Verified directory record

HLFXGB21WST BIC/SWIFT code

Identify HALIFAX (A TRADING NAME OF BANK OF in Leeds, United Kingdom, and understand every part of this bank identifier.

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BIC/SWIFT record
HLFXGB21WST

HALIFAX (A TRADING NAME OF BANK OF

GB Country
WST Branch
Record overview

Institution and branch details

Financial institution
HALIFAX (A TRADING NAME OF BANK OF
Branch
Branch WST
City
Leeds
Country
United Kingdom (GB)
Address
TRINITY ROAD HALIFAX HX12RG UNITED, LS1 9GG
Code anatomy

What does HLFXGB21WST mean?

A BIC is built from an institution code, country code, location code and an optional branch code.

HLFX 01

Institution code

Identifies HALIFAX (A TRADING NAME OF BANK OF.

GB 02

Country code

ISO code for United Kingdom.

21 03

Location code

Identifies the institution’s location.

WST 04

Branch code

Identifies this specific branch.

Built for developers

Validate HLFXGB21WST
through the API

Retrieve this BIC as structured JSON for onboarding, payment routing or data-quality workflows.

curl 'https://api.fincodesapi.com/v2/bic/HLFXGB21WST' \
    --header 'X-Api-Key: your-api-key-here' \
    --header 'Accept: application/json'
# INSTALLATION
$ composer require guzzlehttp/guzzle
# REQUEST
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://api.fincodesapi.com/v2/bic/HLFXGB21WST', [
    'headers' => [
        'Accept' => 'application/json',
        'X-Api-Key' => 'your-api-key-here',
    ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
# INSTALLATION
$ python -m pip install requests
# REQUEST
import requests

url = "https://api.fincodesapi.com/v2/bic/HLFXGB21WST"

headers = {
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "X-Api-Key": "your-api-key-here"
}

response = requests.request("GET", url, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
# INSTALLATION
$ npm install node-fetch --save
// REQUEST
import fetch from 'node-fetch';

const url = 'https://api.fincodesapi.com/v2/bic/HLFXGB21WST';
const options = {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'Accept': 'application/json',
    'X-Api-Key': 'your-api-key-here'
  }
};

fetch(url, options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(json => console.log(json))
  .catch(err => console.error('error:' + err));
const options = {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'Accept': 'application/json',
    'X-Api-Key': 'your-api-key-here'
  }
};

fetch('https://api.fincodesapi.com/v2/bic/HLFXGB21WST', options)
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(response => console.log(response))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));