# Ordering a card So we want to lend out our bunq card to a friend but still maintain full control over spending. The first thing we need is, in fact a card. So let's order one. ## What card do we want? There are several different types of card available within bunq. You can check out our [cards](https://doc.bunq.com/api-reference/cards "mention") section in the API reference. The first pick is between [card-credit](https://doc.bunq.com/api-reference/cards/card-credit "mention") or [card-debit](https://doc.bunq.com/api-reference/cards/card-debit "mention"). Once you have chosen one we can start constructing the API call to order a card. Pay attention to the Alias that the card is connected to. This is the pointer to the monetary account that will be connected at first with the card. Its IBAN code is also the one that will be printed on the card itself. The pointer must be of type IBAN. For this example we'll use the credit card API endpoint like so: {% openapi src="" path="/user/{userID}/card-credit" method="post" %} [swagger.json](https://346554585-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGE9Y1hc6C24r4Hen6KFH%2Fuploads%2FIUa888wk2qwhos5DXTS3%2Fswagger.json?alt=media\&token=020e751b-2a4b-4993-8247-1f0b9fab0bf5) {% endopenapi %} #### Now once we have created the card we can move on to the next step: setting a pin code and a limit for our friend. So that they can only use the card 1x within those limits. Let's go to setting Limits and updating the pin