Stripe test cards

The card numbers below are the ones Stripe documents for use in test mode. They let you exercise a checkout flow end-to-end without moving real money. Pair any of them with any future expiry date and any CVC. They are non-functional fixtures — they hold no funds and are declined in production.

Successful payments

Cards that complete a charge in test mode.

Number	Brand	CVC	Behavior (test mode)
`4242 4242 4242 4242`	Visa	any 3 digits	Succeeds and immediately processes the payment.
`4000 0566 5566 5556`	Visa (debit)	any 3 digits	Succeeds; card type is debit.
`5555 5555 5555 4444`	Mastercard	any 3 digits	Succeeds and immediately processes the payment.
`2223 0031 2200 3222`	Mastercard (2-series)	any 3 digits	Succeeds; tests the 2221–2720 range.
`5200 8282 8282 8210`	Mastercard (debit)	any 3 digits	Succeeds; card type is debit.
`5105 1051 0510 5100`	Mastercard (prepaid)	any 3 digits	Succeeds; card type is prepaid.
`3782 822463 10005`	American Express	any 4 digits	Succeeds; 15-digit PAN, 4-digit CID.
`3714 496353 98431`	American Express	any 4 digits	Succeeds; alternate Amex test number.
`6011 1111 1111 1117`	Discover	any 3 digits	Succeeds and immediately processes the payment.
`3056 9300 0902 0004`	Diners Club	any 3 digits	Succeeds; 14-digit Diners Club.
`3566 0020 2036 0505`	JCB	any 3 digits	Succeeds and immediately processes the payment.
`6200 0000 0000 0005`	UnionPay	any 3 digits	Succeeds and immediately processes the payment.

Declines & errors

Trigger specific decline codes to test your error handling.

Number	Brand	CVC	Behavior (test mode)
`4000 0000 0000 0002`	Visa	any 3 digits	Charge is declined with a generic decline code.
`4000 0000 0000 9995`	Visa	any 3 digits	Declined: insufficient_funds.
`4000 0000 0000 9987`	Visa	any 3 digits	Declined: lost_card.
`4000 0000 0000 9979`	Visa	any 3 digits	Declined: stolen_card.
`4000 0000 0000 0069`	Visa	any 3 digits	Declined: expired_card.
`4000 0000 0000 0127`	Visa	any 3 digits	Declined: incorrect_cvc.
`4000 0000 0000 0119`	Visa	any 3 digits	Declined: processing_error.
`4100 0000 0000 0019`	Visa	any 3 digits	Declined: flagged as fraudulent (Radar).

Authentication (3D Secure)

Force a 3DS challenge to test SCA flows.

Number	Brand	CVC	Behavior (test mode)
`4000 0025 0000 3155`	Visa	any 3 digits	Requires authentication (3DS) on the first transaction.
`4000 0027 6000 3184`	Visa	any 3 digits	Requires authentication (3DS) for every transaction.
`4000 0084 0000 1629`	Visa	any 3 digits	3DS authentication fails (use to test the failure path).

Use any future expiry date (e.g. 12 / 34) and any postal code. Behaviors shown are for Stripe’s test mode; other processors publish their own test numbers. These cards are non-functional fixtures — they will be declined in production.

Using these in tests

See copy-paste snippets for Cypress, Playwright, Jest, and Vitest. Need to validate a number or generate fixtures? Try the Luhn validator or the test-card generator.