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March 30, 2023

Using Marqeta.js

Marqeta provides a JavaScript library that enables you to display sensitive card data in your application or webpage while limiting your data security compliance burden.

Marqeta.js injects a set of configurable iframes into your HTML showing the cardholder’s card data. The iframes enable you to display a virtual card or PIN without handling sensitive card data on your servers. Instead, Marqeta hosts the data on secure, compliant servers. You can present a complete card—including the PAN, expiration date, and CVV2 elements—or individual elements such as the cardholder’s PIN. Marqeta.js can also add buttons to your application or webpage that copy a card’s PAN, expiration date, or CVV2 to the clipboard.

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While the Marqeta.js iframe feature reduces your burden of achieving data security compliance, it does not eliminate it entirely, and is only appropriate for certain use cases. Contact your Marqeta representative about using the Marqeta.js library.

At the end of this guide, you should understand:

  • How to integrate with Marqeta.js.

  • How to obtain a client access token.

  • How to inject the Marqeta.js iframes into your HTML.

Prerequisites

Concepts

Data security compliance

Companies that store, transmit, or process sensitive card data, including the primary account number (PAN), card verification value (CVV2), expiration date, and personal identification number (PIN) must comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Achieving PCI DSS certification is both time consuming and expensive.

Marqeta.js offloads some of the PCI compliance burden (for certain use cases) by enabling the encrypted transmission of sensitive card data. Marqeta is fully PCI-Service Provider Level 1 compliant and handles the unencrypted sensitive card data for you. Your servers never store, transmit, or process the card data.

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Card data is less secure when copied to the clipboard than when left in this PCI-compliant widget. Cardholders should adopt data security best practices and take precautions to keep their sensitive data safe.

Dynamic card data iframes

The iframes injected by Marqeta.js enable you to control the styling and layout of the HTML pages you serve to client applications, while delegating secure handling of sensitive data to Marqeta servers. They also provide the transparent button UI elements used for copying sensitive data to the clipboard. These elements are transparent so you can overlay them over your custom user interface to intercept click events. They require no customization. You create and style pages in whatever manner you desire, and Marqeta.js inserts the card data and button UI elements into the page locations specified in the HTML.

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To display virtual cards within a mobile application, you can embed the iframes using a web view.

Encryption and card data flow

The following process describes how Marqeta.js injects the iframes into your application. See the tutorials on this page for more details.

How Marqeta.js injects iframes into your application

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  • Your application’s back end requests a client access token.

  • The Marqeta API creates a Base64-encoded client access token. This token enables access to the specified card and will expire after five minutes.

  • Your back end passes the client access token to your JavaScript.

  • Your JavaScript injects the client access token into the marqeta.bootstrap() method through a configuration object.

  • Your JavaScript executes marqeta.bootstrap(), which initializes and configures Marqeta.js.

  • Marqeta.js injects the card data and buttons into the HTML container:

    • If you are displaying card data, this action populates separate iframes for the card’s PAN, CVV2, and expiration date (as well as for their respective Copy to Clipboard buttons, if you decided to integrate the Copy to Clipboard functionality).

    • If you are revealing the cardholder’s PIN, this action populates the iframe for the hidden PIN and button used to toggle displaying the PIN. The PIN is initially displayed as •••• until it is toggled.

  • The HTML page displays the requested information.

The configuration object

The .bootstrap() method of Marqeta.js requires a configuration object, which defines the attributes and behaviors of the iframes. Nested under the configuration object is the component object, which accepts either a showPan or a pinReveal object, depending on the action you want to complete. In both cases, you must include the ID of the "div" element into which Marqeta.js injects the individual iframes of card data.

More information on the objects is given the section below.

The configuration object

Fields Description

configuration.clientAccessToken

string
Required

Client access token obtained from the Marqeta API.

Allowable Values:

Client access token

configuration.options

string
Conditionally required

You must set the cardholderVerificationMethod to OTHER when including the pinReveal component in your application.

Allowable Values:

OTHER

configuration.component.showPan

object
Required

Specifies the card data to display and applies typographical styling to the data.

Include the cardPan object to display the PAN, the cardCvv object to display the CVV2 number, and the cardExp object to display the expiration date.

Allowable Values:

Any combination of cardPan, cardCvv, and cardExp objects

configuration.component.pinReveal

object
Optional

Specifies how the cardholder’s PIN will be revealed/hidden and applies typographical styling to the data.

