# Batch-check a supplier payment run before release

**Use case:** 

Check a whole payment batch (up to 1,000 payments) before an AI agent or finance team releases it. Each payment gets ALLOW, REVIEW or BLOCK: IBAN checksum, a known payee asking for a new IBAN, bank-change and pressure wording, and whether amount and payee name match the invoice text. In this example two payments pass and one altered payment is blocked.

## Input

```json
{
  "iban": "NL91ABNA0417164300",
  "payee_name": "Jansen Bouw B.V.",
  "known_payees": [
    {
      "iban": "NL91ABNA0417164300",
      "name": "Jansen Bouw B.V."
    },
    {
      "iban": "NL20INGB0001234567",
      "name": "Office Supplies Holland"
    },
    {
      "iban": "NL02RABO0123456789",
      "name": "De Vries Transport"
    }
  ],
  "payments": [
    {
      "iban": "NL91ABNA0417164300",
      "payee_name": "Jansen Bouw B.V.",
      "amount": "1210.00",
      "message_text": "Jansen Bouw B.V. invoice 2026-118: EUR 1210.00 to NL91ABNA0417164300 within 30 days."
    },
    {
      "iban": "NL20INGB0001234567",
      "payee_name": "Office Supplies Holland",
      "amount": "89.95",
      "message_text": "Office Supplies Holland invoice 7781: EUR 89.95, IBAN NL20INGB0001234567."
    },
    {
      "iban": "NL91ABNA0417164301",
      "payee_name": "De Vries Transport",
      "amount": "640.00",
      "message_text": "De Vries Transport: we have a new bank account, please pay EUR 640.00 today."
    }
  ],
  "attest": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "index": {
    "label": "#",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "verdict": {
    "label": "Verdict",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "score": {
    "label": "Score",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "reasons": {
    "label": "Reasons",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "unavailable": {
    "label": "Not answered",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "error": {
    "label": "Error",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The IBAN & EU VAT Validator: VIES, Peppol, Invoice Fraud Check Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Batch-check a supplier payment run before release". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/7ZFLpCRo1vGPIQzeh) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Batch-check a supplier payment run before release" task

The IBAN & EU VAT Validator: VIES, Peppol, Invoice Fraud Check Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like IBAN to pay, payee name, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Batch-check a supplier payment run before release" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as #, verdict, score, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Batch-check a supplier payment run before release" task via API](https://apify.com/lerider/payee-check.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [IBAN & EU VAT Validator: VIES, Peppol, Invoice Fraud Check](https://apify.com/lerider/payee-check.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/lerider/payee-check.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/lerider/payee-check.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).