Form3

Form3 Name Verification API

The Name Verification API API from Form3 — 3 operation(s) for name verification api.

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Operations 4

POST /organisation/nameverifications Name verification creation request #
GET /organisation/nameverifications List name verifications #
GET /organisation/nameverifications/{id} Fetch name verification resource #
GET /organisation/nameverifications/{name_verification_id}/admissions/{id} Name verification admission fetch request #

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https://www.api-docs.form3.tech/
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https://api-docs.form3.tech/api.html
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https://www.api-docs.form3.tech/api/tutorials/getting-started/introduction
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https://www.api-docs.form3.tech/api/tutorials/getting-started/send-a-payment
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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 Specification

form3-name-verification-api-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Form3 Public Name Verification API
  version: '1'
servers:
- url: https://api.form3.tech/v1
security:
- OAuth2: []
tags:
- name: Name Verification API
paths:
  /organisation/nameverifications:
    post:
      operationId: CreateNameVerification
      responses:
        201:
          description: created
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NameVerificationCreationResponse'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NameVerificationCreationResponse'
        400:
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
        403:
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
        409:
          description: Conflict
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
        500:
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
      summary: Name verification creation request
      tags:
      - Name Verification API
      x-access:
      - Public
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/vnd.api+json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/NameVerificationCreation'
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/NameVerificationCreation'
    get:
      operationId: ListNameVerifications
      parameters:
      - description: Which page to select
        in: query
        name: page[number]
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
      - description: Number of items to select
        in: query
        name: page[size]
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          maximum: 1000
          minimum: 0
      - description: Filter by organisation id
        in: query
        name: filter[organisation_id]
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
      - description: Filter by account classification
        in: query
        name: filter[account_classification]
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Filter by account number
        in: query
        name: filter[account_number]
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          pattern: ^[A-Z0-9]{6,34}$
      - description: Filter by bank id
        in: query
        name: filter[bank_id]
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Filter by bank id code
        in: query
        name: filter[bank_id_code]
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Filter by name
        in: query
        name: filter[name]
        required: false
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            maxLength: 256
            minLength: 1
            type: string
      - description: Filter by secondary identification
        in: query
        name: filter[secondary_identification]
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Filter by created date from
        in: query
        name: filter[created_date_from]
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      - description: Filter by created date to
        in: query
        name: filter[created_date_to]
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      - description: Filter by modified date from
        in: query
        name: filter[modified_date_from]
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      - description: Filter by modified date to
        in: query
        name: filter[modified_date_to]
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      - description: Filter by admission created date from
        in: query
        name: filter[admission.created_date_from]
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      - description: Filter by admission created date to
        in: query
        name: filter[admission.created_date_to]
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      - description: Filter by admission modified date from
        in: query
        name: filter[admission.modified_date_from]
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      - description: Filter by admission modified date to
        in: query
        name: filter[admission.modified_date_to]
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      - description: Filter by admission status
        in: query
        name: filter[admission.status]
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Filter by admission answer
        in: query
        name: filter[admission.answer]
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Filter by admission actual name
        in: query
        name: filter[admission.actual_name]
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Filter by admission reason
        in: query
        name: filter[admission.reason]
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Filter by admission reason code
        in: query
        name: filter[admission.reason_code]
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Filter by submission created date from
        in: query
        name: filter[submission.created_date_from]
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      - description: Filter by submission created date to
        in: query
        name: filter[submission.created_date_to]
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      - description: Filter by submission modified date from
        in: query
        name: filter[submission.modified_date_from]
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      - description: Filter by submission modified date to
        in: query
        name: filter[submission.modified_date_to]
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      - description: Filter by submission status
        in: query
        name: filter[submission.status]
