curl --request POST \
--url https://api.check.et/api/v1/verify \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"bank": "cbe",
"transaction_number": "FT26144SG2ST",
"account_number": "1000876543218",
"bank_account_id": 123,
"receipt_url": "https://apps.ethiotelecom.et/receipt/DEL889NG4S",
"receipt_text": "<string>"
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.check.et/api/v1/verify"
payload = {
"bank": "cbe",
"transaction_number": "FT26144SG2ST",
"account_number": "1000876543218",
"bank_account_id": 123,
"receipt_url": "https://apps.ethiotelecom.et/receipt/DEL889NG4S",
"receipt_text": "<string>"
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
bank: 'cbe',
transaction_number: 'FT26144SG2ST',
account_number: '1000876543218',
bank_account_id: 123,
receipt_url: 'https://apps.ethiotelecom.et/receipt/DEL889NG4S',
receipt_text: '<string>'
})
};
fetch('https://api.check.et/api/v1/verify', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.check.et/api/v1/verify",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'bank' => 'cbe',
'transaction_number' => 'FT26144SG2ST',
'account_number' => '1000876543218',
'bank_account_id' => 123,
'receipt_url' => 'https://apps.ethiotelecom.et/receipt/DEL889NG4S',
'receipt_text' => '<string>'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.check.et/api/v1/verify"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"bank\": \"cbe\",\n \"transaction_number\": \"FT26144SG2ST\",\n \"account_number\": \"1000876543218\",\n \"bank_account_id\": 123,\n \"receipt_url\": \"https://apps.ethiotelecom.et/receipt/DEL889NG4S\",\n \"receipt_text\": \"<string>\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.check.et/api/v1/verify")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"bank\": \"cbe\",\n \"transaction_number\": \"FT26144SG2ST\",\n \"account_number\": \"1000876543218\",\n \"bank_account_id\": 123,\n \"receipt_url\": \"https://apps.ethiotelecom.et/receipt/DEL889NG4S\",\n \"receipt_text\": \"<string>\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.check.et/api/v1/verify")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"bank\": \"cbe\",\n \"transaction_number\": \"FT26144SG2ST\",\n \"account_number\": \"1000876543218\",\n \"bank_account_id\": 123,\n \"receipt_url\": \"https://apps.ethiotelecom.et/receipt/DEL889NG4S\",\n \"receipt_text\": \"<string>\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"success": true,
"exists": true,
"duplicate": false,
"message": null,
"data": {
"bank": "cbe",
"bank_name": "Commercial Bank of Ethiopia",
"verification_id": "FT26144SG2ST",
"transaction_number": "FT26144SG2ST",
"source_url": null,
"verification_method": "official",
"receipt": {
"status": "completed",
"transaction_type": "transfer",
"amount": 1350,
"currency": "ETB",
"transaction_date": "2025-06-10T14:30:00+03:00",
"payer_name": "Hayat Ahmed",
"payer_account": "1000126543218",
"receiver_name": "Abebe Bekele",
"receiver_account": "1000876543218",
"description": "Payment"
}
}
}{
"message": "The transaction_number field is required."
}{
"message": "Unauthenticated."
}{
"message": "Monthly verification limit reached. Please upgrade your plan."
