How do I check a sort code?

Using a sort code checker can identify if it is valid, and the payment types the bank branch supports. Mintly's service can be used through a secure website, or via a low-latency API, to add value to your business.

What is a sort code finder?

A sort code finder, or sort code lookup tool, is a tool used to find bank branch information from the six-digit sort code. Each sort code identifies one bank branch in the UK and Ireland.

How can I automate sort code and bank account checks?

You can use a service that offers an Application Programming Interface (API) to help automate sort code and bank account checks. Mintly's API offers a fast, scalable and low cost solution to bank account and sort code checks.

How much does automated bank account checking cost?

It can cost from as little as 1 pence per check with Mintly's online tools or API. We have plans to suit all level of usage, from small businesses to enterprise customers.

Is there a free sort code and bank account checking tool?

Yes! Mintly has free tools that offer a limited number of sort code and bank account number checks per day.

What is a sort code, swift code and IBAN number?

Sort codes are numbers used to identify bank branches in the UK and Ireland. Swift codes are used internationally to identify bank branches, while IBAN is an international standard for bank account numbers which many countries use.

How can I check bank details?

Bank account and sort codes in the UK can be checked using a set or algorithms. Tools like Mintly use these algorithms to check if a bank account is valid or not.

Checking sort codes is simple with Mintly

Q: How do I check an account number?

Using a bank account checker can identify if an account is valid, and the payment types it supports. Mintly's service can be used through a secure website, or via a low-latency API, to add value to your business.

We've taken care of the hard work, keeping our algorithms up to date and consuming the latest bank account data. We've answered our most frequently asked questions below.

How do I check an account number?

Check out our blog article here: Checking bank accounts to find out more. It's a good idea to check account numbers to avoid payments failing. See the other reasons here in our blog post.

What is a sort code, SWIFT code and IBAN?

For sort codes, check out our blog article here: What is a sort code?

For SWIFT and IBAN, check out our blog article here: What is a SWIFT and IBAN?

How do I sign up to Mintly?

Signing up is easy, just click the Register button in the menu above, or click to create an account. Once registered, view our subscription options to find the plan that suits your needs the best.

Remember, we offer a completely free 14-day trial where you can access all of Mintly's tools and see if they fit with your business. We're confident they will!

Do I need any special software on my computer?

Mintly is hosted entirely in the cloud, so the only software you need on your computer is a modern web browser. We recommend using one of the latest three versions of Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox.

Our website uses the latest security features to ensure your data and the data you submit is secure and encrypted. We also encrypt all data we store.

Do you offer a free sort code checker?

We do, see our free sort code checker; in addition all our plans include a number of free sort code and account checks. We carefully curate and update our data weekly to ensure that our customers get the most accurate and up-to-date information available. We also need to run our infrastructure and support systems. Our plans are very competitive, starting from just £36 a month which includes 100 free checks. See our plans here.

What types of accounts can you check, and what countries are covered?

UK and Republic of Ireland

We can validate sort codes and account numbers from the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. We hold data for all UK and Ireland banking institutions, as well as the types of payments they support.

Germany

Germany is an IBAN participant and we can validate all German bank accounts. We also hold all bank branch data for Germany.

Rest of Europe

We can validate IBAN for all European countries that are IBAN participants. See the map below for details on supported countries. We have SWIFT/BIC data for all SEPA member countries, including branch locations.

Rest of World

We can validate IBAN for all global participant countries. Some participant countries use a national check digit, and we can validate that too. We are working towards supporting more European and International institutions so that we can offer a global lookup of branch data.

The following map shows our current coverage:

Can I find out who owns a bank account?

Unfortunately, no. At the moment Mintly does not provide this.

There are other services available that offer "Confirmation of Payee" where the account holder name can be matched against one that is provided to the service.

Which plan is right for me?

We offer four plans, designed to suit different needs:

Our Enterprise plan is designed for businesses who need a lot of checks each month. We customise each plan based on your requirements. If you think you'll need an SLA or high volume, this is the most cost effective plan for you.
Our Professional plan is designed for businesses who need a moderate/high number of checks each month; we include 25,000 free checks.
Our Standard Plus plan is designed for small businesses or individuals who need low numbers of checks each month; we include 10,000 free checks.
Our Starter plan is designed for individuals or very small businesses who need minimal checks each month; we include 100 free checks.

If your business needs something different, get in touch and we can create a bespoke plan.

I have a team who need to use your tools. How does that work?

We've tried to make it easy if you have a team. Each of our plans cater for team usage and team members can be added by the team admin.

Our Enterprise plan includes unlimited team members.
Our Professional plan includes 15 team members, including the admin.
Our Standard Plus plan includes 5 team members, including the admin.
Our Starter plan is for a single user.

You'll need a corporate email domain to enable team access.

How do I use your API?

To use our API you'll need some programming experience, or a team of software engineers within your business. We've made our API as easy to use as possible, and include example code to help you or your engineers get started quickly.

See our get started guide for an introduction. We also have some detailed integration guides for popular programming languages and automation tools, including Node.js, and Python

Do you offer a discount for charity or educational institutions?

We can look at possible discounts for charities and education providers in combination with your needs. Contact us for a chat using the form below!

I don't have any programming skills, can I still use Mintly?

Yes! We have a secure website where you can use our tools to submit sort codes and account numbers, either individually or in bulk, to check if they're valid. These checks come out of your paid plan, and display the account and branch data. Check out the web features here.

We also have a Zapier integration that allows you to connect Mintly to any other software that Zapier supports. Check out Zapier.com for details!

Alternatively, you can use any process automation tools that can connect to HTTP services, like Microsoft Power Automate or Make. See our blog article on how to connect to Mintly with Power Automate for tips and tricks.

Where do you get your data from?

We are an Authorised Distributor for the Extended Industry Sort Code Directory (EISCD). We get updated data from Vocalink each week so you can rest assured that you have the most current information available. If you'd like to licence the EISCD data directly, please do get in touch.

We also curate our own data, gathered from national central banks and other sources, to provide the most comprehensive data available.

We use the latest modulus checking algorithms, the same ones used by banks to generate account numbers.

Do you have a partner, reseller or affiliate program?

We have an excellent partner plan available for those who would like to promote our services. We'll pay you a percentage revenue for all the customers you introduce, for the lifetime of the customer.

If you'd like to know more, please get in touch using the form below.

I have more questions, can I get in touch with you?

We're happy to help, just fill in the form below and our support team will be in touch as soon as possible. Alternatively, you can email support@mintly.uk

Want to find out more?

We'd love to hear if Mintly is the type of solution provider you are looking for. Contact us for a friendly chat about integrating into your platform and to find out about our subscriptions.