The [MIME type](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Basics_of_HTTP/MIME_types) of the response body.

Accept

The [MIME type](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Basics_of_HTTP/MIME_types) of the request body.

Content-Type

Details about a stored card instrument which includes details around billing, last 4 digits, issuer, etc.

Identifies whether this stored instrument is default for the customer.

Identifies whether this stored instrument is default for the shopper.

The credit card instrument with raw card data.

The type of instrument. For this case "raw_card".

The card creation params with tokenized card number.

The type of instrument. For this case "tokenized_card".

The type of instrument. For this case "tokenized_paypal_account".

The error title describing the particular error.

The ID of the customer to add instrument for.

Set this instrument as default for customer?

Identifier for payment method that will be used for this instrument obtained from Payment Methods API.

Response meta

### OAuth scopes

  The required scopes are granted to the `instrument_access_token` upon generation.

### Authentication header

| Header | Argument | Description |
|:-------|:---------|:------------|
| `Authorization` | `IAT {{INSTRUMENT_ACCESS_TOKEN}}` | Obtained using the [Create instrument access token](/beta/stored-instruments/rest-payments/manage#create-instrument-access-token) endpoint. |

 ### Further reading

For an outline of the Process Payment API call flow and more information about authenticating, see [Authentication and Example Requests](/docs/start/authentication#bigcommerce-generated-jwts).

For a list of API status codes, see [API Status Codes](/docs/start/about/status-codes).

BigCommerce

The Stored Instruments API gives shoppers the ability to save credit cards, bank accounts, and PayPal accounts for a faster checkout experience.

Stored Instruments API (Beta) - Payments Server Operations

Attach Instrument to Customer