> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.equalsmoney.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Validate a bank account > Validates the provided bank account details. You can use this before you [create a recipient](https://docs.equalsmoney.com/openapi/em-budgets/operation/validateRecipient/). By default, this endpoint isn't enabled. If you'd like to use it, please contact us. ## OpenAPI ````yaml /autogenerated/openapi/budgets.openapi.json post /recipients/validate/account openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: Budgets API version: 2.0.0 description: Version 2 license: name: UNLICENSED url: https://docs.equalsmoney.com servers: - url: https://api.equalsmoney.com/v2 description: Production - url: https://api-sandbox.equalsmoney.com/v2 description: Sandbox security: [] paths: /recipients/validate/account: post: tags: - Recipients summary: Validate a bank account description: |2- Validates the provided bank account details. You can use this before you [create a recipient](https://docs.equalsmoney.com/openapi/em-budgets/operation/validateRecipient/). By default, this endpoint isn't enabled. If you'd like to use it, please contact us. operationId: validateBankAccount parameters: - name: accountId in: query schema: description: The ID of the account to work with. type: - string example: F50091 required: true - name: include in: query schema: description: Comma-separated list of fields to include in the response. oneOf: - type: - string - type: - array items: type: - string enum: - paymentNetworkDetails enum: - paymentNetworkDetails example: paymentNetworkDetails requestBody: description: Body content: application/json: schema: type: - object properties: country: type: - string maxLength: 2 description: The country, in ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 format. example: GB iban: type: - string - 'null' description: The International Bank Account Number (IBAN). example: PK94XAOM0400102322019126 number: type: - string - 'null' description: The bank account number. example: '55555555' code: type: - string - 'null' description: The bank sort code. example: 12-34-56 required: - country example: country: GB iban: PK94XAOM0400102322019126 number: '55555555' code: 12-34-56 responses: '200': description: OK content: application/json: schema: type: - object properties: countryCode: type: - string - 'null' example: GB nationalId: type: - string - 'null' accountNumber: type: - string - 'null' status: type: - string - 'null' example: PASS comment: type: - string - 'null' recommendedNatId: type: - string - 'null' recommendedAcct: type: - string - 'null' recommendedBIC: type: - string - 'null' ref: type: - string - 'null' group: type: - string - 'null' branchDetails: type: - array - 'null' items: type: - object properties: bankName: type: - string - 'null' description: The name of the bank. example: Barclays Bank branch: type: - string - 'null' description: The branch of the bank. example: London street: type: - string - 'null' description: The street of the bank. example: 1 Churchill Place city: type: - string - 'null' description: The city of the bank. example: London postZip: type: - string - 'null' description: The postcode of the bank. example: E14 5HP region: type: - string - 'null' description: The region of the bank. example: London country: type: - string - 'null' description: The country of the bank. example: UK codeDetails: type: - object - 'null' properties: codeName1: type: - string - 'null' codeValue1: type: - string - 'null' codeName2: type: - string - 'null' codeValue2: type: - string - 'null' codeName3: type: - string - 'null' codeValue3: type: - string - 'null' codeName4: type: - string - 'null' codeValue4: type: - string - 'null' additionalData: type: - object - 'null' properties: ssiAvailable: type: - string - 'null' example: 'Y' payServiceAvailable: type: - string - 'null' example: 'Y' contactsAvailable: type: - string - 'null' example: 'N' messageAvailable: