Bank Statement Webhook Integration — Async Fintech Workflows

Bank Statement Webhook Integration

For large PDF files or high-volume workflows, asynchronous processing is essential. With webhook integration, you submit a PDF and automatically receive a notification when processing completes.

How Webhooks Work

1. Submit a PDF with your webhook URL

2. The API accepts it and immediately returns 202 Accepted

3. When processing completes, the API POSTs the result to your webhook URL

4. Your server handles the result (store to DB, send notification, etc.)

Python Flask Webhook Server

from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
import requests

app = Flask(__name__)

def submit_pdf(pdf_path: str, webhook_url: str, api_key: str) -> dict:
    resp = requests.post(
        "https://api.bankstatementparser.net/extract",
        headers={
            "X-Api-Key": api_key,
            "X-Webhook-Url": webhook_url
        },
        files={"file": open(pdf_path, "rb")}
    )
    return resp.json()

@app.route("/webhook/bank-statement", methods=["POST"])
def receive_statement():
    data = request.json
    transactions = data.get("transactions", [])
    format_key = data.get("bankKey", "unknown")
    print(f"✓ {format_key}: {len(transactions)} transactions received")
    for txn in transactions:
        save_to_database(txn)
    return jsonify({"ok": True})

def save_to_database(txn: dict):
    print(f"  {txn['date']} | {txn['description'][:40]:40} | {txn['amount']:>10.2f}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    result = submit_pdf(
        "statement.pdf",
        "https://your-app.com/webhook/bank-statement",
        "pex_your_api_key"
    )
    print("Queued:", result)
    app.run(port=5000)

Node.js / Express Webhook

const express = require('express');
const FormData = require('form-data');
const fs = require('fs');
const fetch = require('node-fetch');

const app = express();
app.use(express.json());

async function submitPdf(filePath, webhookUrl, apiKey) {
  const form = new FormData();
  form.append('file', fs.createReadStream(filePath));

  const resp = await fetch('https://api.bankstatementparser.net/extract', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'X-Api-Key': apiKey,
      'X-Webhook-Url': webhookUrl,
      ...form.getHeaders()
    },
    body: form
  });
  return resp.json();
}

app.post('/webhook/bank-statement', (req, res) => {
  const { bankKey, transactions, pageCount } = req.body;
  console.log(✓ ${bankKey}: ${transactions.length} transactions, ${pageCount} pages);
  transactions.forEach(t => {
    console.log(  ${t.date} | ${t.description.slice(0, 40).padEnd(40)} | ${t.amount});
  });
  res.json({ ok: true });
});

app.listen(3001, async () => {
  console.log('Webhook server listening on port 3001');
  const result = await submitPdf('statement.pdf', 'https://your-app.com/webhook/bank-statement', 'pex_your_api_key');
  console.log('Queued:', result);
});

Webhook Payload Schema

{
  "bankKey": "format_v1",
  "pageCount": 3,
  "transactionCount": 47,
  "transactions": [
    {
      "date": "2026-05-01",
      "description": "PAYMENT",
      "amount": -245.90,
      "balance": 12450.10
    }
  ]
}

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