# get bank list

{% hint style="warning" %}
NOTE: This is a static list of supported bank codes. Updates to this list are infrequent. It is expected to be called ONCE by your application.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="danger" %}
This endpoint is throttled to 1 request every 60,000 milliseconds.
{% endhint %}

Request

<table><thead><tr><th width="196.5">Method</th><th>URL</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:green;"><strong>GET</strong></mark></td><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>{{baseUrl}}</strong>/api/service/v1/query/bank/list/show</mark></td></tr></tbody></table>

<table><thead><tr><th width="197.5">Header</th><th width="324">Value</th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Content-Type</td><td>application/json</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>publicKey</td><td>{{publicKey}}</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>b-access-token</td><td>{{accessToken}}</td><td>Use the <strong><code>accessToken</code></strong> that was given in response to /api/service/v1/query/merchant/login</td></tr></tbody></table>


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