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Bank accounts

Get UK bank branch info

Get information for a United Kingdom (UK) bank-branch given its sort code in the path.

To read about Pismo's banking offerings, see Banking overview.

In UK banking, a sort code is a unique identification code used to route money transfers between banks and financial institutions. Its similar to a routing number in the US. It is a six-digit number that identifies both the bank and the specific branch. Each bank and branch has its own unique sort code. The first two digits identity the bank and the remaining 4 digits identify the branch.

get/v1/sortcodes/{sortCode}

Path parameters

sortCodestring required

Sort code. Used to identify a UK bank-branch. The UK bank branch sort code is a six-digit code that is split into pairs with dashes in between.

Headers

Authorizationstring required

Account token - token encoded with a Pismo account ID. Tokens can expire quickly, which can result in a <b>401 Unauthorized</b> message

Response

Get UK bank-branch office info response

address_line_1string

Bank office address line 1.

address_line_2string

Bank office address line 2.

address_line_3string

Bank office address line 3.

address_line_4string

Bank office address line 4.

bank_full_namestring

Bankers' Automated Clearing Services (BACS) approved name.

bank_short_namestring

Bankers' Automated Clearing Services (BACS) approved short name.

citystring

Bank office's town/city.

sort_codestring

In UK banking, a sort code is a unique identifier used to route money transfers between banks and financial institutions. Similar to a routing number in the US. It is a six-digit number that identifies both the bank and the specific branch office. Each bank branch office has its own unique sort code. The first two digits identity the bank and the remaining 4 digits identify the branch.

zip_codestring

Bank office's postal code.

Example response

{
  "address_line_1": "Bolton Customer Service Centre",
  "address_line_2": "PO Box 2027 Parklands",
  "address_line_3": "De Havilland Way",
  "address_line_4": "Horwich",
  "bank_full_name": "NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC",
  "bank_short_name": "NAT WEST BANK PLC",
  "city": "Bolton",
  "payment_schemes": {
    "bacs": true,
    "chaps": true,
    "fps": true,
    "ics": true
  },
  "sort_code": "123456",
  "zip_code": "BL6 BL6"
}