# How to Issue a Card in Sandbox
**URL:** https://community.rapyd.net/t/how-to-issue-a-card-in-sandbox/55455
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**Tags:** issuing-api
**Created:** [August 31, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/how-to-issue-a-card-in-sandbox/55455 "2022-08-31T19:54:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Community\_Team](https://community.rapyd.net/u/Community_Team)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/how-to-issue-a-card-in-sandbox/55455/1 "2022-08-31T19:54:18Z")
Rapyd Issuing allows you to issue bank cards funded by the Rapyd Wallet.
Hereβs how to get started with Rapyd Issuing in Sandbox.
1. Sign up in [Client Portal](https://dashboard.rapyd.net/issuing), and go to the Issuing section \> Programs.
2. Copy the selected program to use for the `card_program` ID.
Here in the screenshot is the `"card_program": "Cardprog_e3d0530f4b42f8176f4d4bc34c43454e"`
1. [Create a Wallet](https://docs.rapyd.net/build-with-rapyd/reference/wallets-1#create-wallet) with a Wallet Contact. Copy the wallet contact ID for the api request to issue a card.
2. [Issue a Card](https://docs.rapyd.net/build-with-rapyd/reference/issued-card-object#issue-card) with the card program ID and wallet contact ID. The card will be issued on top of the Rapyd Wallet with the contact.
### [Issue Card](https://docs.rapyd.net/build-with-rapyd/reference/issued-card-object#issue-card)
##### Request Body Parameters
```auto
{
"ewallet_contact": "cont_12f04d78f82ab76564c538563d4d2b69",
"card_program": "Cardprog_e3d0530f4b42f8176f4d4bc34c43454e"
}
```
##### Response
```auto
{
"status": {
"error_code": "",
"status": "SUCCESS",
"message": "",
"response_code": "",
"operation_id": "e6d5fd47-9b88-4ec2-91f0-0d9532c6b6c8"
},
"data": {
"id": "ci_f2b158115ebabcd11bd86d45a4952d01",
"ewallet_contact": {
"id": "cont_12f04d78f82ab76564c538563d4d2b69",
"first_name": "Samson",
"last_name": "Smith",
"middle_name": "",
"second_last_name": "",
"gender": "not_applicable",
"marital_status": "not_applicable",
"house_type": "",
"contact_type": "personal",
"phone_number": "+14155551311",
"email": "samson@rapyd.net",
"identification_type": "PA",
"identification_number": "1234567890",
"issued_card_data": {
"preferred_name": "",
"transaction_permissions": "",
"role_in_company": ""
},
"date_of_birth": "2000-11-22",
"country": "US",
"nationality": "US",
"address": {
"id": "address_44663a931ce056f7cfbf7ce8be382924",
"name": "Samson Smith",
"line_1": "123 Main Street",
"line_2": "",
"line_3": "",
"city": "Anytown",
"state": "NY",
"country": "US",
"zip": "12345",
"phone_number": "+14155551111",
"metadata": {},
"canton": "",
"district": "",
"created_at": 1655855148
},
"ewallet": "ewallet_b58298eebc06e3c519c39c9d14781e97",
"created_at": 1655855148,
"metadata": {},
"business_details": null,
"compliance_profile": 0,
"verification_status": "not verified",
"send_notifications": false,
"mothers_name": "Jane Smith"
},
"status": "INA",
"card_id": "card_26c7be0f258406aface6cf6a90458f3a",
"assigned_at": 1661891892,
"activated_at": 0,
"metadata": {},
"country_iso_alpha_2": "MX",
"created_at": 1661891892,
"blocked_reason": "none",
"card_tracking_id": null,
"card_program": "cardprog_e3d0530f4b42f8176f4d4bc34c43454e",
"public_details": {
"bin": "525460",
"last4": "8934",
"sub_bin": "02",
"expiration": "0825"
},
"card_number": "5254605028188934",
"cvv": "179",
"expiration_month": "08",
"expiration_year": "25",
"bin": "525460",
"sub_bin": "02"
}
}
```
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### Author:  [@Community\_Team](https://community.rapyd.net/u/Community_Team)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2023, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/how-to-issue-a-card-in-sandbox/55455/2 "2023-09-15T18:13:48Z")
7 posts were split to a new topic: [Error with Card Issuing in Sandbox](https://community.rapyd.net/t/error-with-card-issuing-in-sandbox/58876)
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### Author:  [@Jaber\_Masud](https://community.rapyd.net/u/Jaber_Masud)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2024, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/how-to-issue-a-card-in-sandbox/55455/3 "2024-10-06T12:01:15Z")
ERROR\_ISSUE\_CARD\_PROGRAM\_UNAVAILABLE
i am also facing this problem , why? i tried many time , but its not working , same eroror
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### Author:  [@drew.harris](https://community.rapyd.net/u/drew.harris)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/how-to-issue-a-card-in-sandbox/55455/4 "2024-10-10T14:42:48Z")
> [@Error with Card Issuing in Sandbox](https://community.rapyd.net/t/error-with-card-issuing-in-sandbox/58876/8):
>
> Thanks @Frank_Arisah, As far as cards issued you may find one if you select custom and select the date range to be from when you started your account to today. Also, what country is your account registered in? If you want to play around with card issuing in Sandbox I would try and sign up in the US, UK, MX, BR, or SG. Issuing is an enterprise feature so some countries would be limited, as they would never be able to go live. If you have any further queβ¦
Hey @Jaber_Masud - did you see this response on a similar challenge? If you are still having issues, you should reach out to support so that they can help. You can find the link to support in the top right corner once you are logged into the Rapyd Client Portal.