Colombia

Learn everything you need to know to make payouts in Colombia with dLocal.

Market specifications

Take a look of all the information you need to make a payout.

Country reference Document validations Mandatory paramenters

Payment methods

Find all the information about payment methods capabilities.

Bank transfers

Bank information

Find all the bank account validations details you need to make a payout.

Bank account validations Bank codes

Market specifications

Do you want to know more information about Colombia's market? Go to the Colombia’s economy and eCommerce market article.

Country reference

country codecurrency codeamount decimalsdocument_type namedocument_id format
COCOP0CC o NITBetween 6 to 11 digits

Document validations

ValidationNameLengthTypeVerification digitExample
DocumentCCBetween 6 to 10numericNo1.004.922.993
1004922993
DocumentNIT10 or 11numericLast digit901.458.652-7
901458.6527
DocumentPASSup to 12charactersNo-
DocumentCEup to 12charactersNo-
DocumentPEP15numericNo-

Mandatory parameters

Bank transfers

Bank transfer parametersB2CB2BP2P
loginYesYesYes
passYesYesYes
external_idYesYesYes
document_idYesYesYes
document_typeYesYesYes
beneficiary_nameYesYesYes
beneficiary_lastnameYesYesYes
countryYesYesYes
bank_codeYesYesYes
bank_accountYesYesYes
account_typeYesYesYes
currencyYesYesYes
amountYesYesYes
addressYesYesYes
commentsYesYesYes
purpose--Yes
remitter_full_name--Yes
remitter_address--Yes
remitter_country--Yes

Payment methods

Colombia supports payouts via Bank transfers. This method requires specific parameters and follows validation rules aligned with local compliance and banking standards.

Bank transfers

Bank transfers in Colombia require detailed account information, including document ID, document type, bank code, bank account number, account type, currency, amount, and address. The format of these fields depends on the receiving bank, and strict validation rules apply.

Refer to the document validations, bank account validations and bank codes sections for format specifications.

Mandatory parameters

All fields listed below are required for bank transfer payouts. For successful processing, ensure correct formatting and value types.

Mandatory parameterDescription
loginAPI authentication credentials. Maximum 32 characters.
passAPI authentication credentials. Maximum 32 characters.
external_idUnique transaction identifier. Maximum 100 characters.
document_idDocument ID of the beneficiary. See document validations below.
document_typeDocument type: NIT - Número de Identificación Tributaria, CC - Cédula de Ciudadanía, CE - Carnet Extranjeria, PASS - Passport, PEP - Permiso Especial de Permanencia.
beneficiary_nameFirst name of the beneficiary. Maximum 50 characters.
beneficiary_lastnameLast name of the beneficiary. Maximum 50 characters.
countryCountry code. For Colombia, use CO.
bank_codeBank code of the beneficiary's bank. See bank codes below.
bank_accountBank account number. See bank account validations below.
account_typeAccount type: C: for Checking accounts, S: for Savings accounts.
currencyPayout currency. For Colombia, use COP or USD.
amountPayout amount. Use up to 2 decimal numbers.
addressFull address. Maximum 200 characters.
commentsIf string TRANSFIYA is sent in this parameter, the payment will be routed through the 24/7 Transfiya network.
purposeReason for the payout: EPREMT - remittance. Mandatory only for remittance (P2P).
remitter_full_nameFull name of the sender. Maximum 200 characters. Mandatory only for remittance (P2P).
remitter_addressFull address of the sender. Maximum 200 characters. Mandatory only for remittance (P2P).
remitter_countryISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of the sender. Mandatory only for remittance (P2P).

Example request

{
  "login": "1n234n56",
  "pass": "HolAc123o",
  "external_id": "1234567812345678b",
  "document_id": "901.458.652-7",
  "document_type": "NIT",
  "beneficiary_name": "JUAN",
  "beneficiary_lastname": "RUIZ",
  "country": "CO",
  "bank_code": "007",
  "bank_account": "1234567891",
  "account_type": "C",
  "currency": "COP",
  "amount": "2000000000.00",
  "address": "calle 12# 12A - 12, Bogota"
}

Bank information

Access the reference formats and accepted values required for processing bank payouts in Colombia.


Bank account validations


For every bank account the minimum length is 3 digits (they have to be different to cero) and for the banks that do not have a maximum length on the following table, the maximum length is 18.

BankBank codeSavings length (up to)Checking length (up to)Saving acc. exampleChecking acc. Example
Agrario0401212123456789012123456789012
Av. Villas0521113123456789011234567890123
Banco de Bogota00111111234567891212345678912
Banco de Occidente02399123456789123456789
Bancolombia00711112721321391296382852354
Bancoomeva0611212123456789012123456789012
BBVA0131616 (for payouts above 15K we only accept 9-digit accounts)12345678901234501234567890123450
Caja Social BCSC0321212123456789012123456789012
Confiar29299123456789123456789
Coopcentral S.A.066-9-123456789
Cooperativa Financiera de Antioquía283-11-12345678901
Cotrafa Cooperativa Financiera289-13-1234567890123
Davivienda0511616123456789012123456789012
Davivienda - Transfiya051Accepts only 16-digit accounts.Accepts only 16-digit accounts.12345678901234561234567890123456
Falabella S.A.0621212123456789012123456789012
Financiera Juriscoop121-12-123456789012
Itau01499123456789123456789
Pichincha06099123456789123456789
Popular00299620630925645324752
Procredit058131312345678901231234567890123
Santander06599272132139963828523
Scotiabank Colpatria019101012345678901234567890
Sudameris01211112083423459010293845573


Bank codes


These are the values the bank_code parameter can take in Colombia.

Bank NameBank Code
Bancamia S.A.059
Banco Agrario040
Banco Av. Villas052
Banco Caja Social BCSC032
Banco Credifinanciera S.A.558
Banco Dale097
Banco Davivienda051
Banco de Bogota001
Banco de Occidente023
Banco Falabella S.A.062
Banco Finandina S.A.063
Banco J.P. Morgan Colombia S.A.71
Banco Mundo Mujer047
Banco Pichincha060
Banco Popular002
Banco Procredit058
Banco Santander de Negocios Colombia S.A.65
Banco Serfinanza S.A.069
Banco Sudameris012
Banco W S.A.053
Bancoldex S.A.031
Bancolombia007
Bancoomeva061
BBVA013
Citibank009
Coink812
Coltefinanciera S.A.370
Confiar292
Coofinep Cooperativa Financiera291
Coopcentral S.A.066
Cooperativa Financiera de Antioquia283
Corpbanca Itau006
Cotrafa Cooperativa Financiera289
Daviplata551
Financiera Juriscoop121
Giros y Finanzas CF303
Iris637
Itau014
LULO BANK S.A.070
MiBanco S.A.067
Movii801
Nequi507
NU COLOMBIA809
Rappipay811
Scotiabank Colpatria019