SWIFT IBANs API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: SWIFT SwiftRef Account Numbers IBANs API
  description: The SWIFT SwiftRef API provides automated real-time lookup and validation of payments reference data. Supports validation and retrieval of BICs, IBANs, LEIs, National IDs, country codes, currency codes, and account numbers. Enables financial institutions, corporates, and PSPs to achieve greater straight-through processing rates by validating identifiers before payment execution. Data is updated daily from authoritative sources.
  version: 2.0.0
  contact:
    name: SWIFT Developer Support
    email: developer-support@swift.com
    url: https://developer.swift.com
  termsOfService: https://developer.swift.com/terms
servers:
- url: https://api.swift.com/swiftrefdata
  description: SWIFT SwiftRef Production API
- url: https://sandbox.swift.com/swiftrefdata
  description: SWIFT SwiftRef Sandbox
security:
- OAuth2: []
tags:
- name: IBANs
  description: IBAN (International Bank Account Number) lookup and validation
paths:
  /v2/ibans/{iban}:
    get:
      operationId: getIban
      summary: Get IBAN Details
      description: Returns details for an IBAN including the associated BIC, bank name, and account holder country.
      tags:
      - IBANs
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/iban'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: IBAN details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/IbanDetails'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /v2/ibans/{iban}/validity:
    get:
      operationId: validateIban
      summary: Validate IBAN
      description: Validates an IBAN by checking its format, check digits, country code, and BBAN structure.
      tags:
      - IBANs
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/iban'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: IBAN validity result
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidityResult'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
  /v2/ibans/{iban}/bic:
    get:
      operationId: getBicForIban
      summary: Get BIC for IBAN
      description: Returns the BIC associated with a given IBAN.
      tags:
      - IBANs
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/iban'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: BIC for the IBAN
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  bic:
                    type: string
                    description: Bank Identifier Code
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /v2/iban_national_ids/{iban_national_id}/bic:
    get:
      operationId: getBicForIbanNationalId
      summary: Get BIC for IBAN National ID
      description: Returns the BIC associated with an IBAN national ID component.
      tags:
      - IBANs
      parameters:
      - name: iban_national_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: IBAN national ID component
      responses:
        '200':
          description: BIC for the IBAN national ID
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  bic:
                    type: string
components:
  schemas:
    IbanDetails:
      type: object
      properties:
        iban:
          type: string
          description: International Bank Account Number
        bic:
          type: string
          description: Associated BIC
        countryCode:
          type: string
          description: Country code from IBAN
        bankCode:
          type: string
          description: Bank code extracted from IBAN
        accountNumber:
          type: string
          description: Account number extracted from IBAN
    ValidityResult:
      type: object
      properties:
        valid:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the identifier is valid
        errorCode:
          type: string
          description: Error code if invalid
        errorDescription:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable description of validation failure
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: Identifier not found in reference data
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              code:
                type: string
              message:
                type: string
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request - invalid identifier format
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              code:
                type: string
              message:
                type: string
  parameters:
    iban:
      name: iban
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        pattern: ^[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{2}[A-Z0-9]{1,30}$
      description: IBAN (International Bank Account Number) without spaces
      example: DE89370400440532013000
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        password:
          tokenUrl: https://api.swift.com/oauth2/v1/token
          scopes:
            urn:swiftref:external: External customer access to SwiftRef data
            urn:swiftref:internal: Internal payment validation access
externalDocs:
  description: SWIFT SwiftRef API Documentation
  url: https://developer.swift.com/apis/swiftref-api