free · no auth · hosted in south africa

south african bank branch code lookup api

find universal branch codes for any south african bank. type a bank name or alias to get the correct 6-digit eft code. covers all major local banks.

ABSA Bank 632005

First National Bank (FNB) 250655

Standard Bank 051001

Nedbank 198765

Capitec Bank 470010

Investec 580105

TymeBank 678910

Discovery Bank 679000

African Bank 430000

Bidvest Bank 462005

Sasfin Bank 683000

Al Baraka Bank 800000

try it

bank name (full, short, or alias)

// response will appear here

endpoint

GET https://api.zanode.co.za/api/bank/branch

parameter	type	description
bank	string	bank name, alias, or abbreviation (e.g. "fnb", "standard bank", "capitec")

response

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "bankName": "Capitec Bank",    // canonical name
    "branchCode": "470010",        // 6-digit universal EFT code
    "isUniversal": true            // always true for supported banks
  }
}

code examples

curl

curl "https://api.zanode.co.za/api/bank/branch?bank=fnb"

javascript

const res = await fetch(
  "https://api.zanode.co.za/api/bank/branch?bank=standard+bank"
);
const { data } = await res.json();
console.log(data.branchCode); // "051001"

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