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Directories Web services

Automated data look-up via standard queries and responses

Details

Web services are currently available for the BIC Directory and the BICPlusIBAN Directory. Following services are live:

BIC Web services (updated daily)

Service                                               Description
GetStatus Verifies if Web Service is running.
ValidateBic Validates the BIC against latest BIC Directory data.
GetAddress Gets the address about a specific institution from a BIC.
GetListOfDeletedBic

Gets the list of deleted BICs for a period defined by a from date and a to date.

 GetListOfAddedBic Gets the list of added BICs for a period defined by a from date and a to date.

BICPlusIBAN Web services (updated monthly)

Service Description
GetStatus Verifies if Web Service is running.
ValidateNationalId Validates the National code from a National ID and a Country code.
ValidateIban Validates the IBAN. We return if IBAN is valid or not. If not we specify an error code (e.g. errorcheckdigit).
ValidateIbanBic Validates the combination of IBAN and a BIC.
GetDetailsFromBic Gets details about a specific institution from a BIC.
GetDetailsFromNationalId Gets details about a specific institution from a National ID and a Country code.
GetDetailsFromChipsUid Gets details about a specific institution from a Chips UID.
DeriveBicFromIban Looks up the BIC issued with the IBAN from an IBAN.
LinkBic Provides the National ID linked to the BIC from a BIC.
LinkNationalId Provides the BIC linked to a National ID and Country code.
GetConnectedBic Looks up the BIC connected to SWIFT if the IBAN BIC is a non-connected BIC.