> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.platform.chipper.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Validate a destination

> Resolves the account holder name for bank/mobile-money destinations, checks address format for crypto, and routing numbers where applicable. Validate before creating a payout to catch typos while the money is still yours.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json post /v1/validate
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Chipper Platform API
  version: '2026-02-20'
  description: >-
    Payouts, collections, and FX across African rails — bank, mobile money, and
    stablecoins — through one API.
servers:
  - url: https://api.platform.chipper.ai
    description: Production (sk_live_ keys)
  - url: https://sandbox-api.platform.chipper.ai
    description: Sandbox (sk_test_ keys — simulated rails, no real money)
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /v1/validate:
    post:
      tags:
        - Validation
      summary: Validate a destination
      description: >-
        Resolves the account holder name for bank/mobile-money destinations,
        checks address format for crypto, and routing numbers where applicable.
        Validate before creating a payout to catch typos while the money is
        still yours.
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                code:
                  type: string
                  minLength: 1
                accountNumber:
                  type: string
                  minLength: 1
                address:
                  type: string
                  minLength: 1
                routingNumber:
                  type: string
                  minLength: 1
              required:
                - code
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The validation result.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  validation:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationResult'
                required:
                  - validation
        '400':
          description: Invalid request — the body failed validation.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                error: validation_error
                message: Request validation failed
                requestId: req_q7vei435zifs51ia0lqr
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                error: unauthorized
                message: Invalid API key
                requestId: req_q7vei435zifs51ia0lqr
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    ValidationResult:
      type: object
      properties:
        valid:
          type: boolean
        accountName:
          type: string
          description: The account holder name, when the rail can resolve it.
          example: AMA SERWAA
        reason:
          type: string
          description: Why validation failed.
          example: account_not_found
      required:
        - valid
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Stable machine-readable code.
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable explanation.
        requestId:
          type: string
          description: Echoed in the x-request-id response header — quote it to support.
      required:
        - error
        - message
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'Your API key: `sk_test_…` (sandbox) or `sk_live_…` (production).'

````