# Validate supplier IBANs before a payment run

**Use case:** 

Bulk IBAN validation with bank name, BIC and typo suggestions for a supplier master file.

## Input

```json
{
  "ibans": [
    "NL91 ABNA 0417 1643 00",
    "DE89 3704 0044 0532 0130 00",
    "BE68 5390 0754 7034",
    "NL91 ABNA 0417 1643 0O"
  ],
  "suggestCorrections": true,
  "maxIbansPerRun": 20000
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "payload.input": {
    "label": "Input",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "payload.valid": {
    "label": "Valid",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "payload.iban": {
    "label": "IBAN",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "payload.ibanFormatted": {
    "label": "IBAN (formatted)",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "payload.countryCode": {
    "label": "Country",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "payload.bankCode": {
    "label": "Bank code",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "payload.bankName": {
    "label": "Bank",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "payload.bic": {
    "label": "BIC",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "payload.reason": {
    "label": "Reason",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "payload.reasonText": {
    "label": "Explanation",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "payload.suggestions": {
    "label": "Suggested corrections",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "payload.warnings": {
    "label": "Warnings",
    "format": "array"
  }
}
```

## How it works

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

The IBAN Validator & Bank Enricher – Bulk IBAN API Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Validate supplier IBANs before a payment run". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/L8waSHgADGYkJFdIR) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Validate supplier IBANs before a payment run" task

The IBAN Validator & Bank Enricher – Bulk IBAN API Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like IBANs, suggest corrections for invalid ibans, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Validate supplier IBANs before a payment run" 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 input, valid, IBAN, 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 "Validate supplier IBANs before a payment run" task via API](https://apify.com/lwsdjfls/iban-validator-enricher.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [IBAN Validator & Bank Enricher – Bulk IBAN API](https://apify.com/lwsdjfls/iban-validator-enricher.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/lwsdjfls/iban-validator-enricher.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/lwsdjfls/iban-validator-enricher.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`).