diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 15a3742..d6390fb 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from dotenv import load_dotenv
 # local imports
 from dinect_api import get_user
 from dinect_api import new_user
+from dinect_api import new_user_by_card
 
 load_dotenv()
 
@@ -63,14 +64,22 @@ for f in files:
                                 email_info = validate_email(email, check_deliverability=False)
                                 email = email_info.normalized
                             except EmailNotValidError as e:
-                                email = None
                                 print(f'error in line: [{line_count}]- Invalid email: {email}')
                                 log_file.write(f'error in line: [{line_count}]- Invalid email: {email}\n')
+                                email = None
+                            # set email if not found
+                            if email is None:
+                                email = f'{card}@user.dinect.com'
 
                             # validate / set gender
                             gender = gender.strip()
                             if gender not in ['M', 'F']:
-                                gender = 'M'
+                                gender = 1
+                            else:
+                                if gender == 'M':
+                                    gender = 1
+                                else:
+                                    gender = 2
 
                             line_count += 1
                         except ValueError as e:
@@ -91,11 +100,13 @@ for f in files:
 
                         # create new user if not found
                         if not user_found:
-                            user_created, data = new_user(
-                                full_name=nickname, phone=phone, gender=None, foreign_card=None, email=email,
+                            # user_created, data = new_user(
+                            #     full_name=nickname, phone=phone, gender=1, foreign_card=None, email=email,
+                            # )
+                            user_created, data = new_user_by_card(
+                                full_name=nickname, phone=phone, gender=1, external_card=card, email=email, use_existing=False
                             )
                             if user_created:
-                                # log_file.write(f'error in line: [{line_count}]- Invalid user data: {data}\n')
                                 print('User created with', data['ID'], data['DIN'])
                             else:
                                 log_file.write(f'error in line: [{line_count}]- Invalid user data: {data}\n')
diff --git a/dinect_api.py b/dinect_api.py
index 11c8f6e..10f0fe7 100644
--- a/dinect_api.py
+++ b/dinect_api.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # __author__ = 'szhdanoff@gmail.com'
 __version__ = '1.0.1'
+
 import os
 import requests
 import json
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@ app_token = os.getenv('APP_TOKEN')
 pos_token = os.getenv('POS_TOKEN')
 currency = os.getenv('CURRENCY', 'RUB')
 
-
 HEADERS = {
     'Authorization': f'dmtoken {pos_token}',
     'DM-Authorization': f'dmapptoken {app_token}',
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def get_user(search_id, get_type='auto', headers=None) -> tuple:
         # return False, r.text
 
 
-def new_user(full_name, phone, gender=None, foreign_card=None, email=None, headers=None):
+def new_user(full_name, phone, gender=1, foreign_card=None, email=None, headers=None):
     """
     A function that creates a new user with optional headers.
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def new_user(full_name, phone, gender=None, foreign_card=None, email=None, heade
         "full_name": full_name,
         "phone": phone,
         "email": email,
-        # "gender": gender,
+        "gender": gender,
     }
 
     r = requests.post(base_url, headers=headers, json=params)
@@ -165,7 +165,54 @@ def bonuses_update(
         return False, r.json()
 
 
-# user_date = new_user('Test2', '79039426493')
+def new_user_by_card(external_card, full_name, phone, gender=1, email=None, headers=None, use_existing=True):
+    if headers is None:
+        headers = HEADERS
+
+    base_url = url + 'cards/'
+    params = {
+        'full_name': full_name,
+        'phone': phone,
+        'email': email,
+        'gender': gender,
+        'bind': use_existing,
+        'code': external_card,
+        'format': 'qrcode',
+    }
+    r = requests.post(base_url, headers=headers, json=params)
+    if r.status_code == 201:
+        return True, r.json()
+    else:
+        return False, r.text
+
+
+def add_external_card(user_id, card, headers=None):
+    """
+    Adds an external card to a user.
+
+    Args:
+        user_id (int): The ID of the user.
+        card (str): The card number.
+        headers (dict, optional): The headers to include in the request. Defaults to None.
+
+    Returns:
+        tuple: A tuple containing a boolean indicating the success of the request and the JSON response.
+               If the request is successful, the boolean is True and the JSON response is returned.
+               If the request is unsuccessful, the boolean is False and the JSON response is returned.
+    """
+    if headers is None:
+        headers = HEADERS
+
+    base_url = url + 'users/cards/'
+    params = {
+        "card": card
+    }
+    r = requests.post(base_url, headers=headers, json=params)
+    if r.status_code == 201:
+        return True, r.json()
+
+
+# user_date = new_user('Test2', '79039426493', email='YlEJp@example.com')
 # print(user_date)
 
 # 79039426498
@@ -183,17 +230,16 @@ def bonuses_update(
 #     print('purchases_url', purchases_url)
 
 
-    # добавление внешней карты лояльности
+# добавление внешней карты лояльности
 
 
-print(get_user('4620011139016689273132009'))
+# print(get_user('4620011139016689273132009'))
 # print(get_user('1234567890123'))
 # print(get_user('+79039406889'))
 # print(new_user())
 # (True, '{"DIN":3152300,"ID":"4620011139016570939672611"}')
 
 
-
 # print(bonuses_update(
 #     user_id=int('1002'),
 #     summ_total=100.00,
@@ -202,3 +248,10 @@ print(get_user('4620011139016689273132009'))
 #     sum_with_discount=90.00,
 #     sum_discount=10.00,
 # ))
+# print(get_user('79039426493', get_type='phone'))
+# (True, {'DIN': 3155239, 'ID': '4620011139016802073627661'})
+
+
+# print(new_user_by_card(
+#     external_card='1234567891235', full_name='Test', phone='79039426495', email='123321@example.com', use_existing=False
+# ))