Bank Account and Sort Code Validation API: Release Notes
Reference Data
Vocalink Specification Version:
8.20
latest
EISCD Version:
25 Apr 2025
latest
V1.1.2 - July 2024 latest
Patch release to update SWIFT API endpoint
- Add intelligent fallback for BIC that cannot be found, but the main branch does exist.
- Updated documentation to SWIFT endpoint to include coverage and fallback.
V1.1.1 - June 2024
Patch release to update '00' sort codes and apply bug fixes.
- New allocation for '00' sort codes.
- Fix issue with IBAN national check digit validation for Spain.
V1.1.0 - May 2024
Added sandbox environment for API testing and development. Extended our Swagger/Open API documentation to include error message schema and sandbox server.
- All endpoints now return appropriate Status property in the return object.
- Sandbox environment added for API to aid in development and testing of integrations.
- Documentation update: Responses for 400 and 404 status codes updated with JSON schema. Additional details for sandbox environment added, including valid sandbox data.
- All API response properties updated to be consistent case.
V1.0.5 - February 2024
A minor version release to add a 'Status' property to the API response object
- Status field from the API provided with every response, can be Valid, Invalid or Error.
V1.0.4 - December 2023
A minor version release to fix parameter validation
- Bug fixed: non-numeric input data now provides a 400 response from the API.
V1.0.3 - November 2023
A minor version release, adding new functionality for SEPA Support in Germany
- We now ingest bank branch data for Germany, allowing us to validate German bank branches and supply related data.
- IBAN validation API will return new payment types for SepaMember and SepaDirectDebit for Germany.
V1.0.2 - July 2023
A minor release including bug fixes and customer requests, including new features:
- Additional checks for IBAN, that include national check digit validation for the following countries:
- Albania
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Croatia
- Czechia
- East Timor
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Italy
- Mauritania
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Tunisia
V1.0.1 - April 2023
Initial release, including sort code and account validation algorithms for UK and Ireland.
- Sort code and account number validation.
- IBAN validation for all participating IBAN countries.
- Address lookup for all UK and Ireland banks.
- National Westminster Bank
- Clydesdale Bank
- Nationwide Building Society
- The Co-operative Bank
- Citibank
- Halifax
- Santander UK
- Bank of England
- Bank of Scotland
- Barclays Bank
- The Royal Bank of Scotland
- Lloyds Bank
- TSB
- HSBC Bank
- Reliance Bank Limited
- Atom Bank
- Gibraltar International Bank
- Fidor Bank UK
- Starling Bank
- Monzo
- Bank of Ireland
- Northern Bank
- Allied Irish Banks (UK)
- Ulster Bank
- Payment scheme participation for all UK and Ireland banks.