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"
}
'
{
"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": {}
}Verifications
Verify by PDF or Screenshot
Upload a receipt file - PDF, JPG, PNG, or WEBP
POST
/
verify
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"
}
'
{
"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": {}
}Use
multipart/form-data and attach your file as receipt_file. For images (JPG/PNG/WEBP), also include receipt_text with the OCR’d text. PDFs are parsed server-side without this requirement.Supported file types
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
Parsed server-side - no receipt_text needed | |
| JPG / PNG / WEBP | Requires receipt_text with OCR’d content |
Image receipts
For image files, you must supply OCR’d text inreceipt_text. You can use any OCR library on your end (e.g. Tesseract, Google Vision, or your mobile SDK’s text recognition):
curl -X POST https://api.check.et/api/v1/verify \
-H "Authorization: Bearer chk_xxx" \
-F "[email protected]" \
-F "receipt_text=Commercial Bank of Ethiopia
FT Reference: FT26144SG2ST
Amount: ETB 1,350.00
Date: 10 Jun 2025"
PDF receipts
Noreceipt_text needed:
curl -X POST https://api.check.et/api/v1/verify \
-H "Authorization: Bearer chk_xxx" \
-F "[email protected]" \
-F "account_number=1000876543218"
Authorizations
API key from your dashboard - starts with chk_. Requires a business account.
Body
application/jsonmultipart/form-data
Bank code. Required unless using receipt_url, receipt_file, or receipt_text.
Available options:
cbe, telebirr, dashen, awash, boa, zemen, cbebirr, mpesa, sinqee, amhara Example:
"cbe"
Reference number from the receipt. Required unless using receipt_url, receipt_file, or receipt_text.
Example:
"FT26144SG2ST"
Your receiving account (required for CBE, BOA). For CBE Birr, pass the payer's phone number (251XXXXXXXXX).
Example:
"1000876543218"
ID of a saved bank account - use instead of account_number.
Share URL from the banking app. Auto-extracts bank and transaction number.
Example:
"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
Example:
true
true = transaction found in bank records
Example:
true
true = already verified in this branch
Example:
false
Example:
null
Show child attributes
Show child attributes
Only present when duplicate=true
Example:
9812
Only present when duplicate=true