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# Card Statuses: Inactive, Active, Blocked, and Closed on All Programs

> Understand the Inactive, Active, Blocked, and Closed PEX card statuses, what each allows, and how to view or change a card's current status.

## Overview of card statuses

### "Open" cards

"Open" cards have three statuses:

1. **Inactive** — All new PEX Cards are "Inactive", which means that they cannot be used
   * New cardholders are instructed to call their business administrator to activate the card
   * For more information on card activation, refer to [How to Activate a New PEX Card](/administrator-guide/how-to-activate-a-new-pex-card-on-all-programs)
2. **Active** — "Active" cards can be used to make purchases if they have a fund balance above \$0
   * Cardholders cannot spend without funds on the card
3. **Blocked** — You may want to temporarily disable a card when a cardholder is on vacation or taking a leave of absence
   * "Blocked" cards cannot be used for purchases
   * The card balance and card settings will be preserved
   * When the cardholder returns, an administrator can change the card status back to Active
   * For more information on blocking cards, refer to [How to Block a Card](/administrator-guide/how-to-block-a-card-on-all-programs)

### "Closed" cards

After a Card account is closed, it cannot be reactivated.

* For more information, refer to [How to Close (Terminate) a Card](/administrator-guide/how-to-close-a-card)

## How to see a card's status

<Steps>
  <Step>
    Log in to dashboard.pexcard.com
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Click on the "Cards" tab
  </Step>

  <Step>
    You can see the card status under the "Status" heading

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pextest/xypx-ybj5g7dsVoG/images/administrator-guide/managing-cards/image-6.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=xypx-ybj5g7dsVoG&q=85&s=c9b326d5ad371a926199f4496c53e0cd" alt="" width="2682" height="1900" data-path="images/administrator-guide/managing-cards/image-6.webp" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Card status is also shown if you click into a specific card

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pextest/xypx-ybj5g7dsVoG/images/administrator-guide/managing-cards/image-7.avif?fit=max&auto=format&n=xypx-ybj5g7dsVoG&q=85&s=5bc770bac35228b437f0e485af33c03c" alt="" width="1323" height="667" data-path="images/administrator-guide/managing-cards/image-7.avif" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>
</Steps>

For card status **Multiple:** A card replacement has been processed for the current card; refer to [How to Activate a Replacement Card](/administrator-guide/how-to-activate-a-replacement-card).