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# Card Read


## API Docs

- Card Read [Initiate a card read](https://docs.runpayments.io/reference/terminal-api/card-read/read-card.md)
- Card Read [Get card read status](https://docs.runpayments.io/reference/terminal-api/card-read/get-read-card-status.md)
- Card Read [Cancel a card read](https://docs.runpayments.io/reference/terminal-api/card-read/cancel-read-card.md)

## OpenAPI Specification

The raw OpenAPI 3.1 specification for this API is available at:
- [OpenAPI JSON](https://docs.runpayments.io/openapi.json)
- [OpenAPI YAML](https://docs.runpayments.io/openapi.yaml)