Include the cardPin object to display the PIN.

Allowable Values:

cardPin object

configuration.component.pinReveal.toggleCardPin

object
Optional

Your custom event handlers to reveal and hide the cardholder’s PIN.

Allowable Values:

The domID to associate the toggleCardPin element with its corresponding "div" element, the mode set to transparent, as well as existing objects to toggle the display of the cardholder’s PIN

configuration.component.pinReveal.hidePinTimeout

object
Optional

Specifies when the cardholder’s PIN will time out on the cardholder’s screen and applies typographical styling to the PIN timer message.

Allowable Values:

The domID to associate the hidePinTimeout element with its corresponding "div" element, as well as a time value to cause the cardholder’s PIN to stop being displayed.

configuration.callbackEvents

object
Optional

Defines customizable event handlers that are executed upon success or failure of iframe rendering.

Allowable Values:

Existing object

The showPan object

You must include the showPan object under the component object, which is itself nested under the configuration object. The showPan object specifies which card attributes to display. It can contain any of the following optional objects:

  • cardPan — The card’s PAN.

  • cardCvv — The card’s CVV2.

  • cardExp — The card’s expiration date.

  • copyCardPan — A transparent button used to copy the card’s PAN to the clipboard.

  • copyCardCvv — A transparent button used to copy the card’s CVV2 to the clipboard.

  • copyCardExp — A transparent button used to copy the card’s expiration date to the clipboard.

Tip
If you include a copyCard* object, you should also include its associated card* object. For example, if you include the copyCardPan object in the showPan object, you should also include the cardPan object.

Any cardPan, cardCvv, or cardExp objects included within the showPan object have their associated values injected as iframes within the div container you specified in the component object.

For each included object, you must specify the div element that contains the iframe.

You can also configure the appearance of the card data using the styles object within each of the cardPan, cardExp, and cardCvv objects. The showPan.copyCardPan, showPan.copyCardCvv, and showPan.copyCardExp objects support transparent mode only, and do not contain a styles object or a span.

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Marqeta.js only supports web-safe/system fonts that can be displayed on modern web browsers without a specific download.
Object Supported Selectors Supported Attributes

cardPan

span, span:hover

color, font-family, font-size, background, font-weight, letter-spacing

cardCvv

span, span:hover

color, font-family, font-size, background

cardExp

span, span:hover

color, font-family, font-size, background, font-weight, letter-spacing

The showPan.cardPan and showPan.cardExp objects

Fields Description

domId

string
Required

Associates the cardPan and cardExp elements with their corresponding div elements.

Allowable Values:

Must match the DOM ID of the corresponding "div" element.

For example, cardPan.domId must match the ID attribute of the div element that will contain the card PAN iframe.

format

boolean
Optional

Set to true to format the element’s content.

The content of cardPan is formatted as:
"XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX"

The content of cardExp is formatted as:
"XX/XX"

Allowable Values:

true, false

Default value:
false

styles

object
Optional

A CSS-like style object applied to the iframe holding the card data.

Allowable Values:

Existing object

styles.\

object
Optional

Replace \ with one of the supported selector values.

Supported selectors:
span, span:hover

Supported CSS attributes:
color, font-family, font-size, background, font-weight, letter-spacing

NOTE: CSS importing schemes such as @import and @url are not supported. Marqeta.js only supports web-safe/system fonts that can be displayed on modern web browsers without a specific download.

Allowable Values:

Your custom styles object

The showPan.cardCvv object

Fields Description

domId

string
Required

Associates the cardCvv element with its corresponding div element.

Allowable Values:

Must match the DOM ID of the corresponding "div" element. That is, cardCvv.domId must match the ID attribute of the div element that will contain the card CVV2 iframe.

styles

object
Optional

A CSS-like style object applied to the iframe holding the card data.

Allowable Values:

Existing object

styles.\

object
Optional

Replace \ with one of the supported selector values.

Supported selectors:
span, span:hover

Supported CSS attributes:
color, font-family, font-size, background

NOTE: CSS importing schemes such as @import and @url are not supported. Marqeta.js only supports web-safe/system fonts that can be displayed on modern web browsers without a specific download.

