Lithic Developer Documentation

Build with Lithic

Card issuing, money movement, and program management — everything you need to launch a payments product, in one modern API.

Build with Lithic

Four ways to get up and running — from your first request to production traffic.

MCP Server

Bring Lithic into Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot, and other AI editors — search docs and run live API calls in flow.

API Reference

Every endpoint, parameter, and webhook — with copy-pasteable examples in your language of choice.

Sandbox

A safe environment mirroring production — run cards, transactions, and webhooks end-to-end.

Developer

Authentication, environments, rate limits, and idempotency — the fundamentals every integration needs.

Browse Docs

Guides and references, grouped by what you're building.

Card Issuance & Processing

Transaction Processing

Card Issuing & Management

Fraud & Risk Controls

Reconciliation & Reporting

Accounts & Payments Hub

Ledger & Account Infrastructure

Identity Verification (KYC/KYB)

Money Movement

Developer Tools

Get Started

Testing

Webhooks & Events