# Payment instruments

Use these operations to manage payment instruments.
Payment instrument is a term which describes any means of making a digital payment, such as:
credit cards, debit cards, direct debits, payment service providers, and digital wallets.
For more information on payment instruments, see [Payment instruments](https://www.rebilly.com/docs/dev-docs/concepts/#payment-instruments).

 - [GET /payment-instruments](https://www.rebilly.com/docs/dev-docs/api/payment-instruments/getpaymentinstrumentcollection.md): Retrieves a list of payment instruments.
 - [POST /payment-instruments](https://www.rebilly.com/docs/dev-docs/api/payment-instruments/postpaymentinstrument.md): Creates a payment instrument. If the payment card, bank account, or alternative payment instrument already exists it is updated.
 - [GET /payment-instruments/{id}](https://www.rebilly.com/docs/dev-docs/api/payment-instruments/getpaymentinstrument.md): Retrieves a payment instrument with a specified ID.
 - [PATCH /payment-instruments/{id}](https://www.rebilly.com/docs/dev-docs/api/payment-instruments/patchpaymentinstrument.md): Updates the values of a payment instrument with a specified ID.
 - [POST /payment-instruments/{id}/deactivation](https://www.rebilly.com/docs/dev-docs/api/payment-instruments/postpaymentinstrumentdeactivation.md): Deactivates a payment instrument with a specified ID.
 - [POST /payment-instruments/{id}/name-inquiry](https://www.rebilly.com/docs/dev-docs/api/payment-instruments/postpaymentinstrumentnameinquiry.md): Performs a name check inquiry on a payment instrument. Use this operation to confirm the name that is associated with a payment instrument. This operation supports payment cards only, using VISA ANI r
 - [POST payment-card-created](https://www.rebilly.com/docs/dev-docs/api/payment-instruments/payment-card-created.md)
 - [POST payment-card-expiration-reminder](https://www.rebilly.com/docs/dev-docs/api/payment-instruments/payment-card-expiration-reminder.md)
 - [POST payment-card-expired](https://www.rebilly.com/docs/dev-docs/api/payment-instruments/payment-card-expired.md)
 - [POST payment-instrument-modified](https://www.rebilly.com/docs/dev-docs/api/payment-instruments/payment-instrument-modified.md)