created PII token if it’s successful. Otherwise, this call raises an error.

Response

{ "id": "pii_18PwbX2eZvKYlo2CzRXgwN3J", "object": "token", "client_ip": "124.123.76.134", "created": 1466783547, "livemode": false, "redaction": null, "type": "pii", "used": false}

Create an account token

POST / v1 / tokens

Creates a single-use token that wraps a user’s legal entity information. Use this when creating or updating a Connect account. Learn more about account tokens.

In live mode, you can only create account tokens with your application’s publishable key. In test mode, you can only create account tokens with your secret key or publishable key.

Parameters

  • account object Required Information for the account this token represents.

Returns

Returns the created account token if it’s successful. Otherwise, this call raises an error.

Response

{ "id": "ct_1BZ6xr2eZvKYlo2CsSOhuTfi", "object": "token", "client_ip": "104.198.25.169", "created": 1513297331, "livemode": false, "redaction": null, "type": "account", "used": false}

Retrieve a token

GET / v1 / tokens /:id

Retrieves the token with the given ID.

Parameters

No parameters.

Returns

Returns a token if you provide a valid ID. Raises an error otherwise.

Response

{ "id": "tok_1N3T00LkdIwHu7ixt44h1F8k", "object": "token", "card": { "id": "card_1N3T00LkdIwHu7ixRdxpVI1Q", "object": "card", "address_city": null, "address_country": null, "address_line1": null, "address_line1_check": null, "address_line2": null, "address_state": null, "address_zip": null, "address_zip_check": null, "brand": "Visa", "country": "US", "cvc_check": "unchecked", "dynamic_last4": null, "exp_month": 5, "exp_year": 2026, "fingerprint": "mToisGZ01V71BCos", "funding": "credit", "last4": "4242", "metadata": {}, "name": null, "tokenization_method": null, "wallet": null }, "client_ip": "52.35.78.6", "created": 1683071568, "livemode": false, "type": "card", "used": false}
Last verified 2026-09-24

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