type: - string - 'null' example: 'N' holidayAvailable: type: - string - 'null' example: 'Y' sepaDetails: type: - object - 'null' properties: ctStatus: type: - string - 'null' example: 'NO' ddStatus: type: - string - 'null' example: 'NO' bbStatus: type: - string - 'null' example: 'NO' bankToken: type: - string - 'null' branchTypeLabel: type: - string - 'null' headOfficeDetails: type: - object - 'null' properties: bankName: type: - string - 'null' description: The name of the bank. example: Barclays Bank branch: type: - string - 'null' description: The branch of the bank. example: London street: type: - string - 'null' description: The street of the bank. example: 1 Churchill Place city: type: - string - 'null' description: The city of the bank. example: London postZip: type: - string - 'null' description: The postcode of the bank. example: E14 5HP region: type: - string - 'null' description: The region of the bank. example: London country: type: - string - 'null' description: The country of the bank. example: UK codeDetails: type: - object - 'null' properties: codeName1: type: - string - 'null' codeValue1: type: - string - 'null' codeName2: type: - string - 'null' codeValue2: type: - string - 'null' codeName3: type: - string - 'null' codeValue3: type: - string - 'null' codeName4: type: - string - 'null' codeValue4: type: - string - 'null' additionalData: type: - object - 'null' properties: ssiAvailable: type: - string - 'null' example: 'Y' payServiceAvailable: type: - string - 'null' example: 'Y' contactsAvailable: type: - string - 'null' example: 'N' messageAvailable: type: - string - 'null' example: 'N' holidayAvailable: type: - string - 'null' example: 'Y' sepaDetails: type: - object - 'null' properties: ctStatus: type: - string - 'null' example: 'NO' ddStatus: type: - string - 'null' example: 'NO' bbStatus: type: - string - 'null' example: 'NO' bankToken: type: - string - 'null' branchTypeLabel: type: - string - 'null' paymentBicDetails: type: - object - 'null' properties: bankName: type: - string - 'null' description: The name of the bank. example: Barclays Bank branch: type: - string - 'null' description: The branch of the bank. example: London street: type: - string - 'null' description: The street of the bank. example: 1 Churchill Place city: type: - string - 'null' description: The city of the bank. example: London postZip: type: - string - 'null' description: The postcode of the bank. example: E14 5HP region: type: - string - 'null' description: The region of the bank. example: London country: type: - string - 'null' description: The country of the bank. example: UK codeDetails: type: - object - 'null' properties: codeName1: type: - string - 'null' codeValue1: type: - string - 'null' codeName2: type: - string - 'null' codeValue2: type: - string - 'null' codeName3: type: - string - 'null' codeValue3: type: - string - 'null' codeName4: type: - string - 'null' codeValue4: type: - string - 'null' additionalData: type: - object - 'null' properties: ssiAvailable: type: - string - 'null' example: 'Y' payServiceAvailable: type: - string - 'null' example: 'Y' contactsAvailable: type: - string - 'null' example: 'N' messageAvailable: type: - string - 'null' example: 'N' holidayAvailable: type: - string - 'null' example: 'Y' sepaDetails: type: - object - 'null' properties: ctStatus: type: - string - 'null' example: 'NO' ddStatus: type: - string - 'null' example: 'NO' bbStatus: type: - string - 'null' example: 'NO' bankToken: type: - string - 'null' branchTypeLabel: type: - string - 'null' paymentNetworkDetails: type: - array items: type: - object properties: paymentNetwork: type: - string enum: - SWIFT - SEPA.INSTANT - SEPA.CREDITTRANSFER - CHAPS - UKFPS - ACH - WIRETRANSFER - OFF_PLATFORM - NIP participantId: type: - string description: The ID of the participant bank. participantName: type: - string description: The name of the participant bank. currencyCode: type: - string - 'null' enum: - AED - AFN - ALL - AMD - ANG - AOA - ARS - AUD - AWG - AZN - BAM - BBD - BDT - BGN - BHD - BIF - BMD - BND - BOB - BOV - BRL - BSD - BTN - BWP - BYN - BZD - CAD - CDF - CHF - CLP - CNY - COP - CRC - CUC - CUP - CVE - CZK - DJF - DKK - DOP - DZD - EGP - ERN - ETB - EUR - FJD - FKP - GBP - GEL - GGP - GHS - GIP - GMD - GNF - GTQ - GYD - HKD - HNL - HRK - HTG - HUF - IDR - ILS - INR - IQD - IRR - ISK - JMD - JOD - JPY - KES - KGS - KHR - KMF - KPW - KRW - KWD - KYD - KZT - LAK - LBP - LKR - LRD - LSL - LTL - LVL - LYD - MAD - MDL - MGA - MKD - MMK - MNT - MOP - MUR - MVR - MWK - MXN - MYR - MZN - NAD - NGN - NIO - NOK - NPR - NZD - OMR - PAB - PEN - PGK - PHP - PKR - PLN - PYG - QAR - RON - RSD - RUB - RWF - SAR - SBD - SCR - SEK - SGD - SHN - SLL - SOS - SRD - SSP - STN - SYP - SZL - THB - TJS - TMT - TND - TOP - TRY - TTD - TWD - TZS - UAH - UGX - USD - UYU - UZS - VND - VUV - WST - XAF - XAG - XAU - XCD - XOF - XPD - XPF - XPT - YER - ZAR - ZMK - ZMW - ZWD description: >- The currency code associated with the payment network. required: - paymentNetwork - participantId - participantName description: >- Provides a list of payment networks through which payments can be sent to the validated account. Each entry includes the network name and details of the participating institution. bic8: type: - string - 'null' example: 'N' dataStore: type: - string - 'null' example: 'N' noBranch: type: - string - 'null' example: 'N' isoAddr: type: - string - 'null' example: 'N' payBranchType: type: - string - 'null' example: D freeToken: type: - string - 'null' example: countryCode: GB nationalId: string accountNumber: string status: PASS comment: string recommendedNatId: string recommendedAcct: string recommendedBIC: string ref: string group: string branchDetails: - bankName: Barclays Bank branch: London street: 1 Churchill Place city: London postZip: E14 5HP region: London country: UK codeDetails: codeName1: string codeValue1: string codeName2: string codeValue2: string codeName3: string codeValue3: string codeName4: string codeValue4: string additionalData: ssiAvailable: 'Y' payServiceAvailable: 'Y' contactsAvailable: 'N' messageAvailable: 'N' holidayAvailable: 'Y' sepaDetails: ctStatus: 'NO' ddStatus: 'NO' bbStatus: 'NO' bankToken: string branchTypeLabel: string headOfficeDetails: bankName: Barclays Bank branch: London street: 1 Churchill Place city: London postZip: E14 5HP region: London country: UK codeDetails: codeName1: string codeValue1: string codeName2: string codeValue2: string codeName3: string codeValue3: string codeName4: string codeValue4: string additionalData: ssiAvailable: 'Y' payServiceAvailable: 'Y' contactsAvailable: 'N' messageAvailable: 'N' holidayAvailable: 'Y' sepaDetails: ctStatus: 'NO' ddStatus: 'NO' bbStatus: 'NO' bankToken: string branchTypeLabel: string paymentBicDetails: bankName: Barclays Bank branch: London street: 1 Churchill Place city: London postZip: E14 5HP region: London country: UK codeDetails: codeName1: string codeValue1: string codeName2: string codeValue2: string codeName3: string codeValue3: string codeName4: string codeValue4: string additionalData: ssiAvailable: 'Y' payServiceAvailable: 'Y' contactsAvailable: 'N' messageAvailable: 'N' holidayAvailable: 'Y' sepaDetails: ctStatus: 'NO' ddStatus: 'NO' bbStatus: 'NO' bankToken: string branchTypeLabel: string paymentNetworkDetails: - paymentNetwork: SWIFT participantId: string participantName: string currencyCode: AED bic8: 'N' dataStore: 'N' noBranch: 'N' isoAddr: 'N' payBranchType: D freeToken: string security: - CommonAuth: - recipients:validate:any x-codeSamples: - lang: Shell label: cURL source: |- curl --request POST \ --url 'https://api.equalsmoney.com/v2/recipients/validate/account?accountId={{accountId}}' \ --header 'Authorization: ' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data ' { "country": "GB", "iban": "PK94XAOM0400102322019126", "number": "55555555", "code": "12-34-56" } ' components: securitySchemes: CommonAuth: type: apiKey in: header name: Authorization ````