}{
"success": false,
"exists": false,
"duplicate": false,
"message": "Transaction not found.",
"data": {
"bank": "cbe",
"bank_name": "Commercial Bank of Ethiopia",
"verification_id": null,
"transaction_number": "FT26144SG2ST",
"verification_method": "official",
"receipt": {}
}
}{
"message": "The given data was invalid.",
"errors": {}
}Verify a Payment
The main endpoint - verify by bank+reference, receipt URL, PDF, or text
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.check.et/api/v1/verify \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"bank": "cbe",
"transaction_number": "FT26144SG2ST",
"account_number": "1000876543218",
"bank_account_id": 123,
"receipt_url": "https://apps.ethiotelecom.et/receipt/DEL889NG4S",
"receipt_text": "<string>"
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.check.et/api/v1/verify"
payload = {
"bank": "cbe",
"transaction_number": "FT26144SG2ST",
"account_number": "1000876543218",
"bank_account_id": 123,
"receipt_url": "https://apps.ethiotelecom.et/receipt/DEL889NG4S",
"receipt_text": "<string>"
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
bank: 'cbe',
transaction_number: 'FT26144SG2ST',
account_number: '1000876543218',
bank_account_id: 123,
receipt_url: 'https://apps.ethiotelecom.et/receipt/DEL889NG4S',
receipt_text: '<string>'
})
};
fetch('https://api.check.et/api/v1/verify', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.check.et/api/v1/verify",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'bank' => 'cbe',
'transaction_number' => 'FT26144SG2ST',
'account_number' => '1000876543218',
'bank_account_id' => 123,
'receipt_url' => 'https://apps.ethiotelecom.et/receipt/DEL889NG4S',
'receipt_text' => '<string>'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.check.et/api/v1/verify"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"bank\": \"cbe\",\n \"transaction_number\": \"FT26144SG2ST\",\n \"account_number\": \"1000876543218\",\n \"bank_account_id\": 123,\n \"receipt_url\": \"https://apps.ethiotelecom.et/receipt/DEL889NG4S\",\n \"receipt_text\": \"<string>\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.check.et/api/v1/verify")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"bank\": \"cbe\",\n \"transaction_number\": \"FT26144SG2ST\",\n \"account_number\": \"1000876543218\",\n \"bank_account_id\": 123,\n \"receipt_url\": \"https://apps.ethiotelecom.et/receipt/DEL889NG4S\",\n \"receipt_text\": \"<string>\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.check.et/api/v1/verify")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"bank\": \"cbe\",\n \"transaction_number\": \"FT26144SG2ST\",\n \"account_number\": \"1000876543218\",\n \"bank_account_id\": 123,\n \"receipt_url\": \"https://apps.ethiotelecom.et/receipt/DEL889NG4S\",\n \"receipt_text\": \"<string>\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"success": true,
"exists": true,
"duplicate": false,
"message": null,
"data": {
"bank": "cbe",
"bank_name": "Commercial Bank of Ethiopia",
"verification_id": "FT26144SG2ST",
"transaction_number": "FT26144SG2ST",
"source_url": null,
"verification_method": "official",
"receipt": {
"status": "completed",
"transaction_type": "transfer",
"amount": 1350,
"currency": "ETB",
"transaction_date": "2025-06-10T14:30:00+03:00",
"payer_name": "Hayat Ahmed",
"payer_account": "1000126543218",
"receiver_name": "Abebe Bekele",
"receiver_account": "1000876543218",
"description": "Payment"
}
}
}{
"message": "The transaction_number field is required."
}{
"message": "Unauthenticated."
}{
"message": "Monthly verification limit reached. Please upgrade your plan."
}{
"success": false,
"exists": false,
"duplicate": false,
"message": "Transaction not found.",
"data": {
"bank": "cbe",
"bank_name": "Commercial Bank of Ethiopia",
"verification_id": null,
"transaction_number": "FT26144SG2ST",
"verification_method": "official",
"receipt": {}
}
}{
"message": "The given data was invalid.",
"errors": {}
}Authorizations
API key from your dashboard - starts with chk_. Requires a business account.
Body
Bank code. Required unless using receipt_url, receipt_file, or receipt_text.
cbe, telebirr, dashen, awash, boa, zemen, cbebirr, mpesa, sinqee, amhara "cbe"
Reference number from the receipt. Required unless using receipt_url, receipt_file, or receipt_text.
"FT26144SG2ST"
Your receiving account (required for CBE, BOA). For CBE Birr, pass the payer's phone number (251XXXXXXXXX).
"1000876543218"
ID of a saved bank account - use instead of account_number.
Share URL from the banking app. Auto-extracts bank and transaction number.
"https://apps.ethiotelecom.et/receipt/DEL889NG4S"
OCR'd text from a receipt image (max 50,000 chars). Required alongside image files.
Response
Verified - success: true means the payment is confirmed
true = transaction confirmed
true
true = transaction found in bank records
true
true = already verified in this branch
false
null
Show child attributes
Show child attributes
Only present when duplicate=true
9812
Only present when duplicate=true

