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# Retrieve the curated top banks for a market. `country` selects the market; optional `currency` filters further; `limit` caps the result count. Public and cacheable at the market level.

> Retrieve the curated top banks for a market. `country` selects the market; optional `currency` filters further; `limit` caps the result count. Public and cacheable at the market level.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json get /api/v1/banks/top
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Quidkey API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: API documentation for Quidkey Core Services
servers:
  - url: https://core.quidkey.com
    description: Production
security: []
paths:
  /api/v1/banks/top:
    get:
      tags:
        - Banks
      summary: >-
        Retrieve the curated top banks for a market. `country` selects the
        market; optional `currency` filters further; `limit` caps the result
        count. Public and cacheable at the market level.
      description: >-
        Retrieve the curated top banks for a market. `country` selects the
        market; optional `currency` filters further; `limit` caps the result
        count. Public and cacheable at the market level.
      parameters:
        - name: country
          in: query
          required: true
          schema:
            description: The market / country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2)
            examples:
              - GB
            type: string
          description: The market / country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2)
        - name: currency
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            description: Optional currency filter (ISO 4217)
            examples:
              - GBP
            type: string
          description: Optional currency filter (ISO 4217)
        - name: limit
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            minimum: 1
            maximum: 50
            description: Maximum number of banks to return
            examples:
              - 3
            type: integer
          description: Maximum number of banks to return
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/bank_TopBanksResponse'
              example:
                success: true
                data:
                  banks:
                    - id: 123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174001
                      name: Santander
                      market: GB
                      currency: GBP
                      displayName: Santander
                      logoUrl: https://example.com/logo.png
                      websiteUrl: https://www.santander.co.uk
                      topInMarket: true
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/shared_Error400'
              example:
                success: false
                error:
                  message: Invalid input provided
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/shared_Error401'
              example:
                success: false
                error:
                  message: Invalid input provided
components:
  schemas:
    bank_TopBanksResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - success
        - data
      properties:
        success:
          description: Indicates if the request was successful
          examples:
            - true
          type: boolean
        data:
          additionalProperties: false
          type: object
          required:
            - banks
          properties:
            banks:
              type: array
              items:
                title: Bank
                description: A financial institution
                additionalProperties: false
                type: object
                properties:
                  id:
                    format: uuid
                    description: The unique identifier of the bank
                    examples:
                      - 123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174001
                    type: string
                  name:
                    description: The name of the bank
                    examples:
                      - Santander
                    type: string
                  market:
                    pattern: ^[A-Za-z]{2}$
                    minLength: 2
                    maxLength: 2
                    description: The market of the bank
                    examples:
                      - GB
                      - US
                      - FR
                      - DE
                    type: string
                  currency:
                    pattern: ^[A-Za-z]{3}$
                    minLength: 3
                    maxLength: 3
                    description: The currency supported by the bank
                    examples:
                      - GBP
                      - USD
                      - EUR
                      - JPY
                    type: string
                  displayName:
                    description: The display name of the bank
                    examples:
                      - Santander
                    type: string
                  logoUrl:
                    description: >-
                      Displayable logo URL. Prefers the bank's native logo;
                      falls back to a logos.dev URL derived from websiteUrl.
                      Empty string when neither is available.
                    examples:
                      - https://example.com/logo.png
                      - https://img.logo.dev/chase.com?token=...
                    type: string
                  websiteUrl:
                    description: >-
                      The bank's website URL (the logos.dev fallback source for
                      logoUrl).
                    examples:
                      - https://www.santander.co.uk
                    type: string
                  topInMarket:
                    description: Indicates if the bank is top in the market
                    examples:
                      - true
                    type: boolean
    shared_Error400:
      title: Bad Request Error
      description: 400 Bad Request Error Response
      type: object
      required:
        - success
        - error
      properties:
        success:
          description: Always false for error responses
          examples:
            - false
          const: false
          type: boolean
        error:
          type: object
          required:
            - code
            - message
          properties:
            code:
              allOf:
                - description: Error code for the specific error type
                  examples:
                    - INVALID_INPUT
                  type: string
                - description: Error code for the specific error type
                  examples:
                    - VALIDATION_ERROR
                  type: string
            message:
              description: Human-readable error message
              examples:
                - Invalid input provided
              type: string
            metadata:
              additionalProperties: true
              description: >-
                Additional error context. For VALIDATION_ERROR, includes a
                per-field `errors` array.
              type: object
              properties:
                errors:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: object
                    required:
                      - field
                      - message
                    properties:
                      field:
                        type: string
                      message:
                        type: string
    shared_Error401:
      title: Unauthorized Error
      description: 401 Unauthorized Error Response
      type: object
      required:
        - success
        - error
      properties:
        success:
          description: Always false for error responses
          examples:
            - false
          const: false
          type: boolean
        error:
          type: object
          required:
            - code
            - message
          properties:
            code:
              allOf:
                - description: Error code for the specific error type
                  examples:
                    - INVALID_INPUT
                  type: string
                - const: UNAUTHORIZED
                  type: string
            message:
              description: Human-readable error message
              examples:
                - Invalid input provided
              type: string

````