> ## Documentation Index
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# Global Institution List

> Retrieve a comprehensive list of financial institutions (banks) supported by the platform, optionally filtered by country.

Retrieve a comprehensive list of financial institutions (banks) supported by the platform, optionally filtered by country.

## Overview

This endpoint returns a complete list of all financial institutions (banks, microfinance banks, payment service banks, etc.) that are supported by Pooler. This is useful for:

* Populating bank selection dropdowns
* Validating bank codes
* Finding institution codes for payments

## Query Parameters

<ParamField query="country" type="string">
  Filter institutions by country name (e.g., "ghana", "nigeria")
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField name="data" type="array">
  Array of institution objects, each containing:

  * `institution_name`: Full name of the financial institution
  * `institution_code`: Institution code (used for payments)
  * `institution_country`: Country where the institution operates
</ResponseField>

<Note>
  The institution list includes banks, microfinance banks, payment service banks, and other financial institutions. Use the institution code when creating recipients or initiating payments.
</Note>


## OpenAPI

````yaml GET /utils/global-institution-list
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Pooler Developer API
  description: >-
    Comprehensive API documentation for Pooler payment and financial services
    platform
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.usepooler.com
    description: Production server
  - url: https://sandbox.usepooler.com
    description: Sandbox server
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /utils/global-institution-list:
    get:
      tags:
        - Utilities
      summary: Global Institution List
      description: >-
        Retrieve a comprehensive list of financial institutions (banks)
        supported by the platform, optionally filtered by country.
      operationId: getGlobalInstitutionList
      parameters:
        - name: country
          in: query
          description: Filter institutions by country name
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Institution list retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InstitutionListResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    InstitutionListResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
        message:
          type: string
        stan:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Institution'
    Institution:
      type: object
      properties:
        institution_name:
          type: string
        institution_code:
          type: string
        institution_country:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: >-
        Bearer token authentication. Include your API key in the Authorization
        header as: Bearer {your_api_key}

````