# Get Bank List

## Get Bank List

<mark style="color:blue;">`GET`</mark> `https://api.cngn.co/v1/api/banks`

Returns an array of supported Nigerian banks with their codes and identifiers.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200 Banks fetched successfully" %}

```json
{
  "status": 200,
  "message": "Banks fetched successfully",
  "data": [
    {
      "name": "Access Bank",
      "slug": "access-bank",
      "code": "044",
      "country": "NG",
      "nibss_bank_code": "000014"
    },
    {
      "name": "Guaranty Trust Bank",
      "slug": "guaranty-trust-bank",
      "code": "058",
      "country": "NG",
      "nibss_bank_code": "000013"
    }
  ]
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="400 Invalid API key" %}

```json
{
  "status": 400,
  "message": "Invalid api key"
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

#### Response Fields (Decrypted)

| Field             | Type   | Description                                    |
| ----------------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------- |
| `name`            | string | Full bank name                                 |
| `slug`            | string | URL-friendly bank identifier                   |
| `code`            | string | CBN bank code (use this for `bankCode` fields) |
| `country`         | string | Country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2)              |
| `nibss_bank_code` | string | NIBSS regulatory bank code                     |

#### Example Request

```bash
curl -X GET https://api.cngn.co/v1/api/banks \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
```


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