This application hosts a RestFul API using Python's Flask module. It uses publicly available (and slightly out-of-date) BIN/IIN information that has been compiled into a MongoDB. A BIN (Bank Identification Number) is a 6-8 digit number that identifies the issuing bank of a certain debit/credit card. The main goal of this project was to make a BIN checker that had accurate US Prepaid Gift Card information. The Prepaid Gift Card information was inputted manually into the database.
Finding a free BIN Checker that is accurate is impossible. The BIN information that is supplied may not be 100% accurate but this database and application allows the opportunity to create your own BIN database easily in which you can manually update BIN numbers to ensure it stays up to date.
- Binlist
- iannuttall
- The information in both lists above has been modified to fit.
- Special thank you to Thomas Hollahan for helping update some BIN data.
GET http://localhost:8393/bin/<bin number>Takes the IP address of the running api.py file.
Create a new Digital Ocean project.
Digital Ocean is the platform used in the installation steps.
Inside of your project create a droplet and a MongoDB database. Fill in the sample_creds.json
file with your MongoDB information and connection string. Please note you will need to end
the connection string at &tlsCAFile=. The notebook we use will have a place for you to
name your CA-Certificate file.
Inside of your Database Clusters in Digital Ocean, click on your database. Press Edit Sources
and include the droplet you have made. Failure to do so will result in your api.py never
yielding a result.
Inside of your droplet you will need to enter your desired directory before proceeding.
cd <your directory>Copy all of the files to this directory and rename sample_creds.json to creds.json.
apt get install python3-pip --fix-missing
pip3 install flask flask_restful pymongo
python3 api.pyThis will start on your public IP in debug mode. This is not recommended with development servers.