SWIFT IBANs API
IBAN (International Bank Account Number) lookup and validation
IBAN (International Bank Account Number) lookup and validation
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openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: SWIFT SwiftRef Account Numbers IBA Ns 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':
$ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
/v2/iban_national_ids/{iban_national_id}/bic:
get:
operationId: getBicForIbanNationalId
summary: Get BIC for IBAN National ID
description: Returns the BIC associated with an IBAN national ID component.
tags:
- IBANs
parameters:
- name: iban_national_id
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
description: IBAN national ID component
responses:
'200':
description: BIC for the IBAN national ID
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
bic:
type: string
components:
schemas:
ValidityResult:
type: object
properties:
valid:
type: boolean
description: Whether the identifier is valid
errorCode:
type: string
description: Error code if invalid
errorDescription:
type: string
description: Human-readable description of validation failure
IbanDetails:
type: object
properties:
iban:
type: string
description: International Bank Account Number
bic:
type: string
description: Associated BIC
countryCode:
type: string
description: Country code from IBAN
bankCode:
type: string
description: Bank code extracted from IBAN
accountNumber:
type: string
description: Account number extracted from IBAN
responses:
BadRequest:
description: Bad request - invalid identifier format
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
code:
type: string
message:
type: string
NotFound:
description: Identifier not found in reference data
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
code:
type: string
message:
type: string
parameters:
iban:
name: iban
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
pattern: ^[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{2}[A-Z0-9]{1,30}$
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