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Search banks

search_brands

Search banks by name, alias, routing number or web address. Returns ONE result per bank (`key`) with every way to connect it (providerInstanceId + providerInstitutionId), which way we recommend, and how reliable each has been for that bank. Each way carries `targeting`: 'portal' means pass its providerInstanceId and providerInstitutionId to create_bank_link; 'picker' means the way has NO providerInstitutionId — the provider's own picker opens and the user picks the bank there — so pass its providerInstanceId and the bank's `key` as brandId instead. Banks are market-scoped: pass the ISO country code.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	required	Bank name, alias, routing number or web address to search for
`market`	string	required	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 market, e.g. "US", "AU". Banks are market-scoped.
`limit`	integer	optional	Maximum banks to return.

Example call

The tool call an MCP client sends (required arguments shown with placeholder values).

{
  "tool": "search_brands",
  "arguments": {
    "query": "value",
    "market": "value"
  }
}

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