The Clearing House APItheclearinghouse.org ↗
Access RTP network participants, CHIPS UID lookup, owner banks, leadership data, and news from The Clearing House via a structured JSON API.
What is the The Clearing House API?
This API exposes 6 endpoints covering The Clearing House's core public data: RTP network participants (1,000+ institutions with state codes), CHIPS Universal Identifier lookups, owner bank listings, executive leadership, network statistics, and press releases. The get_uid_lookup endpoint lets you search CHIPS participants by name, BIC/SWIFT, UID number, or LEI, returning structured results with uid, bic, name, and address fields for each match.
No input parameters required.
curl -X GET 'https://api.parse.bot/scraper/e737023f-4899-4512-9576-85d4ed0a7274/get_owner_banks' \ -H 'X-API-Key: $PARSE_API_KEY'
Typed, relational, agent-ready
A generated client with real types, enums, and the links between objects — the structure a flat JSON response can't carry. Autocompletes in your editor and reads cleanly to coding agents.
- Fully typed · autocompletes
- Objects link to objects
- Typed errors & pagination
Typed Python client. Set up the SDK in your uv project, then pull this API’s typed client:
uv add parse-sdk uv run parse init uv run parse add --marketplace theclearinghouse-org-api
uv run parse add --marketplace pulls a pinned snapshot of this canonical API — it won’t change underneath you. To customize it, subscribe and swap to your own copy.
from parse_apis.the_clearing_house_api import ClearingHouse, UidSearchType
client = ClearingHouse()
# Search CHIPS participants by BIC code
for participant in client.chipsparticipants.search(query="CITIUS33", type=UidSearchType.BIC):
print(participant.uid, participant.name, participant.bic, participant.address)
# List RTP participating institutions
for institution in client.rtpinstitutions.list(limit=5):
print(institution.name, institution.state)
# Get RTP network stats
info = client.rtpnetworkinfos.get()
print(info.url)
for stat in info.stats:
print(stat)
# List owner banks
for bank in client.ownerbanks.list():
print(bank.name)
# Get latest news articles
for article in client.articles.list(limit=3):
print(article.title, article.date, article.link)
# List executive leadership
for executive in client.executives.list():
print(executive.name, executive.title)
Retrieves the alphabetically sorted list of owner banks of The Clearing House. Returns 20 major financial institutions that are stakeholders in the organization.
No input parameters required.
{
"type": "object",
"fields": {
"count": "integer total number of owner banks",
"owner_banks": "array of bank name strings"
},
"sample": {
"data": {
"count": 20,
"owner_banks": [
"BMO",
"Bank of America",
"Barclays",
"Capital One",
"Citibank",
"Citizens Bank",
"Deutsche Bank",
"Fifth Third Bank",
"HSBC",
"Huntington",
"JPMorgan Chase & Co.",
"KeyBank",
"M&T Bank",
"PNC Bank",
"Regions",
"Santander",
"TD Bank",
"Truist",
"U.S. Bank",
"Wells Fargo"
]
},
"status": "success"
}
}About the The Clearing House API
RTP Network Coverage
The get_rtp_participating_financial_institutions endpoint returns a full list of institutions on the RTP (Real-Time Payments) network — over 1,000 entries — each with a name and a 2-letter state abbreviation. A count field tells you the total number of participants. This is useful for verifying whether a specific bank or credit union has joined the RTP network, or for building coverage maps by state.
CHIPS UID Directory Lookup
The get_uid_lookup endpoint queries the CHIPS Universal Identifier directory. The required query parameter accepts a participant name, BIC/SWIFT code, UID number, or LEI. Name searches match entries that begin with the query string. Each result object includes uid, bic, name, and address fields, along with a count of total matches. The optional type parameter lets you narrow the search mode (e.g., by BIC specifically).
Organizational and Network Data
The get_owner_banks endpoint returns the 20 financial institutions that own The Clearing House, sorted alphabetically as an array of name strings. The get_rtp_network_info endpoint surfaces high-level performance statistics from the RTP network overview — transaction volume, value records, uptime figures, and participant reach — returned as an array of text strings alongside the source URL.
Leadership and News
The get_leadership_team endpoint returns each executive's name and title. The get_news endpoint retrieves press releases and articles sorted newest-first, with title, link, date, and summary fields per article. An optional limit parameter caps the number of returned articles.
The The Clearing House API is a managed, monitored endpoint for theclearinghouse.org — not a raw scraper you maintain. Every endpoint is automatically health-checked on a schedule, and when theclearinghouse.org changes and a check fails, the API is automatically queued for repair and re-verified. It is built to keep working as the site underneath it changes.
This isn't an official theclearinghouse.org API — it's an independent, maintained REST wrapper over public data. Where the source has no official API (or only a limited one), Parse gives you a stable contract over a source that never promised one, and keeps it current. Need a new endpoint or field? You can revise it yourself in plain English and the agent rebuilds it against the live site in minutes — contributing the change back to the shared API is free.
Will this API break when the source site changes?+
Is this an official API from the source site?+
Can I fix or extend this API myself if I need a new endpoint or field?+
What happens if I call an endpoint that has an issue?+
- Check whether a specific community bank or credit union is on the RTP network by querying
get_rtp_participating_financial_institutionsand filtering by name. - Look up a correspondent bank's CHIPS UID or verify a BIC/SWIFT code using the
get_uid_lookupendpoint. - Build a state-level map of RTP-enabled financial institutions using the
statefield on each institution record. - Monitor The Clearing House press releases for regulatory announcements or network updates using
get_newswith alimitparameter. - Identify the 20 owner banks of The Clearing House for due diligence or financial network research via
get_owner_banks. - Populate a compliance database with CHIPS participant addresses and LEI cross-references via UID lookup results.
- Track executive leadership changes at The Clearing House using
get_leadership_team.
| Tier | Price | Credits/month | Rate limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo | 100 | 5 req/min |
| Hobby | $30/mo | 1,000 | 20 req/min |
| Developer | $100/mo | 5,000 | 100 req/min |
One credit = one API call regardless of which marketplace API you call. Exceeding the rate limit returns a 429 response. Authenticate with the X-API-Key header.
Does The Clearing House have an official public developer API?+
How does the CHIPS UID lookup handle name searches versus BIC searches?+
type parameter set to BIC, you should supply a complete SWIFT/BIC code. Each result includes uid, bic, name, and address fields, and the count field shows how many entries matched.Does the RTP institutions endpoint include routing numbers or ABA identifiers?+
get_rtp_participating_financial_institutions endpoint returns only name and state (2-letter abbreviation) per institution, along with a total count. Routing numbers and ABA identifiers are not included. You can fork this API on Parse and revise it to join those fields from another source if your use case requires them.Does the API cover historical RTP transaction data or time-series volume statistics?+
get_rtp_network_info endpoint returns current aggregate statistics from the RTP overview page — figures like cumulative transaction volume, value records, and uptime — as an array of text strings. It does not expose historical or time-series breakdowns. You can fork this API on Parse and revise it to add a scheduled polling endpoint if you need to track metric changes over time.Is there a way to filter the RTP participant list by state?+
get_rtp_participating_financial_institutions endpoint returns all institutions in a single response with a state field on each object. Filtering by state must be done client-side on the returned array. You can fork this API on Parse and revise it to add a state query parameter that pre-filters results server-side.