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# Parse Receipt URL

> Extract bank details from a receipt URL without consuming quota



## OpenAPI

````yaml POST /verify/parse-url
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Check.et API
  version: '1.0'
  description: >
    Verify Ethiopian bank and wallet payments - CBE, Telebirr, Dashen, Awash,
    Bank of Abyssinia, Zemen, CBE Birr, M-Pesa Ethiopia, and Siinqee. One
    endpoint, structured JSON back every time.
  contact:
    name: Check.et Support
    url: https://t.me/Mal_tse
servers:
  - url: https://api.check.et/api/v1
    description: Production
security:
  - BearerAuth: []
paths:
  /verify/parse-url:
    post:
      summary: Parse a receipt URL
      description: >
        Extract bank, transaction number, and account details from a receipt
        share-link **without consuming quota**. Use this to validate URLs before
        calling `/verify`.
      operationId: parseUrl
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - receipt_url
              properties:
                receipt_url:
                  type: string
                  description: The share URL from a banking app
                  example: https://apps.ethiotelecom.et/receipt/DEL889NG4S
            examples:
              telebirr:
                summary: Telebirr receipt URL
                value:
                  receipt_url: https://apps.ethiotelecom.et/receipt/DEL889NG4S
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Extracted receipt data
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ParsedUrl'
              example:
                bank: telebirr
                bank_name: Telebirr
                transaction_number: DEL889NG4S
                account_number: null
                source_url: https://apps.ethiotelecom.et/receipt/DEL889NG4S
                receipt_token: null
                requires_account_number: false
                requires_explicit_settlement_account: false
        '400':
          description: Unrecognised or unsupported URL
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  schemas:
    ParsedUrl:
      type: object
      properties:
        bank:
          type: string
          example: telebirr
        bank_name:
          type: string
          example: Telebirr
        transaction_number:
          type: string
          example: DEL889NG4S
        account_number:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          example: null
        source_url:
          type: string
          example: https://apps.ethiotelecom.et/receipt/DEL889NG4S
        receipt_token:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          example: null
        requires_account_number:
          type: boolean
          example: false
        requires_explicit_settlement_account:
          type: boolean
          example: false
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          example: The transaction_number field is required.
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        API key from your dashboard - starts with `chk_`. Requires a business
        account.

````