Validate Card Numbers in Google Sheets & Excel

What this pulls

Luhn-check card numbers by the row. Flags validity and card type down a column — Sheets or Excel.

It's one of 250+ live sources you reach with a single =VERVE() function — served from APIVerve's production data engine, billed at 1 credit per resolved cell, and refreshed on whatever cadence you set. No API keys to wrangle, no scripts, no exports.

See it in a cell

A real example — the input you type, and the values you can pull from it. Click any cell to see the formula behind it.

cardvalidator.xlsxsample data

B2fx=VERVE("cardvalidator", A2, "field", "card.niceType")

Number

Card › Nice Type

Brand

Card Number

Bin

4900264223817524

Visa

Visa

4900264223817524

490026

click any cell to see its formula1 credit / cell

Ways to use it

Validate a list before you use it

Run =VERVE("cardvalidator", "4900264223817524", "field", "card.niceType") down a column of inputs and let each row tell you whether it's real and safe — catch the bad ones before they hit your workflow.

Score a lead or signup sheet

Add a validity column beside your contacts so you can filter, sort, or conditionally format the rows worth keeping.

Guardrail with IF

Wrap =VERVE("cardvalidator", "4900264223817524", "field", "card.niceType") in an IF and flag anything that fails, turning a raw import into a checked, trustworthy sheet.

Use it in your sheet

The same function works in both apps — install once, sign in with your key, and type it into any cell.

Google SheetsAdd-on

Install from the Workspace Marketplace, then drop the formula into a cell. Autocomplete suggests the source and its fields.

=VERVE("cardvalidator", "4900264223817524", "field", "card.niceType")

Microsoft ExcelAdd-in

Same source, same arguments, same key — in Excel on desktop, the web, or mobile. Excel namespaces it as VERVE.CALL. Drag to fill a whole column.

=VERVE.CALL("cardvalidator", "4900264223817524", "field", "card.niceType")

Fields you can pull

Add a field name as the last argument to land just that value in the cell.

Card
=VERVE("cardvalidator", "4900264223817524", "field", "card")
Card › Nice Type
=VERVE("cardvalidator", "4900264223817524", "field", "card.niceType")
Card › TypePremium
=VERVE("cardvalidator", "4900264223817524", "field", "card.type")
Card › PatternsPremium
=VERVE("cardvalidator", "4900264223817524", "field", "card.patterns")
Card › GapsPremium
=VERVE("cardvalidator", "4900264223817524", "field", "card.gaps")
Card › LengthsPremium
=VERVE("cardvalidator", "4900264223817524", "field", "card.lengths")
Card › CodePremium
=VERVE("cardvalidator", "4900264223817524", "field", "card.code")
Card › Code › Name
=VERVE("cardvalidator", "4900264223817524", "field", "card.code.name")
Card › Code › Size
=VERVE("cardvalidator", "4900264223817524", "field", "card.code.size")
Card › Match StrengthPremium
=VERVE("cardvalidator", "4900264223817524", "field", "card.matchStrength")
Brand
=VERVE("cardvalidator", "4900264223817524", "field", "brand")
Card Number
=VERVE("cardvalidator", "4900264223817524", "field", "cardNumber")

Premium marks data included on paid plans. On the Free plan a marked field is withheld and a marked input is ignored — either way the cell reads #PREMIUM(name) instead of a value, so a gated answer can never be mistaken for a real one. Everything unmarked works on every plan. Compare plans

Validate Card Numbers, answered

Everything you need to wire it into a sheet.

How do I pull Validate Card Numbers into Google Sheets?

Install the VerveSheets add-on, sign in once with your key, and type =VERVE("cardvalidator", "4900264223817524", "field", "card") into any cell. The "field" argument names the value you want back, so the cell resolves to a single number or string you can chart, sort, or feed into another formula.

What data can I pull from Validate Card Numbers?

Validate Card Numbers returns card, card.niceType, card.code.name, card.code.size and brand, plus 1 more — name any one of them as the "field" argument and that value lands in the cell. Leave the field out and the whole record spills into a two-column table instead.

Which Validate Card Numbers fields need a paid plan?

card.type, card.patterns, card.gaps and card.lengths, plus 2 more are included from the Starter plan up. On the Free plan the cell returns #PREMIUM(field) rather than a wrong or empty value, so it's always obvious which one to upgrade for. Every other field works on Free.

Can I fill a whole column of Validate Card Numbers at once?

Yes. Put your number values down a column and point the formula at the range — A2:A50 instead of A2 — and one call returns a value for every row. Dragging the formula down works too, but the range form is a single billed call per column rather than one per cell.

How many credits does each Validate Card Numbers cell cost?

Each resolved cell costs 1 credit. A cell only re-bills when it actually refreshes, so a sheet you aren't touching doesn't keep charging.

Does Validate Card Numbers work in Excel as well as Google Sheets?

Yes — same arguments, same key, same fields. Excel namespaces custom functions, so the call is =VERVE.CALL() there and =VERVE() in Google Sheets; nothing else about it changes.

Validate Card Numbers

Validate a list before you use it

Score a lead or signup sheet

Guardrail with IF

Validate Card Numbers, answered

Put Validate Card Numbers in your next spreadsheet. Add the extension, paste the formula, and the cell keeps itself current.

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