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Filter by submission answer
        in: query
        name: filter[submission.answer]
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Filter by submission actual name
        in: query
        name: filter[submission.actual_name]
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Filter by submission reason
        in: query
        name: filter[submission.reason]
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Filter by submission reason code
        in: query
        name: filter[submission.reason_code]
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        200:
          description: List of name verification details
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NameVerificationDetailsListResponse'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NameVerificationDetailsListResponse'
        400:
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
        403:
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
        404:
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
        500:
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
      summary: List name verifications
      tags:
      - Name Verification API
      x-access:
      - Public
  /organisation/nameverifications/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: GetNameVerification
      parameters:
      - description: Name Verification ID
        in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
      responses:
        200:
          description: Name verification details
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NameVerificationDetailsResponse'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NameVerificationDetailsResponse'
        400:
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
        403:
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
        404:
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
        500:
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
      summary: Fetch name verification resource
      tags:
      - Name Verification API
      x-access:
      - Public
  /organisation/nameverifications/{name_verification_id}/admissions/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: GetNameVerificationAdmission
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: name_verification_id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
      - in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
      responses:
        200:
          description: Name verification admission details
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NameVerificationAdmissionDetailsResponse'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NameVerificationAdmissionDetailsResponse'
        400:
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
        403:
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
        404:
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
        500:
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
      summary: Name verification admission fetch request
      tags:
      - Name Verification API
      x-access:
      - Public
components:
  schemas:
    NameVerificationAdmissionDetailsResponse:
      properties:
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NameVerificationAdmission'
      type: object
      x-access:
      - Public
    NameVerificationRelationships:
      properties:
        name_verification_admission:
          properties:
            data:
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NameVerificationAdmission'
              maxItems: 1
              minItems: 0
              type: array
          type: object
        name_verification_submission:
          properties:
            data:
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NameVerificationSubmission'
              maxItems: 1
              minItems: 0
              type: array
          type: object
      type: object
      x-access:
      - Public
    NameVerificationSubmissionAnswer:
      enum:
      - confirmed
      - rejected
      type: string
      x-access:
      - Public
    NameVerificationSubmission:
      properties:
        attributes:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NameVerificationSubmissionAttributes'
        created_on:
          format: date-time
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        id:
          format: uuid
          type: string
        modified_on:
          format: date-time
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        organisation_id:
          format: uuid
          type: string
        relationships:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NameVerificationSubmissionRelationships'
        type:
          pattern: ^[A-Za-z_]*$
          type: string
        version:
          minimum: 0
          type: integer
      required:
      - id
      - organisation_id
      type: object
      x-access:
      - Public
    NameVerificationSubmissionStatus:
      enum:
      - delivery_confirmed
      - delivery_failed
      type: string
      x-access:
      - Public
    VerificationScheme:
      default: CoP
      enum:
      - CoP
      - VoP
      type: string
      x-access:
      - Public
    NameVerificationAdmissionRelationships:
      properties:
        name_verification:
          properties:
            data:
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NameVerification'
              type: array
          type: object
      type: object
      x-access:
      - Public
    NameVerification:
      properties:
        attributes:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NameVerificationAttributes'
        created_on:
          format: date-time
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        id:
          format: uuid
          type: string
        modified_on:
          format: date-time
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        organisation_id:
          format: uuid
          type: string
        relationships:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NameVerificationRelationships'
        type:
          pattern: ^[A-Za-z_]*$
          type: string
        version:
          minimum: 0
          type: integer
      required:
      - id
      - organisation_id
      - attributes
      type: object
      x-access:
      - Public
    NameVerificationAdmissionStatus:
      enum:
      - confirmed
      - failed
      type: string
      x-access:
      - Public
    NameVerificationAdmissionAnswer:
      enum:
      - confirmed
      - rejected
      type: string
      x-access:
      - Public
    NameVerificationAdmission:
      properties:
        attributes:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NameVerificationAdmissionAttributes'
