# The Clearing House — Wrapped API

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> Access data from The Clearing House, including owner banks, RTP participating institutions, CHIPS network participant lookups, RTP network statistics, leadership team information, and the latest news and press releases.

**Category:** Finance & Markets | **Website:** [theclearinghouse.org/](https://theclearinghouse.org/) | **Docs:** [parse.bot/marketplace/34399e54-5586-429a-b42e-6906fbb3c51d/theclearinghouse-org-api](https://parse.bot/marketplace/34399e54-5586-429a-b42e-6906fbb3c51d/theclearinghouse-org-api)

Pay-per-use API proxy. Each call is automatically billed to your wallet in USDC.

## Access

**Base URL:** `https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-theclearinghouse-org-api-34399e54/`
**Auth:** `Authorization: Bearer <LOCUS_API_KEY>`

## Endpoints

### get_leadership_team

Retrieves the executive leadership team of The Clearing House, including each member's name and title.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

_No parameters required._

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-theclearinghouse-org-api-34399e54/get_leadership_team \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```

### get_news

Retrieves the latest news articles and press releases from The Clearing House. Returns articles sorted by publication date (newest first) with title, link, date, and summary when available.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `limit` | integer | No | Maximum number of articles to return. |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-theclearinghouse-org-api-34399e54/get_news \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"limit":"<integer>"}'
```

### get_owner_banks

Retrieves the alphabetically sorted list of owner banks of The Clearing House. Returns 20 major financial institutions that are stakeholders in the organization.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

_No parameters required._

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-theclearinghouse-org-api-34399e54/get_owner_banks \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```

### get_rtp_network_info

Extracts key statistics and performance metrics from the RTP network overview page, including transaction volume, value records, uptime, and participant reach.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

_No parameters required._

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-theclearinghouse-org-api-34399e54/get_rtp_network_info \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```

### get_rtp_participating_financial_institutions

Retrieves the full list of financial institutions participating in the RTP (Real-Time Payments) network. Each institution includes its name and U.S. state abbreviation. Over 1,000 institutions are returned.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

_No parameters required._

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-theclearinghouse-org-api-34399e54/get_rtp_participating_financial_institutions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```

### get_uid_lookup

Searches the CHIPS Universal Identifier directory by participant name, BIC/SWIFT code, UID number, or LEI. Name searches match entries beginning with the query. Returns matching participants with their UID, BIC, name, and address.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `query` | string | Yes | Search keyword. For name searches, matches entries beginning with the query. For bic, provide a SWIFT/BIC code (e.g. CITIUS33). For uid, provide a numeric UID. For lei, provide a 20-character LEI code. |
| `type` | string | No | Search type. |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-theclearinghouse-org-api-34399e54/get_uid_lookup \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query":"<string>","type":"<string>"}'
```