> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.kemycard.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Terminate a Card > Terminates an active or frozen card. The card immediately moves to `status: cancelling` (no more top-ups) and a `card.termination_pending` webhook is sent. Once the card provider has closed the card, its remaining balance, minus the card termination fee of your plan (see [Plans](/getting-started/plans)), is returned to your `cards_visa` or `cards_mastercard` balance and you receive `card.terminated` with the amount refunded. Termination cannot be undone. ## OpenAPI ````yaml POST /cards/{code}/terminate openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: KemyCard API version: '1.0' description: > KemyCard API allows you to issue virtual and physical cards, manage KYC/POA verification, create crypto wallets, virtual bank accounts, purchase gift cards and send payouts to bank accounts (SEPA Instant in EUR, ACH in USD to the United States). Access depends on your plan (see [Plans and Pricing](/getting-started/plans)). The free Découverte plan gives access to virtual cards with the KYC and POA endpoints and to payouts (SEPA and ACH), within monthly limits (25 cards created and 5,000 USD loaded on cards per calendar month, 5,000 USD of payouts per calendar month), 30 requests per minute per API key, 2 allowed IP addresses and 1 active webhook endpoint. Starter, Business and Premium give access to every product with no monthly limit, 100 requests per minute per API key, 10 allowed IP addresses and 10 active webhook endpoints. Plan errors: `402 PLAN_UPGRADE_REQUIRED` (product not included in your plan), `403 PLAN_LIMIT_REACHED` (limit of your plan reached). While one of your ops balances is negative, every request other than `GET` returns `403 ACCOUNT_SUSPENDED_NEGATIVE_BALANCE`. contact: name: KemyCard API Support email: hi@kemycard.com servers: - url: https://api.kemycard.com/v1 description: Development (tests internes) - url: https://api.kemycard.com/v1 description: Production security: - BearerAuth: [] tags: - name: Customers description: Manage your customers - name: Card Products description: Browse the card product catalog - name: Cards description: Issue and manage cards - name: KYC description: Identity verification - name: POA description: Proof of address verification - name: Wallets description: Crypto wallets - name: Virtual Accounts description: Virtual bank accounts - name: Gift Cards description: Gift card catalog and purchases - name: Payouts description: > Payouts to bank accounts: SEPA Instant in EUR (paid from your Payout SEPA balance) and ACH in USD to bank accounts in the United States (paid from your Ops Others balance) - name: Balance description: Operational balances and transaction history - name: Webhooks description: Webhook endpoints and delivery management paths: /cards/{code}/terminate: post: tags: - Cards summary: Terminate a card description: > Terminates an active or frozen card. The card immediately moves to `status: cancelling` (no more top-ups) and a `card.termination_pending` webhook is sent. Once the card provider has closed the card, its remaining balance, minus the card termination fee of your plan (see [Plans](/getting-started/plans)), is returned to your `cards_visa` or `cards_mastercard` balance and you receive `card.terminated` with the amount refunded. Termination cannot be undone. operationId: terminateCard parameters: - name: code in: path required: true schema: type: string format: uuid description: >- Code of the card: the `code` returned when the card is created (`POST /cards`). responses: '202': description: Termination requested; the card is now `cancelling` content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CardSuccessResponse' '403': $ref: '#/components/responses/AccountSuspended' '404': $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound' '422': $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError' components: schemas: CardSuccessResponse: type: object properties: success: type: boolean example: true data: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Card' meta: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Meta' Card: type: object properties: code: type: string format: uuid customer_code: type: string format: uuid product_code: type: string format: uuid brand: type: string enum: - MASTERCARD - VISA name_on_card: type: string description: > Name carried by the card. Set by KemyCard from the customer's identity (the identity verified by KYC when available, the declared one otherwise), shortened to 20 characters when needed. example: John Doe status: type: string enum: - pending - active - frozen - cancelled - failed description: > `pending` — being issued. `active` — usable. `frozen` — payments declined until unfrozen. `cancelled` — terminated, the remaining balance was returned to your ops balance. `failed` — could not be issued, the amount was refunded. balance: type: number currency: type: string last_four: type: string nullable: true description: Null until the card is issued expiry: type: string nullable: true description: Expiry date, MM/YY. Null until the card is issued example: 12/29 fees: type: object description: >- What was debited from your `cards_visa` or `cards_mastercard` balance when the card was created properties: card_fee: type: number description: >- The `creation_fee` of your plan. For the 493 ATM card, it also includes the first year of `annual_fee` example: 5 service_fee: type: number description: The `reload_fee` of your plan applied to the initial load example: 3.5 total_charged: type: number description: Initial load + card_fee + service_fee example: 108.5 created_at: type: string format: date-time Meta: type: object properties: request_id: type: string example: a4f8e2c1b3d97056 mode: type: string enum: - test - live example: test timestamp: type: string format: date-time ErrorResponse: type: object properties: success: type: boolean example: false error: type: object properties: code: type: string description: > Error code, for example `AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED`, `AUTHENTICATION_FAILED`, `ACCOUNT_RESTRICTED`, `IP_NOT_ALLOWED`, `PLAN_UPGRADE_REQUIRED`, `PLAN_LIMIT_REACHED`, `ACCOUNT_SUSPENDED_NEGATIVE_BALANCE`, `INSUFFICIENT_BALANCE`, `OPERATION_FAILED`, `FORBIDDEN`, `RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND`, `VALIDATION_ERROR`, `RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED`, `INTERNAL_ERROR`, `wrong_api_host`. See [Error Handling](/guides/error-handling). example: VALIDATION_ERROR message: type: string example: Missing required fields. details: type: object nullable: true meta: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Meta' responses: AccountSuspended: description: >- One of your ops balances is negative; every request other than `GET` is refused until it is topped up content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' example: success: false error: code: ACCOUNT_SUSPENDED_NEGATIVE_BALANCE message: >- Your account is suspended because one of your ops balances is negative. Top up the negative balance to restore access. Read-only requests (GET) remain available. details: negative_balance_since: '2026-10-15T08:00:00+00:00' NotFound: description: Resource not found content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' example: success: false error: code: RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND message: Resource not found. details: null ValidationError: description: Validation error content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' securitySchemes: BearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer description: API key (sk_test_... or sk_live_...) ```` This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.