Developer documentation

One of the strengths of the Postcode Anywhere web service platform is its versatility. We don’t just provide robust and secure ways for you to access data; we also give you the tools to enable you to integrate and work with the data in as many different environments as you care to mention.

Such is the strength of our web service platform that we can turn around new web services along with different code environments in hours, rather than the weeks or months you would typically expect.

We like to think that nothing is a challenge for us - so if you can’t find what you want below, simply contact us and we’ll do what we can to help.

Most Commonly Used Web Services

Web Service Description
BankAccountValidation Interactive Validate
v2.00		 Validates the bank account and sort code for an UK bank account are correct. Returns details of the holding branch, IBAN and correct BACS account details.
Now includes faster payments and CHAPs availability information.

Other Web Services

Web Service Description
BankAccountValidation Batch Validate
v1.00		 Batch validates the bank account and sort code for an UK bank account are correct. Returns details of the holding branch, IBAN and correct BACS account details.
CardValidation Interactive Validate
v1.00		 Validates the credit card number follows the correct format for the card type.
InternationalBankValidation Interactive Validate
v1.00		 Validates if the international bank account number for an international bank account is correct.

Deprecated Web Services

Web Service Description
BankAccountValidation Interactive Validate
v1.00		 Validates the bank account and sort code for an UK bank account are correct. Returns details of the holding branch, IBAN and correct BACS account details.