Instant Card Number by American Express provides eligible Card Members access to their Card Number after approval for digital use prior to physical Card delivery.  

Instant Card Number is available for all American Express Consumer Credit and Charge Cards.

If you are eligible, you can get your Instant Card Number if you apply for a Card online (via desktop or mobile device) or over the phone with a customer service representative.

• For Card applications online, you can retrieve your Instant Card Number online immediately following application approval or via a link provided in your Welcome Email that you will receive shortly after you are approved.
• For Card applications over the phone, you can retrieve your Instant Card Number via a link provided in your Welcome Email that you will receive shortly after you are approved.

You can add your Instant Card Number to Apple Pay^TM, Google Pay^TM, Samsung Pay and Fitbit Pay^TM.  See Apple Pay^TM, Google Pay^TM, Samsung Pay and Fitbit Pay^TM for step by step directions.

Yes, your Card will arrive in the mail within 3-5 business days of account approval.

Yes, you will receive the same 15 digit Instant Card Number that will be on the physical Card when it arrives in the mail.

Instant Card Number eligibility is based on our ability to authenticate you.