Allowable Values:

Existing object

The showPan.copyCardPan, showPan.copyCardCvv, and showPan.copyCardExp objects

Fields Description

domId

string
Required

Associates the copyCardPan, copyCardCvv, and copyCardExp elements with their corresponding div elements.

Allowable Values:

Must match the DOM ID of the corresponding div element. That is, copyCardPan.domId must match the ID attribute of the div element that will contain the card PAN iframe’s Copy to Clipboard button.

mode

enum
Required

With transparent mode, you can customize the look-and-feel of the Copy to Clipboard button within the parent div, and allow the transparent iframe to intercept click events. For example, you can provide your own button UI element inside the div, and the injected iframe will be positioned on top of the button to handle copying the text in a PCI-compliant manner.

The iframe injected by Marqeta.js will be transparent, absolutely positioned to the bounds of the parent div element, and given a high z-ordering. The entire iframe region will handle clicks.

The parent div element must have its CSS position set to relative, for example style="position: relative;" to ensure it remains tightly aligned with its iframe.

Allowable Values:

Only transparent is supported

onCopySuccess

event handler
Optional

Called when the element’s text is successfully copied to the clipboard.

You can use this callback to update your user interface in response to a click.

Allowable Values:

A function with no parameters

onCopyFailure

event handler
Optional

Called when an error occurred while attempting to copy the element’s text to the clipboard.

Allowable Values:

A function with the error object as its parameter

The callbackEvents object specifies the methods executed upon the success and failure events when rendering the iframes.

The pinReveal object

You must include the pinReveal object under the component object, which is itself nested under the configuration object. The pinReveal object specifies the attributes of the cardholder’s PIN to display. It must contain the following objects:

  • toggleCardPin — A transparent button used to toggle the display of the cardholder’s PIN between its initial presentation as •••• and its literal value. There is no functionality available to copy the cardholder’s PIN to the clipboard.

  • hidePinTimeout — A customizable timer that allows you to hide the cardholder’s PIN from view as a safety precaution after a preconfigured number of seconds have elapsed. If your cardholder clicks the toggle PIN button while the timer is running, the timer will end and Marqeta.js will hide the PIN from view. If the toggle PIN button is clicked again, the timer will start counting down from the beginning (and not resume the timer’s previous countdown position).

  • cardPin — The cardholder’s PIN.

Tip
If you include the cardPin* object, you should also include its associated toggleCardPin* object.

Any cardPin object included within the pinReveal object has its associated value injected as an iframe within the div container you specified in the component object.

For each included object, you must specify the "div" element that contains the iframe.

You can also configure the appearance of the cardholder’s PIN using the styles object within each of the cardPin objects. The pinReveal.cardPin object supports transparent mode only.

Note
Marqeta.js only supports web-safe/system fonts that can be displayed on modern web browsers without a specific download.
Object Supported Selectors Supported Attributes

cardPin

span, span:hover

color, font-family, font-size, background, font-weight, letter-spacing

With the hidePinTimeout object, you can restyle the timer message so it aligns with your application’s look and branding. This includes repositioning the timer message to your preferred location on the screen.

The pinReveal.cardPin object

Fields Description

domId

string
Required

Associates the cardPin element with its corresponding div element.

Allowable Values:

Must match the DOM ID of the corresponding "div" element.

For example, cardPin.domId must match the id attribute of the "div" element that will contain the PIN’s iframe.

format

boolean
Optional

Set to true to format the element’s content.

The content of cardPin is formatted as:
"XXXX"

Allowable Values:

true, false

Default value:
false

styles

object
Optional

A CSS-like style object applied to the iframe holding the cardholder’s PIN.

Allowable Values:

Existing object

styles.\

object
Optional

Replace \ with one of the supported selector values.

Supported selectors:
span, span:hover

Supported CSS attributes:
color, font-family, font-size, background, font-weight, letter-spacing

NOTE: CSS importing schemes such as @import and @url are not supported. Marqeta.js only supports web-safe/system fonts that can be displayed on modern web browsers without a specific download.

Allowable Values:

Your custom styles object

The pinReveal.toggleCardPin object

Fields Description

domId

string
Required

Associates the toggleCardPin element with its corresponding div element.

Allowable Values:

Must match the DOM ID of the corresponding "div" element.

