# Beneficiary Account Verifications (BAV)


Verify that the bank details of your beneficiary are valid before sending a payout.<br><br>
__Authentication header__
  ```
    Authorization: {your_credentials}
    WP-Api-Version: 2025-01-01
  ```
  Replace `{your_credentials}` with your base64-encoded Basic Auth username and password given to you by your Implementation Manager.
  <br /> <br />
  You **must** use the `Authorization` header for any request you send to our Beneficiary Account Verifications API, unless you are using client certificate [authenticating with SSL/TLS](/products/reference/security).
  <br /><br />


__DNS whitelisting__

Whitelist the following URLs:
* `https://try.access.worldpay-bsh.securedataplatform.com/`
* `https://access.worldpay-bsh.securedataplatform.com/`

Please ensure you use DNS whitelisting, not explicit IP whitelisting. When you make a request within Access Worldpay, you should always cache the response returned.

Version: 2025-01-01
Metadata:
  - category: ["Verifications"]
  - business: ["Enterprise","Marketplaces"]
  - catalog-list: true

## Servers

Test (Try)
```
https://try.access.worldpay-bsh.securedataplatform.com
```

Live
```
https://access.worldpay-bsh.securedataplatform.com
```

## Security

### basicAuth

Type: http
Scheme: basic

## Download OpenAPI description

[Beneficiary Account Verifications (BAV)](https://worldpay-portal.eu.redocly.app/access/_bundle/products/account-verifications/@20250101/openapi.yaml)

## Other

### Verify a beneficiary account

 - [POST /accountVerifications](https://worldpay-portal.eu.redocly.app/access/products/account-verifications/openapi/other/postaccountverifications.md)