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search:
  tags:
    - Banks
    - GET
seo:
  description: >-
    Resolves a four digit clearing code (the first four digits of an account
    number) or a… Reference for the GET /v1/banks/lookup endpoint in the
    Kontosjekker API.
sidebar:
  badge: GET
  label: Look up a bank by clearing code or BIC
title: Look up a bank by clearing code or BIC
type: openapi-operation
---
Resolves a four digit clearing code (the first four digits of an account number) or a BIC to its bank. Send only the clearing code, never the whole account number: this is a cacheable GET. To validate a full number, POST it to /v1/accounts/validate.

<Operation source="api" id="lookupbank" />