        created_on:
          format: date-time
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        id:
          format: uuid
          type: string
        modified_on:
          format: date-time
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        organisation_id:
          format: uuid
          type: string
        relationships:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NameVerificationAdmissionRelationships'
        type:
          pattern: ^[A-Za-z_]*$
          type: string
        version:
          minimum: 0
          type: integer
      required:
      - id
      - organisation_id
      - attributes
      type: object
      x-access:
      - Public
    AccountClassification:
      enum:
      - personal
      - business
      type: string
      x-access:
      - Public
    Requester:
      properties:
        bank_id:
          maxLength: 11
          type: string
        bank_id_code:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/BankIDCode'
      required:
      - bank_id
      - bank_id_code
      type: object
      x-access:
      - Public
    NameVerificationAttributes:
      properties:
        account_classification:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountClassification'
        account_number:
          pattern: ^[A-Z0-9]{6,34}$
          type: string
        account_number_code:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountNumberCode'
        bank_id:
          type: string
        bank_id_code:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/BankIDCode'
        id_code_type:
          maxLength: 36
          minLength: 0
          type: string
        name:
          description: Account holder names (for example title, first name, last name). Used for Confirmation of Payee matching.
          items:
            maxLength: 256
            minLength: 1
            type: string
          type: array
        psp_request_id:
          maxLength: 36
          type: string
        request_datetime:
          format: date-time
        requester:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Requester'
        secondary_identification:
          type: string
        verification_scheme:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/VerificationScheme'
      required:
      - account_number
      - account_number_code
      - bank_id
      - bank_id_code
      - name
      type: object
      x-access:
      - Public
    NameVerificationSubmissionRelationships:
      properties:
        name_verification:
          properties:
            data:
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NameVerification'
              type: array
          type: object
      type: object
      x-access:
      - Public
    NameVerificationDetailsResponse:
      properties:
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NameVerification'
      type: object
      x-access:
      - Public
    NameVerificationCreation:
      properties:
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NameVerification'
      required:
      - data
      type: object
      x-access:
      - Public
    NameVerificationAdmissionReasonCode:
      enum:
      - AC01
      - ACNS
      - ANNM
      - BAMM
      - BANM
      - CASS
      - CMTC
      - IVCR
      - MBAM
      - NMTC
      - NOAP
      - OPTO
      - PAMM
      - PANM
      - SCNS
      type: string
      x-access:
      - Public
    NameVerificationCreationResponse:
      properties:
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NameVerification'
      type: object
      x-access:
      - Public
    DebtorParty:
      properties:
        account_with:
          properties:
            bank_name:
              description: Financial institution name
              type: string
          type: object
      type: object
      x-access:
      - Public
      x-omitempty: true
    NameVerificationSubmissionAttributes:
      properties:
        actual_name:
          type: string
        additional_messages:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/NameVerificationSubmissionAdditionalMessage'
          maxItems: 1
          type: array
        answer:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NameVerificationSubmissionAnswer'
        reason:
          type: string
        reason_code:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NameVerificationSubmissionReasonCode'
        status:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NameVerificationSubmissionStatus'
        status_reason:
          type: string
      required:
      - status
      type: object
      x-access:
      - Public
    NameVerificationSubmissionReasonCode:
      enum:
      - AC01
      - ACNS
      - ANNM
      - BAMM
      - BANM
      - CASS
      - CMTC
      - IVCR
      - MBAM
      - NMTC
      - NOAP
      - OPTO
      - PAMM
      - PANM
      - SCNS
      type: string
      x-access:
      - Public
    AccountNumberCode:
      description: The type of identification given at `account_number` attribute
      enum:
      - BBAN
      - IBAN
      example: IBAN
      maxLength: 4
      type: string
      x-access:
      - Public
    NameVerificationSubmissionAdditionalMessage:
      properties:
        message_code:
          maxLength: 20
          type: string
        message_text:
          maxLength: 500
          type: string
        message_type:
          maxLength: 70
          type: string
      type: object
      x-access:
      - Public
    NameVerificationAdmissionAttributes:
      properties:
        actual_name:
          type: string
        answer:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NameVerificationAdmissionAnswer'
        debtor_party:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/DebtorParty'
        reason:
          type: string
        reason_code:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NameVerificationAdmissionReasonCode'
        status:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NameVerificationAdmissionStatus'
        status_reason:
          type: string
      required:
      - status
      type: object
      x-access:
      - Public
    ApiError:
      properties:
        error_code:
          format: uuid
          type: string
        error_message:
          type: string
      type: object
      x-access:
      - Public
    BankIDCode:
      enum:
      - GBDSC
      - SWBIC
      type: string
      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
    NameVerificationDetailsListResponse:
      properties:
        data:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/NameVerification'
          type: array
        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