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Paystack Verification API

The Verification API from Paystack — 7 operation(s) for verification.

Paystack Verification API is one of 21 APIs that Paystack publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 14 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Verification. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 14 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 7 operations across 7 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.1, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.paystack.co.

7 operations 7 paths 0 schemas 6 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.1
API Version
1.0.0
Server
https://api.paystack.co
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Paystack Verification API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 7

Across 7 paths, the API surfaces 7 operations — 6 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Verification 7
POST
/bvn/match
Match Service
verification_bvnMatch body → 201401default
GET
/bank/resolve_bvn/{bvn}
Resolve BVN
verification_resolveBvn 1 param → 200401404default
GET
/bank/resolve
Resolve Account Number
verification_resolveAccountNumber 2 params → 200401404default
GET
/decision/bin/{bin}
Resolve Card BIN
verification_resolveCardBin 1 param → 200401404default
GET
/country
List Countries
verification_listCountries → 200401404default
GET
/bank
Fetch Banks
verification_fetchBanks 7 params → 200401404default
GET
/address_verification/states
List States (AVS)
verification_avs 3 params → 200401404default

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

paystack-verification-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Paystack publishes across the network.

Paystack Webhooks
Paystack Balance API
Paystack Bulk Charge API
Paystack Charge API
Paystack Customer API
Paystack Dedicated Virtual Account API
Paystack Dispute API
Paystack Integration API
Paystack Page API
Paystack Payment Request API
Paystack Plan API
Paystack Product API
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