# code402 ISO 20022 Message Validator

> code402 ISO 20022 Message Validator is a paid API for AI agents from hcrb.in, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-12).

Validates ISO 20022 XML payment messages offline using deterministic checksums, returning namespace, transaction count, and control sum details

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://hcrb.in/v1/tools/iso20022-validate/call?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-12
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/code402-iso-20022-message-validator-f9e2e33a
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_y3bR55mXVDRNAiKhONdf0

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability code402-iso-20022-message-validator-f9e2e33a -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you validate this ISO 20022 pain.001.001.09 payment message XML for me and tell me if it's valid, what namespace it uses, how many transactions are in it, and whether the control sum checks out?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need fast, deterministic, offline ISO 20022 message validation with no dependency on external ML or third-party data sources. It is ideal for pre-submission checks of SEPA or cross-border payment XML, MT-to-MX migration QA, and fintech integration testing. Prefer it over general XML schema validators because it understands ISO 20022 namespaces, BAP-1 standards, and control sum arithmetic natively. The pay-per-call x402 model makes it suitable for low-volume or on-demand validation without subscription overhead.

## Known failure modes

- Malformed or non-XML input returns ok:true but valid:false with findings describing the parse error
- Unsupported ISO 20022 namespace may return valid:false with an unrecognized-namespace finding
- Payment failure (insufficient USDC balance or x402 protocol error) returns HTTP 402 before validation runs
- After the 3 free daily calls, calls without valid x402 payment will be rejected
- Empty or missing message body results in a validation error in findings

## How this service works

Offline deterministic checks (no ML, no scraping) for business identifiers and rental due-diligence, paid per call via x402 (gasless EIP-3009 USDC on Base). Checksum-verifiable (IBAN, LEI, VAT, ABA, ISBN, SEDOL…) vs format-only (EIN, IFSC, SWIFT/BIC…) — every response returns a scope field. Non-custodial, signed receipts. First 3 calls/day free.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with: ok (boolean, overall call success), valid (boolean, whether the message passes ISO 20022 validation), standard (e.g. 'BAP-1'), namespace (e.g. 'pain.001.001.09'), tx_count (number of transactions), ctrl_sum_minor (control sum in minor currency units), message_id, findings (array of validation issues), and receipt_digest (signed payment receipt for the $0.01 USDC call).

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "raw_payload"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "format": {
     "type": "string",
     "description": "'xml' or 'json' (default auto-detected)"
    },
    "namespace": {
     "type": "string",
     "description": "Expected ISO 20022 schema namespace (e.g. 'pain.001.001.09')"
    },
    "raw_payload": {
     "type": "string",
     "description": "Raw ISO 20022 XML or JSON message text"
    },
    "transactions": {
     "type": "array",
     "description": "Structured transactions array for JSON validation"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "schema": {
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
   "ok",
   "standard",
   "valid"
  ],
  "properties": {
   "ok": {
    "type": "boolean"
   },
   "valid": {
    "type": "boolean"
   },
   "findings": {
    "type": "array"
   },
   "standard": {
    "type": "string"
   },
   "tx_count": {
    "type": "number"
   },
   "namespace": {
    "type": "string"
   },
   "message_id": {
    "type": "string"
   },
   "ctrl_sum_minor": {
    "type": "string"
   },
   "receipt_digest": {
    "type": "string"
   }
  }
 },
 "example": {
  "ok": true,
  "valid": true,
  "standard": "BAP-1",
  "tx_count": 1,
  "namespace": "pain.001.001.09",
  "ctrl_sum_minor": "10000"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/code402-iso-20022-message-validator-f9e2e33a/health.json
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