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Access SWIFT/BIC codes for international banks and Indian IFSC codes via 9 endpoints. Search, browse by country, and retrieve full branch details.
curl -X GET 'https://api.parse.bot/scraper/87771c33-5bb5-454f-9177-356a37271d27/search_swift_codes?query=jpmorgan' \ -H 'X-API-Key: $PARSE_API_KEY'
Search for SWIFT/BIC codes by bank or institution name. Returns a list of matching institutions with their SWIFT codes, branch names, cities, and countries.
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| queryrequired | string | Search query - bank or institution name (e.g. 'jpmorgan', 'HSBC') |
{
"type": "object",
"fields": {
"results": "array of objects with institution_name, url_slug, swift_code, branch_name, city, country"
},
"sample": {
"data": {
"results": [
{
"city": "NEW YORK,NY",
"country": "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)",
"url_slug": "jpmorgan-chase-bank-n-a-swift-code-CHASUS33XXX-bic-code",
"swift_code": "CHASUS33XXX",
"branch_name": "",
"institution_name": "JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A."
}
]
},
"status": "success"
}
}About the bank-codes.com API
The bank-codes.com API exposes 9 endpoints covering SWIFT/BIC codes for international banks and IFSC codes for Indian bank branches. Use search_swift_codes to find institutions by name and get back their SWIFT codes, branch names, cities, and countries — or drill into a full BIC code analysis breakdown with get_swift_code_details. IFSC search and browsing endpoints cover Indian banks down to the branch level, including address, district, and state.
SWIFT/BIC Code Endpoints
search_swift_codes accepts a bank or institution name (e.g. jpmorgan, HSBC) and returns an array of matching records with institution_name, swift_code, branch_name, city, country, and a url_slug for follow-on lookups. Pass that slug to get_swift_code_details to retrieve the full record: address, swift_code (11-character), swift_code_8char, and an analysis object that breaks the BIC down into institution code, country code, location code, and branch code components. This breakdown is useful for validating or parsing codes programmatically.
Browsing Banks by Country
list_countries returns every country that has SWIFT data available, with a name and slug per entry. Feed a country_slug (e.g. germany, united-states-usa) into get_banks_by_country to receive an array of banks, each with name, slug, branch_count, and is_multi_branch. Then pass a bank_slug and country_slug to get_bank_branches to list all branches for that bank, each with its own swift_code, branch_name, city, and country.
Indian IFSC Code Endpoints
search_ifsc_codes takes a bank name query and returns results with bank, state, district, city, branch, ifsc_code, and a url_slug. Use that slug with get_ifsc_code_details to get the full branch record including address and contact. get_ifsc_banks_list enumerates all Indian banks with IFSC coverage. get_bank_ifsc_by_state is dual-mode: omit state_slug to get a list of states where a bank operates; include it to receive all branches in that state with full IFSC details.
Data Shape Notes
branch_count in get_banks_by_country results can be null for some institutions — treat it as optional in your data model. The contact field from get_ifsc_code_details may return an empty string for branches where no phone number is listed.
- Validate SWIFT/BIC codes before initiating international wire transfers by checking the
analysisbreakdown fromget_swift_code_details - Build a bank branch locator for India using
get_bank_ifsc_by_statefiltered by state and district fields - Auto-fill bank details in payment forms by resolving an IFSC code to branch name, address, city, and district
- Enumerate all SWIFT-registered banks in a country using
get_banks_by_countryandget_bank_branches - Cross-reference institution names with SWIFT codes for compliance or KYC workflows using
search_swift_codes - Detect multi-branch institutions versus single-branch entities using the
is_multi_branchflag fromget_banks_by_country - Populate country-bank-branch drill-down UI components using the three-step
list_countries→get_banks_by_country→get_bank_brancheschain
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Does bank-codes.com have an official developer API?+
What does `get_swift_code_details` return beyond the basic SWIFT code?+
analysis object that splits the code into its institution code, country code, location code, and branch code components.Does `get_bank_ifsc_by_state` return branches directly, or does it require two calls?+
bank_slug, it returns a states array listing states where that bank has branches. Adding state_slug to the same call returns a branches array with full IFSC details for every branch in that state.Does the API cover MICR codes or BIC codes for non-bank financial institutions?+
Is branch-level address data available for international (non-India) banks?+
get_swift_code_details returns an address field, but the IFSC-specific fields (district, state, contact) are only present in the Indian IFSC endpoints. Branch address completeness varies by institution and country, as bank-codes.com itself reflects what institutions have registered.