Get an RSA public key

get/publicKey

API Version

Get an RSA public key to encrypt or decrypt card data.

You need the RSA public key to generate the encryptedKey required to:

Endpoint destination URL

https://balanceplatform-api-test.adyen.com/bcl/v2/publicKey

Query Parameters

Required

Optional

The encoding format of public key.

Possible values: jwk, pem.

Default value: pem.

The purpose of the public key.

Possible values: pinChange, pinReveal, panReveal.

Default value: pinReveal.

Response parameters

After submitting a call, you receive a response message to inform you that your request was received and processed.

Depending on the HTTP status code of the response message, it is helpful to build some logic to handle any errors that a request or the system may return.

HTTP Responses

200 - OK
The request has succeeded.
publicKeystring
The public key you need for encrypting a symmetric session key.
publicKeyExpiryDatestring
The expiry date of the public key.
401 - Unauthorized
Authentication required.
detailstring
A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.
errorCodestring
A code that identifies the problem type.
instancestring
A unique URI that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem.
invalidFieldsarray[object]
Detailed explanation of each validation error, when applicable.
namestring
The field that has an invalid value.
valuestring
The invalid value.
messagestring
Description of the validation error.
requestIdstring
A unique reference for the request, essentially the same as pspReference.
responseobject
JSON response payload.
statusinteger
The HTTP status code.
titlestring
A short, human-readable summary of the problem type.
typestring
A URI that identifies the problem type, pointing to human-readable documentation on this problem type.
403 - Forbidden
Insufficient permissions to process the request.
detailstring
A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.
errorCodestring
A code that identifies the problem type.
instancestring
A unique URI that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem.
invalidFieldsarray[object]
Detailed explanation of each validation error, when applicable.
namestring
The field that has an invalid value.
valuestring
The invalid value.
messagestring
Description of the validation error.
requestIdstring
A unique reference for the request, essentially the same as pspReference.
responseobject
JSON response payload.
statusinteger
The HTTP status code.
titlestring
A short, human-readable summary of the problem type.
typestring
A URI that identifies the problem type, pointing to human-readable documentation on this problem type.
422 - Unprocessable Entity
A request validation error.
detailstring
A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.
errorCodestring
A code that identifies the problem type.
instancestring
A unique URI that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem.
invalidFieldsarray[object]
Detailed explanation of each validation error, when applicable.
namestring
The field that has an invalid value.
valuestring
The invalid value.
messagestring
Description of the validation error.
requestIdstring
A unique reference for the request, essentially the same as pspReference.
responseobject
JSON response payload.
statusinteger
The HTTP status code.
titlestring
A short, human-readable summary of the problem type.
typestring
A URI that identifies the problem type, pointing to human-readable documentation on this problem type.
500 - Internal Server Error
The server could not process the request.
detailstring
A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.
errorCodestring
A code that identifies the problem type.
instancestring
A unique URI that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem.
invalidFieldsarray[object]
Detailed explanation of each validation error, when applicable.
namestring
The field that has an invalid value.
valuestring
The invalid value.
messagestring
Description of the validation error.
requestIdstring
A unique reference for the request, essentially the same as pspReference.
responseobject
JSON response payload.
statusinteger
The HTTP status code.
titlestring
A short, human-readable summary of the problem type.
typestring
A URI that identifies the problem type, pointing to human-readable documentation on this problem type.

Get an RSA public key

HTTP Responses

200 - OK

401 - Unauthorized

403 - Forbidden

422 - Unprocessable Entity

500 - Internal Server Error