---
title: "Get Bank Details API Reference"
description: "Fetch a bank's details (id, name, channels) by its Eko bank code."
canonical: "https://eps.eko.in/docs/get-bank-details"
---


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# Get Bank Details API Reference

`GET https://staging.eko.in/ekoapi/v3/tools/reference/bank/{bank_code}`

Fetch a bank's details (id, name, channels) by its Eko bank code.

Returns metadata for a bank — Eko `bank_id`, display name, supported channels, and whether account verification is available. Optionally pass an IFSC to narrow the lookup.

> View product & pricing details: [Utility & Helper APIs](https://eps.eko.in/products/utilities-api.md)

## Path parameters

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| bank_code | string | yes | Eko bank code (see the bank list). e.g. IDFB |

## Query parameters

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| initiator_id | string | yes | Registered mobile number of the API user (see Platform Credentials). e.g. 9962981729 |
| user_code | string | yes | User code of the retailer/agent the service is run for. e.g. 20810200 |
| ifsc | string | no | IFSC code to narrow the lookup. e.g. IDFB0080202 |

## Headers

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| developer_key | string | yes | Static API key issued to your account after KYC. |
| secret-key | string | yes | Dynamic per-request signature: base64(HMAC-SHA256(timestamp, base64(access_key))). |
| secret-key-timestamp | string | yes | Current time in milliseconds since UNIX epoch, used to compute secret-key. Must match server time. |
| content-type | string | yes | application/json e.g. application/json |

## Response

⭐ marks fields highlighted as verifiable.

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| status | number | Primary success indicator (0 = success). |
| message | string | Human-readable response / error message. |
| response_status_id | number | Granular status id; see the shared error-codes table. |
| response_type_id | number | A unique id for every possible response shape (success or error) — useful for client logic branching and analytics. |
| data | object | API-specific response payload. |
| data.name ⭐ | string | Bank display name. |
| data.bank_id ⭐ | number | Eko bank identifier — use when adding a recipient. |
| data.code | string | Eko bank code. |
| data.ifsc_status | number | IFSC verification status code. |
| data.isverificationavailable | string | Whether account verification is available (1) or not (0). |

## Example response

```json
{
  "response_status_id": 0,
  "data": {
    "isverificationavailable": "0",
    "code": "IDFB",
    "ifsc_status": 4,
    "user_code": "20810200",
    "bank_id": 262,
    "name": "IDFC Bank",
    "available_channels": 0
  },
  "response_type_id": 466,
  "message": "Bank Detials Found",
  "status": 0
}
```

## Error scenarios

| Status | Scenario |
| --- | --- |
| 200 | Invalid bank details |