# ClearBank Confirmation of Payee API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/clearbank/clearbank-confirmation-of-payee-api/  
**Provider:** ClearBank — https://apis.io/providers/clearbank/  
**Base URL:** https://institution-api.clearbank.co.uk  
**Documentation:** https://clearbank.github.io/uk/docs/api/

ClearBank Confirmation of Payee API is one of 11 APIs that [ClearBank](https://apis.io/providers/clearbank/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Confirmation of Payee and Fraud Prevention. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an API reference.

Outbound Confirmation of Payee (CoP) name-checking against payee account details to reduce misdirected payments and APP fraud.

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clearbank/refs/heads/main/openapi/clearbank-cop-outbound-v1.json
- **Documentation** — https://clearbank.github.io/uk/docs/api/
- **APIReference** — https://clearbank.github.io/uk/docs/api/overview/

## Other ClearBank APIs (10)

- [ClearBank GBP Accounts API](https://apis.io/apis/clearbank/clearbank-gbp-accounts-api/)
- [ClearBank Faster Payments API](https://apis.io/apis/clearbank/clearbank-faster-payments-api/)
- [ClearBank CHAPS API](https://apis.io/apis/clearbank/clearbank-chaps-api/)
- [ClearBank Multi-Currency Accounts API](https://apis.io/apis/clearbank/clearbank-multi-currency-accounts-api/)
- [ClearBank Multi-Currency Payments API](https://apis.io/apis/clearbank/clearbank-multi-currency-payments-api/)
- [ClearBank FX API](https://apis.io/apis/clearbank/clearbank-fx-api/)
- [ClearBank SEPA Credit Transfer API](https://apis.io/apis/clearbank/clearbank-sepa-credit-transfer-api/)
- [ClearBank Customer Due Diligence (KYC) API](https://apis.io/apis/clearbank/clearbank-customer-due-diligence-api/)
- [ClearBank Cross-Border Sterling Payments API](https://apis.io/apis/clearbank/clearbank-cross-border-api/)
- [ClearBank Retail Embedded Banking Customers API](https://apis.io/apis/clearbank/clearbank-retail-customers-api/)

## Tags

Confirmation of Payee, Fraud Prevention

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