# IBAN Validator Guide

Validate an IBAN and read its country and check digits.

- Tool: https://ilham.dev/tools/iban-validator/
- Guide URL: https://ilham.dev/guides/iban-validator/
- Tool guides index: https://ilham.dev/guides/tools/
- Broader guide: Indonesian Data Formats (https://ilham.dev/guides/indonesian-data-formats/)

## What it does

Validate an IBAN with the MOD-97 checksum, and read back the country, the check digits and the domestic account part.

## Use the tool

Open https://ilham.dev/tools/iban-validator/, add the input the tool asks for, run it, and check the output before using it elsewhere.

## Input and output

- Input: text.
- Output: text.
- Category: Data.

## Privacy and processing
Processing happens locally in your browser. This tool does not upload the input to ilham.dev.

## Questions

### Does a valid IBAN mean the account exists?

No. The checksum only proves the string was not mistyped. It says nothing about whether the account is real or still open.