For example, toggleCardPin.domId must match the id attribute of the "div" element that will contain the PIN’s iframe.

mode

enum
Required

With transparent mode, you can customize the look-and-feel of the Reveal PIN button within the parent div, and allow the transparent iframe to intercept click events. For example, you can provide your own button UI element inside the div, and the injected iframe will be positioned on top of the button to handle toggling the display of the cardholder’s PIN in a PCI-compliant manner.

The iframe injected by Marqeta.js will be transparent, absolutely positioned to the bounds of the parent div element, and given a high z-ordering. The entire iframe region will handle clicks.

The parent div element must have its CSS position set to relative, for example style="position: relative;" to ensure it remains tightly aligned with its iframe.

Allowable Values:

Only transparent is supported

onRevealSuccess

event handler
Optional

Executed upon success of iframe rendering.

You can customize the method within this event handler to perform whatever action you want when the cardholder’s PIN has been successfully revealed.

Allowable Values:

A method

onHideSuccess

event handler
Optional

Executed upon success of iframe rendering.

You can customize the method within this event handler to perform whatever action you want when the cardholder’s PIN has been successfully hidden.

Allowable Values:

A method

The pinReveal.hidePinTimeout object

Fields Description

domId

string
Required

Associates the hidePinTimeout element with its corresponding div element.

Allowable Values:

Must match the DOM ID of the corresponding "div" element.

For example, hidePinTimeout.domId must match the id attribute of the "div" element that will contain the PIN’s iframe.

hideTimeout

integer
Required

Period of time after which the cardholder’s PIN will be automatically hidden from view on the cardholder’s screen as a security precaution. Expressed in seconds.

Allowable Values:

minimum: 5
maximum: 15

styles

object
Optional

A CSS-like style object applied to the iframe holding the PIN timer message.

Allowable Values:

Existing object

styles.\

object
Optional

Replace \ with the supported selector value.

Supported selector:
span

Supported CSS attributes:
color, font-family, font-size, background, font-weight, letter-spacing

NOTE: CSS importing schemes such as @import and @url are not supported. Marqeta.js only supports web-safe/system fonts that can be displayed on modern web browsers without a specific download.

Allowable Values:

Your custom styles object

The callbackEvents object

Fields Description

onSuccess

event handler
Optional

Executed upon success of iframe rendering.

You can customize the method within this event handler to perform whatever action you want.

Allowable Values:

A method

onFailure

event handler
Optional

Executed upon failure of iframe rendering.

You can customize the method within this event handler to perform whatever action you want.

Allowable Values:

A method

Copying card data to the clipboard

You can add transparent iframes to your application or webpage that capture clicks to copy a card’s PAN, CVV2, or expiration date to the clipboard of the cardholder’s device. For example, in a POS financing scenario, your cardholders can click the buttons provided by the .copyToClipboard() method to help them avoid manually copying card data from a newly issued virtual card to the vendor’s application where they are making a purchase.

Each iframe is associated with a parent div element. Your application or webpage requires a separate parent div element for each card data element you want to copy to the clipboard.

The iframe containing the transparent Copy to Clipboard button is positioned precisely to the bounds of the parent div, so that it can intercept all click events. If your button is not responding to clicks, ensure that the iframe is positioned correctly. By handling the clicks within an iframe, your application avoids entering PCI scope.

You must supply your own visible button UI element inside each parent div that contains the card data to copy.

To respond to clicks within the parent div, you must specify a callback function for the onCopySuccess field. This event handler is triggered when data is successfully copied to the clipboard in response to a click event, enabling you to perform an action such as updating your application’s user interface or webpage.

The following HTML example displays a Copy PAN to Clipboard button as an icon:

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When the cardholder clicks any of the transparent iframes, Marqeta.js displays a toast notification in the lower-left corner of the application window or webpage. The toast notification informs the cardholder of the implications of copying sensitive card data to the clipboard. After Marqeta.js displays the notification, it is not presented to the cardholder again on the same device for 90 days to optimize the user experience. Your site must allow access to localStorage because that is where Marqeta.js keeps track of the last time the notification was presented.

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The toast notification has default inline styles that you can override to match your application or webpage’s design by using the !important rule.

Resetting Marqeta.js

Marqeta.js also provides a .destroy() method. Run marqeta.destroy() to reset Marqeta.js and any existing configurations, by clearing all the listeners.

In some situations, you might prefer to call marqeta.bootstrap() instead of calling marqeta.destroy(). One example would be if you wanted to display the data from another card. If you use this approach, however, your client access token will expire. Don’t forget to obtain a new client access token first, as explained in Step 6 of the card data tutorial.

