# issue

URL: /business/verbs/issue · Id: `page:business/verbs/issue`

> Every issue Verb, one per Noun: API Key, Card, Credit Grant, Share.

`issue` acts on 4 [Nouns](/business/nouns/noun). Each is its own [Verb](/business/nouns/verb), named for its Noun.

| Verb | Noun | Definition |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [APIKey.issue](/business/nouns/api-key/issue) | [API Key](/business/nouns/api-key) | Issue creates an API Key for one Customer and returns its secret once; afterwards only the prefix shows. |
| [Card.issue](/business/nouns/card/issue) | [Card](/business/nouns/card) | Issue creates a Card under a Mandate once the Mandate check passes, with explicit limits on every interval. |
| [CreditGrant.issue](/business/nouns/credit-grant/issue) | [Credit Grant](/business/nouns/credit-grant) | Issue gives a Customer a paid or promotional Credit Grant that its metered calls draw down before anything is invoiced. |
| [Share.issue](/business/nouns/share/issue) | [Share](/business/nouns/share) | Issue records new Shares of one class to a Holder under a board-approved Agreement, with the certificate or book entry. |