Form3

Form3 Account Validation API

The Account Validation API from Form3 — 2 operation(s) for account validation.

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Operations 2

GET /validations/gbdsc/sortcodes/{sortcode} Fetch sort code details #
GET /validations/gbdsc/sortcodes/{sortcode}/accountnumbers/{accountnumber} Validate sortcode and account number details #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://www.api-docs.form3.tech/
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APIReference
https://api-docs.form3.tech/api.html
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GettingStarted
https://www.api-docs.form3.tech/api/tutorials/getting-started/introduction
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Documentation
https://www.api-docs.form3.tech/api/tutorials/getting-started/send-a-payment
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Documentation
https://www.api-docs.form3.tech/api/tutorials/getting-started/receive-a-payment
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Documentation
https://www.api-docs.form3.tech/api/tutorials/bacs/receive-a-direct-debit
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Documentation
https://www.api-docs.form3.tech/api/tutorials/confirmation-of-payee/cop-tutorial
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Documentation
https://www.api-docs.form3.tech/api/tutorials/bacs/send-transactions-in-a-file
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Documentation
https://www.api-docs.form3.tech/api/tutorials/event-notifications/subscriptions-for-event-notifications
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Documentation
https://www.api-docs.form3.tech/api/tutorials/event-notifications/verify-event-notifications
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Documentation
https://www.api-docs.form3.tech/api/tutorials/security/create-a-read-only-user

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/form3/refs/heads/main/openapi/form3-account-validation-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

form3-account-validation-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Form3 Public Account Validation API
  version: '1'
servers:
- url: https://api.form3.tech/v1
security:
- OAuth2: []
tags:
- name: Account Validation
paths:
  /validations/gbdsc/sortcodes/{sortcode}:
    get:
      parameters:
      - description: Sort code
        in: path
        name: sortcode
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        200:
          description: Sort code details
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SortCodeDetailsResponse'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SortCodeDetailsResponse'
        400:
          description: Validation failed
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
        404:
          description: Validation failed
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
      summary: Fetch sort code details
      tags:
      - Account Validation
      x-access:
      - Public
      operationId: getValidationsGbdscSortcodesBySortcode
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /validations/gbdsc/sortcodes/{sortcode}/accountnumbers/{accountnumber}:
    get:
      parameters:
      - description: Sort code
        in: path
        name: sortcode
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Account number
        in: path
        name: accountnumber
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        200:
          description: Sort code and account number details
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountNumberDetailsResponse'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountNumberDetailsResponse'
        400:
          description: Validation error
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
        404:
          description: Validation failed
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
      summary: Validate sortcode and account number details
      tags:
      - Account Validation
      x-access:
      - Public
      operationId: getValidationsGbdscSortcodesBySortcodeAccountnumbersByAccountnumber
      x-operation-id-source: derived
components:
  schemas:
    ApiError:
      properties:
        error_code:
          format: uuid
          type: string
        error_message:
          type: string
      type: object
      x-access:
      - Public
    TransactionGroupCode:
      enum:
      - DR
      - CR
      - CU
      - BS
      - DV
      - AU
      type: string
      x-access:
      - Public
    AccountNumber:
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        relationships:
          properties:
            sort_code:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/SortCode'
          type: object
        type:
          pattern: ^[A-Za-z_]*$
          type: string
      type: object
      x-access:
      - Public
    Links:
      properties:
        first:
          description: Link to the first resource in the list
          example: https://api.test.form3.tech/v1/api_name/resource_type
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        last:
          description: Link to the last resource in the list
          example: https://api.test.form3.tech/v1/api_name/resource_type
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        next:
          description: Link to the next resource in the list
          example: https://api.test.form3.tech/v1/api_name/resource_type
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        prev:
          description: Link to the previous resource in the list
          example: https://api.test.form3.tech/v1/api_name/resource_type
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        self:
          description: Link to this resource type
          example: https://api.test.form3.tech/v1/api_name/resource_type
          type: string
      required:
      - self
      type: object
      x-access:
      - Public
    SortCodeDetailsResponse:
      properties:
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/SortCode'
        links:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Links'
      type: object
      x-access:
      - Public
    SortCode:
      properties:
        attributes:
          properties:
            bank_code:
              type: string
            bank_name:
              type: string
            bank_office_title:
              type: string
            supported_schemes:
              properties:
                BACS:
                  properties:
                    accepts_payments:
                      default: false
                      type: boolean
                    account_switching:
                      enum:
                      - full
                      - partial
                      - ineligible
                      type: string
                    allowed_transactions:
                      items:
                        $ref: '#/components/schemas/TransactionGroupCode'
                      type: array
                    service_status:
                      type: string
                  type: object
                CCC:
                  properties:
                    accepts_payments:
                      default: false
                      type: boolean
                    service_status:
                      type: string
                  type: object
                CHAPS:
                  properties:
                    accepts_payments:
                      default: false
                      type: boolean
                    service_status:
                      type: string
                  type: object
                FPS:
                  properties:
                    accepts_payments:
                      default: false
                      type: boolean
                    handling_bank_code:
                      type: string
                    handling_bank_connection:
                      type: string
                    service_status:
                      type: string
                  type: object
              type: object
          type: object
        id:
          type: string
        type:
          pattern: ^[A-Za-z_]*$
          type: string
      type: object
      x-access:
      - Public
    AccountNumberDetailsResponse:
      properties:
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountNumber'
        links:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Links'
      type: object
      x-access:
      - Public
  securitySchemes:
    Basic:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
    OAuth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          scopes: {}
          tokenUrl: https://api.form3.tech/v1/oauth2/token
      description: OAuth 2.0 with Client Credentials Grant type