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# Set Program Card Limits

> Admin: set the per-customer card limit ceiling for an issuer program

<Note>
  This is an **admin-only** endpoint. It sets the maximum number of cards each customer in the program can hold. Issuers cannot set per-customer limits above these ceilings.
</Note>

<ParamField path="programId" type="string" required>
  The ID of the issuer program to update. Returned by `GET /v1/card-issuer/status` as `data.id`.
</ParamField>

<ParamField header="Authorization" type="string" required>
  Bearer token: `Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN`
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="max_virtual_per_customer" type="integer">
  Maximum virtual cards allowed per customer. Must be 0–5. Default: `1`.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="max_physical_per_customer" type="integer">
  Maximum physical cards allowed per customer. Must be 0–5. Default: `1`.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="max_total_per_customer" type="integer">
  Maximum total active cards (virtual + physical combined) allowed per customer. Must be 0–5. Default: `2`. Platform hard cap is 5.
</ParamField>

At least one field must be provided. Fields not sent are left unchanged.

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X PATCH 'https://crypto-api.yativo.com/api/v1/card-issuer/admin/69ecc05a4fc8c9c148ed1a9a/card-limits' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{
      "max_virtual_per_customer": 3,
      "max_physical_per_customer": 1,
      "max_total_per_customer": 4
    }'
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 200 OK theme={null}
  {
    "success": true,
    "message": "Card limits updated",
    "data": {
      "program_id": "69ecc05a4fc8c9c148ed1a9a",
      "card_limits": {
        "max_virtual_per_customer": 3,
        "max_physical_per_customer": 1,
        "max_total_per_customer": 4
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  ```json 400 Invalid limit theme={null}
  {
    "success": false,
    "error": "INVALID_LIMIT",
    "message": "max_virtual_per_customer must be 0–5"
  }
  ```

  ```json 400 No changes theme={null}
  {
    "success": false,
    "error": "NO_CHANGES",
    "message": "Provide at least one limit field to update"
  }
  ```

  ```json 404 Not found theme={null}
  {
    "success": false,
    "error": "NOT_FOUND"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>