IBAN Validation API

Validate International Bank Account Numbers (IBAN) with bank lookup and risk assessment

POST /api/v1/iban

Features

MOD-97 checksum validation

Country-specific length validation

Bank name and BIC/SWIFT lookup

SEPA country detection

Pro+

Risk assessment (Pro+ plans)

Request

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`iban`	string	Yes	The IBAN to validate (15-34 characters)

Example

curl -X POST https://verifydest.io/api/v1/iban \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"iban": "IT60X0542811101000000123456"}'

Response

Response Fields

valid: Whether the IBAN is valid

iban.formatted: IBAN formatted with spaces

iban.raw: IBAN without spaces

country: Country information

bank: Bank information (if available)

checksum: Checksum validation result

Pro+

risk: Risk assessment (Pro+ plans)

Example Response

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "valid": true,
    "iban": {
      "formatted": "IT60 X054 2811 1010 0000 0123 456",
      "raw": "IT60X0542811101000000123456"
    },
    "country": {
      "code": "IT",
      "name": "Italy",
      "isSepa": true
    },
    "checksum": {
      "valid": true
    },
    "length": {
      "actual": 27,
      "expected": 27,
      "valid": true
    },
    "bank": {
      "name": "Banca Popolare di Bari",
      "bic": "BPBAIT3B"
    },
    "risk": {
      "score": 15,
      "level": "LOW",
      "flags": [],
      "countryRisk": "low"
    }
  },
  "timestamp": "2025-06-24T10:30:00.000Z"
}

Try it

To test the API, create an API key in the dashboard and use the examples above.

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