Card data tutorial

This tutorial shows you how to display a virtual card’s sensitive data using iframes on your application or webpage. In this scenario, you will display a virtual card’s PAN, expiration date, and CVV2 on an otherwise blank webpage, enabling you to display a virtual card’s data to your customer. You will also add three buttons to facilitate copying card data to the clipboard.

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This tutorial assumes you have already worked with Marqeta to enable Marqeta.js for your program.

When you are finished, your HTML code should look like the following:

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Step 1 — Prepare a blank HTML page

Before integrating with Marqeta.js to display card data, prepare an otherwise blank HTML page.

Create a new HTML file and add the following code:

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Step 2 — Reference Marqeta.js

If you are working in your private sandbox environment, add the following script tag to your HTML:

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If you are working in a production environment, add the following script tag to your HTML:

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Step 3 — Add a marqeta.bootstrap() method call

To inject the iframes into your HTML, call the marqeta.bootstrap() method of Marqeta.js from your HTML.

Add the following script tag to your HTML after the reference to Marqeta.js. You’ll need to pass an object to the method, but leave it empty for now.

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Step 4 — Add target div elements

To present all three pieces of card data, create three div elements—one each for the PAN, expiration date, and CVV2. Assign a unique ID to each div; you will use these IDs in the marqeta.bootstrap() configuration object.

Add the following code to your HTML:

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You can use CSS to define the width of the iframes created by Marqeta.js if you need to resize them. You have the option of setting the iframe’s width to a fixed value such as 300 px or to a relative value such as 75%.

If you set the iframe’s width to 100%, it will expand to fill the size of the parent container. In terms of the span, its text will stop wrapping once it is wide enough. In many cases, it is recommended to set the iframe width to 100%, and then style the parent container to the width you actually need.

Step 5 — Add the bootstrap configuration object

Use the configuration object to define how the iframes appear on your webpage. Make sure to include the required data. You can configure Marqeta.js to display any combination of the card’s PAN, CVV2, and expiration date.

In this scenario, you will display the PAN, CVV2, and expiration date, providing the necessary card data for your customer.

You have the option of supplying style-related information inline (see mq-card-pan below) or as a custom style object you create (see the mq-card-exp style object styles.cardExp.styles below).

Add the following object as an argument for the bootstrap() method. Later steps in this tutorial will explain how to retrieve the data that replaces the placeholder text.

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Step 6 — Request a client access token

Each time you want to display a virtual card’s sensitive data, you must request a new client access token. The client access token expires after five minutes.

Request a client access token from the Marqeta platform by sending a POST request to the /users/auth/clientaccesstoken endpoint.

Use the following cURL to request an access token. Replace the following placeholder text:

  • YOUR APPLICATION TOKEN

  • YOUR ADMIN ACCESS TOKEN

  • CARD TOKEN

  • YOUR SUBDOMAIN

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The following is a sample response to a request for a client access token:

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After obtaining the client access token, embed it into your JavaScript code in place of the CLIENT ACCESS TOKEN placeholder text. For this tutorial, you can manually insert the token into your HTML code. In a production situation, however, you should programmatically insert the token before calling the bootstrap() method.

Tip
The client access token is a string encoded as Base64. You can decode it to see client access token details, including the associated card token.

Step 7 — Add "Copy to Clipboard" buttons

Use the following set of HTML buttons to enable cardholders to copy card data elements to the clipboard of their device.

Add the following HTML to the page, at the top of the <body> tag, after the line <div id='mq-card-cvv'></div>:

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Warning
The images referenced in the above example will not load because this is not an actual resource as-is.

Now modify the marqeta.bootstrap() method to configure these iframes:

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Step 8 — Add a hover state

A hover state is a style configuration that you pass to the marqeta.bootstrap() method. The parent div receives hover events from its associated iframe.

To implement a hover state, add the following CSS statements to the HTML page inside the <head> tags:

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Step 9 — Run marqeta.bootstrap()

When the page loads, marqeta.bootstrap() injects the iframe populated with card data and styles into the inner container div elements mq-card-pan, mq-card-exp, and mq-card-cvv, as specified in the configuration object. The Copy to Clipboard iframes are also injected if you choose to integrate the Copy to Clipboard functionality.

