# FDIC BankFind, free, API key: Business verification API

> A unique NUMBER assigned by the FDIC used to identify institutions and for the issuance of insurance certificates.

FDIC BankFind's API key plan for the business verification API costs $0.00 per 1,000 companies. We check each provider's docs for 11 fields. FDIC BankFind's docs list 2: Registered name, Principal address.
FDIC BankFind limits how many calls you get but gives no number.
In [our business verification API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-business-verification-api.txt), this plan scores 71.6 out of 100.
We rank 1,422 plans for business verification APIs by price. Half the plans cost $7.895 or less per 1,000 companies. This plan and 191 others tie for the lowest price per 1,000 companies of the 1,422 plans. [See the best free business verification API plan.](https://datacircle.dev/best-business-verification-api.txt)
[Scoris's €19 pack](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/scoris/19-pack/llms.txt) covers any number of companies in 8 countries only. Scoris's €19 pack costs more up front than CharityAPI's $15 monthly plan.
[GovFiles](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/govfiles/top-up/llms.txt), [CompanyData.com](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/companydata-com/249-monthly/llms.txt) and [Didit](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/didit/top-up-from-50/llms.txt) are the best business verification API providers in the Datacircle benchmark for companies in any country.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/fdic-bankfind/free-api-key
- [Business verification API: the 14 best providers compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-business-verification-api.txt)
- Get it: https://api.fdic.gov/banks/docs?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=business-verification-api-pricing
- Request: `GET https://api.fdic.gov/banks/institutions`
- API key: with the plan, on https://api.fdic.gov/banks/docs?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=business-verification-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://api.fdic.gov/banks/docs/?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=business-verification-api-pricing#/Structure/searchInstitutions
- Sold by: FDIC BankFind (https://banks.data.fdic.gov?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=business-verification-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-08

## In the answer

- Completeness: 18%
- Registered name: ✓
- Principal address: ✓

## Score

- Overall score: 71.6
- Price score: 100
- Accuracy score: 61
- Cost to get started score: 100
- Bundle score: 0
- Performance score: 44

## Price

- $ per 1,000 companies: $0.00
- Per: call
- Billing: free

## Aggregators

- Aggregators: none

## Charges

- Also pays for: nothing else

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: A unique NUMBER assigned by the FDIC used to identify institutions and for the issuance of insurance certificates.

## Data

- Countries: United States
- Keep data: no API terms
- Use data: no API terms

## Plan

- Pay: $0

## Rate limit

- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call
- Median: 0.23 s

## The call

- You send: nothing required. Optional: filters, search, fields, sort_by, sort_order, limit, offset
- Method: GET
- Path: /institutions

## About the plan

- Plan: API key
- Who can get it: anyone who requests an API key on the FDIC Information and Support Center form

## The 82 fields the plan's answer can hold

FDIC certificate number, institution name, previous names, institution status, street address, city, county, state, state code, ZIP code, latitude, longitude, website, other website URLs, trade names, established date, end date, deposit insurance date, deposit insurance end date, legal entity identifier, FDIC unique number, Federal Reserve ID number, OCC charter number, OTS docket number, institution class, chartering agency, primary regulator, secondary regulator, FDIC supervisory region, Federal Reserve district, state charter flag, federal charter flag, ownership type, bank holding company, bank holding company city, bank holding company state, bank holding company RSSD ID, bank holding company type, parent certificate number, ultimate certificate number, new certificate number, total assets, total deposits, domestic deposits, equity capital, net income, quarterly net income, return on assets, quarterly return on assets, pretax return on assets, return on equity, quarterly return on equity, number of domestic offices, number of foreign offices, number of US offices, number of offices, specialization group, asset concentration hierarchy, core based statistical area name, core based statistical area number, combined statistical area name, combined statistical area number, metropolitan division name, metropolitan division number, community bank flag, minority depository institution status, trust powers, conservatorship, de novo institution, Subchapter S corporation flag, credit card institution flag, agricultural lending flag, insurance fund membership, structure change codes, last structure change effective date, last structure change process date, CFPB flag, CFPB effective date, CFPB end date, report date, last update date, run date

## FDIC BankFind's plans (2)

- [FDIC BankFind, free, API key](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/fdic-bankfind/free-api-key/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 18% complete
- [FDIC BankFind, free, No API key](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/fdic-bankfind/free-no-api-key/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 18% complete

## FDIC BankFind's calls for this API (1)

- `GET /institutions`: [FDIC BankFind, free, API key](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/fdic-bankfind/free-api-key/llms.txt)

## FDIC BankFind's APIs (3)

- [FDIC BankFind: business verification API pricing, 2 plans](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/fdic-bankfind/free-api-key/llms.txt)
- [FDIC BankFind: company discovery API pricing, 2 plans](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/fdic-bankfind/free-api-key/llms.txt)
- [FDIC BankFind: local business search API pricing, 2 plans](https://datacircle.dev/local-business-search-apis/fdic-bankfind/free-api-key/llms.txt)

## FDIC BankFind: business verification API alternatives

- [Latinfo, free, GET /co/rues/registry/search](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/latinfo/free-get-co-rues-registry-search/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 27% complete, stored
- [INSEE, free](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/insee/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 45% complete, 24 hours
- [Scoris, free](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/scoris/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 18% complete, 1 week
- [Milquery, free](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/milquery/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 27% complete, stored
- [Equivista, free anonymous request](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/equivista/free-anonymous-request/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 9% complete, stored

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-11-08.

- https://api.fdic.gov/banks/docs?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=business-verification-api-pricing
- https://api.fdic.gov/banks/docs/institution_properties.yaml?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=business-verification-api-pricing
- https://api.fdic.gov/banks/docs/location_properties.yaml?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=business-verification-api-pricing
- https://api.fdic.gov/banks/docs/swagger.yaml?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=business-verification-api-pricing
- https://ask.fdic.gov/fdicinformationandsupportcenter/s/fdicdirform?app=BankAPI&utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=business-verification-api-pricing
- https://www.fdic.gov/about/website-policies?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=business-verification-api-pricing