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BMO Account Validation API

The AccountValidation API from BMO — 1 operation(s) for accountvalidation.

BMO Account Validation API is one of 23 APIs that BMO publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Account Validation. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 12 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://sandbox-open-api.bmo.com/open-banking/commercial-sb.

1 operations 1 paths 12 schemas 1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://sandbox-open-api.bmo.com/open-banking/commercial-sb
Authentication
OAuth 2.0, API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

BMO Account Validation API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 1 scope. An API key is passed in the header as x-api-key (x-api-key). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

AccountValidation 1
POST
/accounts/validate/get
Validate accounts
ValidateAccounts 3 params body → 200400401403404415429500

Schemas 12

The contract defines 12 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are OwnershipValidationResult (19 properties), AccountOwner (8 properties), Account (6 properties), Address (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ValidateAccountsResponse
object
Validation response
1 property
AccountOwner
object
Inquiry must contain First AND Last Name, OR Business Name. if one is populated, the other can be left blank
8 properties
ValidateAccountsRequest
object
3 properties 3 required
ValidationResult
object
5 properties
StatusValidationResult
object
3 properties
Address
object
5 properties
Error
object
An error entity which can be used at the API level for error responses or at the account level to indicate a problem specific to a particular account.
3 properties
Account
object
6 properties 2 required
AdditionalIdentification
object
3 properties
OwnershipValidationResult
object
19 properties
BMOError
object
An error entity which can be used at the API level for error responses or at the account level to indicate a problem specific to a particular account.
3 properties
IndividualName
object
5 properties 2 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

bmo-accountvalidation-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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