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You can check the console of your browser for the success or failure message, as defined in the callbackEvents object.

PIN reveal tutorial

This tutorial shows you how to display a cardholder’s PIN using iframes on your application or webpage. In this scenario, you will display a cardholder’s PIN on an otherwise blank webpage. After the predetermined time limit has elapsed, the PIN is automatically hidden from view as a security precaution.

If your cardholder clicks the toggle PIN button while the timer is running, the timer will end and Marqeta.js will hide the PIN from view. If the toggle PIN button is clicked again, the timer will start counting down from the beginning (and not resume the timer’s previous countdown position).

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When you are finished, your HTML code should look like the following:

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Step 1 — Prepare a blank HTML page

Before integrating with Marqeta.js to display card data, prepare an otherwise blank HTML page.

Create a new HTML file and add the following code:

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Step 2 — Reference Marqeta.js

If you are working in your private sandbox environment, add the following script tag to your HTML:

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If you are working in a production environment, add the following script tag to your HTML:

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Step 3 — Add a marqeta.bootstrap() method call

To inject the iframes into your HTML, call the marqeta.bootstrap() method of Marqeta.js from your HTML.

Add the following script tag to your HTML after the reference to Marqeta.js. You’ll need to pass an object to the method, but leave it empty for now.

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Step 4 — Add target div element

To present the cardholder’s PIN, create a div element for it here. Assign a unique ID to the each div; you will use this ID in the component object of marqeta.bootstrap().

Add the following code to your HTML:

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You can use CSS to define the width of the iframes created by Marqeta.js if you need to resize them. You have the option of setting the iframe’s width to a fixed value such as 300 px or to a relative value such as 75%.

If you set the iframe’s width to 100%, it will expand to fill the size of the parent container. In terms of the span, its text will stop wrapping once it is wide enough. In many cases, it is recommended to set the iframe width to 100%, and then style the parent container to the width you actually need.

Step 5 — Add the bootstrap configuration object

Use the component object to define how the iframes appear on your webpage. Make sure to include the required data. In this scenario, you will display the cardholder’s PIN.

You have the option of supplying style-related information inline (see mq-card-pin below) or as a custom style object you create (see the mq-card-exp style object styles.cardExp.styles in the Card Data tutorial above).

Add the following object as an argument for the bootstrap() method. Later steps in this tutorial will explain how to retrieve the data that replaces the placeholder text.

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Step 6 — Add a timeout value

The timeout value is the number of seconds after which Marqeta.js will hide the PIN from view as a safety precaution. In this step, you also add the styling information that will apply to the PIN timer’s message.

If your cardholder clicks the toggle PIN button while the timer is running, the timer will end and Marqeta.js will hide the PIN from view. If the toggle PIN button is clicked again, the timer will start counting down from the beginning (and not resume the timer’s previous countdown position).

Add the following code to your HTML:

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Step 7 — Request a client access token

Each time you want to display a virtual card’s sensitive data, you must request a new client access token. The client access token expires after five minutes.

Request a client access token from the Marqeta platform by sending a POST request to the /users/auth/clientaccesstoken endpoint.

Use the following cURL to request an access token. Replace the following placeholder text:

  • YOUR APPLICATION TOKEN

  • YOUR ADMIN ACCESS TOKEN

  • CARD TOKEN

  • YOUR SUBDOMAIN

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The following is a sample response to a request for a client access token:

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After obtaining the client access token, embed it into your JavaScript code in place of the CLIENT ACCESS TOKEN placeholder text. For this tutorial, you can manually insert the token into your HTML code. In a production situation, however, you should programmatically insert the token before calling the bootstrap() method.

Tip
The client access token is a string encoded as Base64. You can decode it to see client access token details, including the associated card token.

Step 8 — Add a hover state

A hover state is a style configuration that you pass to the marqeta.bootstrap() method. The parent div receives hover events from its associated iframe.

To implement a hover state, add the following CSS statements to the HTML page inside the <head> tags:

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Step 9 — Run marqeta.bootstrap()

When the page loads, marqeta.bootstrap() injects the iframes populated with card data and styles into the inner container div elements of mq-card-pin and mq-toggle-card-pin. The bootstrap() method also injects a div element with the timeout message and styles into the inner container span element mq-pin-timeout.

Tip
You can check the console of your browser for the success or failure message, as defined in the callbackEvents object.

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