IBAN Structure Validation

Validates IBAN structure and mod-97 checksum locally and extracts French bank/branch/account components when present.

0.002 USD

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When to use this API?

Use for

  • Validate an IBAN checksum before using it in a workflow.

Avoid when

  • Use a more specific endpoint when you only need one already available primitive datum.

Limitations

  • Results depend on the availability and scope of the cited public sources.

Sources and provenance

ISO 13616 checksum validation

www.iso.org

Input / Output schemas

Simplified endpoint contracts. The complete schema remains available in OpenAPI 3.1.

OpenAPI 3.1 →

Input schema
ibanstring

Required

View full JSON Schema
{
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
        "iban": {
            "type": "string",
            "minLength": 15,
            "maxLength": 34
        }
    },
    "additionalProperties": false,
    "required": [
        "iban"
    ]
}
Output schema
ibanstring

Required

country_codestring

Required

structure_validboolean

Required

checksum_validboolean

Required

validboolean

Required

expected_lengthinteger | null

Required

bank_codestring | null

Required

branch_codestring | null

Required

account_numberstring | null

Required

rib_keystring | null

Required

bicstring | null

Required

bank_namestring | null

Required

checked_atstring

Required

limitationsarray

View full JSON Schema
{
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
        "iban": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "country_code": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "structure_valid": {
            "type": "boolean"
        },
        "checksum_valid": {
            "type": "boolean"
        },
        "valid": {
            "type": "boolean"
        },
        "expected_length": {
            "type": [
                "integer",
                "null"
            ]
        },
        "bank_code": {
            "type": [
                "string",
                "null"
            ]
        },
        "branch_code": {
            "type": [
                "string",
                "null"
            ]
        },
        "account_number": {
            "type": [
                "string",
                "null"
            ]
        },
        "rib_key": {
            "type": [
                "string",
                "null"
            ]
        },
        "bic": {
            "type": [
                "string",
                "null"
            ]
        },
        "bank_name": {
            "type": [
                "string",
                "null"
            ]
        },
        "checked_at": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "limitations": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
                "type": "string"
            }
        }
    },
    "additionalProperties": false,
    "required": [
        "iban",
        "country_code",
        "structure_valid",
        "checksum_valid",
        "valid",
        "expected_length",
        "bank_code",
        "branch_code",
        "account_number",
        "rib_key",
        "bic",
        "bank_name",
        "checked_at"
    ]
}

Example queries

Validate an IBAN checksum before using it in a workflow.