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POST
/
pos
/
lookup-card
BODY='{"card_identifier":"OLIV0001"}'
TIMESTAMP='2026-03-10T12:00:00Z'
SIGNATURE=$(printf 'POST\n/api/v1/pos/lookup-card\n%s\n%s' "$TIMESTAMP" "$BODY" | openssl dgst -sha256 -hmac "$OLIVE_HMAC_SECRET" -hex | sed 's/^.* //')

curl -X POST "https://demo.api.vultlocal.com/api/v1/pos/lookup-card" \
  -H "X-API-Key-ID: $OLIVE_API_KEY_ID" \
  -H "X-Timestamp: $TIMESTAMP" \
  -H "X-Signature: $SIGNATURE" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "$BODY"

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "Card found",
  "card_serial": "OLIV0001",
  "card_type": "PARENT",
  "status": "ACTIVE",
  "holder_name": "John Doe",
  "holder_phone": "+23277123456",
  "balance": "48,500.00 SLE"
}
Administrative endpoint to resolve a card serial or MAC address to a subscriber.

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Request

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X-API-Key-ID
string
required
API key ID assigned to the POS integration
​
X-Timestamp
string
required
RFC3339 timestamp used in the HMAC signature
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X-Signature
string
required
Hex-encoded HMAC-SHA256 of the request

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Body Parameters

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card_identifier
string
required
Card Serial OR MAC Address

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Response

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success
boolean
Whether lookup succeeded
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message
string
Lookup result message
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card_serial
string
Card serial returned by the lookup
​
card_type
string
Card type
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status
string
Card status
​
holder_name
string
Linked subscriber name
​
holder_phone
string
Linked subscriber phone number
​
balance
string
Formatted balance

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Examples

BODY='{"card_identifier":"OLIV0001"}'
TIMESTAMP='2026-03-10T12:00:00Z'
SIGNATURE=$(printf 'POST\n/api/v1/pos/lookup-card\n%s\n%s' "$TIMESTAMP" "$BODY" | openssl dgst -sha256 -hmac "$OLIVE_HMAC_SECRET" -hex | sed 's/^.* //')

curl -X POST "https://demo.api.vultlocal.com/api/v1/pos/lookup-card" \
  -H "X-API-Key-ID: $OLIVE_API_KEY_ID" \
  -H "X-Timestamp: $TIMESTAMP" \
  -H "X-Signature: $SIGNATURE" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "$BODY"

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "Card found",
  "card_serial": "OLIV0001",
  "card_type": "PARENT",
  "status": "ACTIVE",
  "holder_name": "John Doe",
  "holder_phone": "+23277123456",
  "balance": "48,500.00 SLE"
}

​
Uses

Support

Help customers find lost card details

Diagnostics

Check if MAC address matches serial

Authorizations

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Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

application/json

Card lookup details

​
card_identifier
string
required

Supports any alphanumeric: CARD0001, 48290173K, etc.

Example:

"CARD0001"

Response

Card information retrieved

The response is of type object.