Payment methods

The payment methods offered by Mercado Pago vary by country.

Get the payment methods

You can get the payment methods as follows:

GET /v1/payment_methods

          
	<?php
		require ('mercadopago.php');
		$mp = new MP ('ACCESS_TOKEN');
		$payment_methods = $mp->get('/v1/payment_methods');
		print_r ($payment_methods);
	?>

          
curl -X GET \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN' \
'https://api.mercadopago.com/sites/SITE_ID/payment_methods?marketplace=NONE'

The SITE_ID depends on the country you are going to work in. The corresponding codes are:

MLA: Argentina.
MLB: Brasil.
MLC: Chile.
MLU: Uruguay.
MCO: Colombia.
MLV: Venezuela.
MPE: Perú.
MLM: México.

Also, you can get the payment methods supported for recurring payments/payments without CVV:

          
curl -X GET \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN' \
'https://api.mercadopago.com/sites/SITE_ID/payment_methods?marketplace=NONE&operation_type=recurring_payment'

Response

[
	{
		"id": "visa",
		"name": "Visa",
		"payment_type_id": "credit_card",
		"status": "active",
		"secure_thumbnail": "https://www.mercadopago.com/org-img/MP3/API/logos/visa.gif",
		"thumbnail": "http://img.mlstatic.com/org-img/MP3/API/logos/visa.gif",
		"deferred_capture": "supported",
		"settings": [
		  {
		    "card_number": {
		      "validation": "standard",
		      "length": 16
		    },
		    "bin": {
		      "pattern": "^4",
		      "installments_pattern": "^4",
		      "exclusion_pattern": "^(451766|451772|405896|473711|451769|451765|451757|451764|439818|451377|451761|406290|499859|451751|489412|477053|446344|473721)"
		    },
		    "security_code": {
		      "length": 3,
		      "card_location": "back",
		      "mode": "mandatory"
		    }
		  }
		],
		"additional_info_needed": [
		  "cardholder_name",
		  "cardholder_identification_type",
		  "cardholder_identification_number"
		],
		"min_allowed_amount": 0,
		"max_allowed_amount": 250000,
		"accreditation_time": 0,
		"financial_institutions": [
		]
	},
	...
]

The results included in this response will coincide with the country associated with your Mercado Pago account. For more information about this feature and its attributes, go to API reference.

Payment methods by country

The payment methods available for each country are shown below.

Argentina

Payment Method	Payment Type ID	ID
Visa	`credit_card`	`visa`
Mastercard	`credit_card`	`master`
American Express	`credit_card`	`amex`
Diners Club International	`credit_card`	`diners`
Tarjeta Naranja	`credit_card`	`naranja`
Tarjeta Nativa	`credit_card`	`nativa`
Tarjeta Shopping	`credit_card`	`shopping`
Tarjeta Cencosud	`credit_card`	`cencosud`
Tarjeta CMR MasterCard	`credit_card`	`cmr_master`
Argencard	`credit_card`	`argencard`
Cordial	`credit_card`	`cordial`
Cordobesa	`credit_card`	`cordobesa`
Cabal	`credit_card`	`cabal`
Visa Debit	`debit_card`	`debvisa`
Mastercard Debit	`debit_card`	`debmaster`
Maestro	`debit_card`	`maestro`
Cabal Debit	`debit_card`	`debcabal`
Pago Fácil	`ticket`	`pagofacil`
RapiPago	`ticket`	`rapipago`
Provincia Pagos	`ticket`	`bapropagos`
Carga Virtual	`ticket`	`cargavirtual`
Cobro Express	`ticket`	`cobroexpress`
Red Link	`atm`	`redlink`
Account money	`account_money`	`account_money`

Brasil

Payment Method	Payment Type ID	ID
Visa	`credit_card`	`visa`
Mastercard	`credit_card`	`master`
American Express	`credit_card`	`amex`
Hipercard	`credit_card`	`hipercard`
Diners Club International	`credit_card`	`diners`
Elo	`credit_card`	`elo`
Mercado Livre Card	`credit_card`	`melicard`
Boleto Bancario	`ticket`	`bolbradesco`
Account money	`account_money`	`account_money`
Giftcard	`digital_currency`	`giftcard`
Paypal	`digital_wallet`	`paypal`
Pix	`bank_transfer`	`pix`

Chile

Payment Method	Payment Type ID	ID
Visa	`credit_card`	`visa`
Mastercard	`credit_card`	`master`
American Express	`credit_card`	`amex`
Diners Club International	`credit_card`	`diners`
Tarjeta CMR	`credit_card`	`cmr`
Tarjeta Magna	`credit_card`	`magna`
Tarjeta Presto	`credit_card`	`presto`
Visa Debit	`debit_card`	`debvisa`
Mastercard Debit	`debit_card`	`debmaster`
Redcompra	`debit_card`	`redcompra`
Servipag	`ticket`	`servipag`
Red Compras (Webpay)	`bank_transfer`	`webpay`
Khipu	`bank_transfer`	`khipu`
Account money	`account_money`	`account_money`

Colombia

Payment Method	Payment Type ID	ID
Visa	`credit_card`	`visa`
Mastercard	`credit_card`	`master`
American Express	`credit_card`	`amex`
Diners Club International	`credit_card`	`diners`
Crédito Fácil Codensa	`credit_card`	`codensa`
Visa Debit	`debit_card`	`debvisa`
Mastercard Debit	`debit_card`	`debmaster`
Efecty	`ticket`	`efecty`
PSE	`bank_transfer`	`pse`
Account money	`account_money`	`account_money`

Mexico

Payment Method	Payment Type ID	ID
Visa	`credit_card`	`visa`
Mastercard	`credit_card`	`master`
American Express	`credit_card`	`amex`
Visa Debit	`debit_card`	`debvisa`
Mastercard Debit	`debit_card`	`debmaster`
Tarjeta Mercado Pago	`prepaid_card`	`mercadopagocard`
Oxxo	`ticket`	`oxxo`
BBVA Bancomer	`atm`	`bancomer`
Banamex	`atm`	`banamex`
Santander	`atm`	`serfin`
Account money	`account_money`	`account_money`
Bitcoin	`digital_currency`	`bitcoin`
Paypal	`digital_wallet`	`paypal`

Peru

Payment Method	Payment Type ID	ID
Visa	`credit_card`	`visa`
Visa Debit	`dedit_card`	`debvisa`
Diners Club International	`credit_card`	`diners`
Mastercard Debit	`debit_card`	`debmaster`
BCP, BBVA Continental or others	`atm`	`pagoefectivo_atm`
Account money	`account_money`	`account_money`

Uruguay

Payment Method	Payment Type ID	ID
Visa	`credit_card`	`visa`
Mastercard	`credit_card`	`master`
Diners Club International	`credit_card`	`diners`
OCA	`credit_card`	`oca`
Lider	`credit_card`	`lider`
Abitab	`ticket`	`abitab`
Red Pagos	`ticket`	`redpagos`
Account money	`account_money`	`account_money`

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