Unicaja Banco API Access & Open Banking Data
Reaching your Unicaja Banco accounts through a single, privacy-first interface is what open-banking.io is built for. Whether you keep a personal current account or run a business relationship with the Málaga-based lender, open-banking.io lets you view balances and transactions in one dashboard — and, if you write code, pull the same data programmatically. Unicaja Banco (BIC UCJAES2MXXX) is one of 2,600+ EU and UK institutions supported, and access is granted under PSD2 with a consent window of up to 180 days before you re-approve.
The defining trait here is zero knowledge. open-banking.io never holds a certificate on your behalf and never sees your data in the clear. Your encryption keys are generated on your own device from a passphrase only you know, so everything that syncs is decrypted locally — the service stores only your public key.
How to connect Unicaja Banco
Connecting happens entirely in the open-banking.io dashboard — there is no API call, code, or key involved in this step.
- Sign up for open-banking.io and set your encryption passphrase. Your private key is created locally at this moment and never leaves your device.
- In the dashboard, search for Unicaja Banco and choose the account type you hold — business or personal.
- You are redirected to Unicaja Banco's own secure login, where you authenticate and approve the PSD2 consent directly with the bank.
- Once you confirm, your accounts sync back into the dashboard and stay current for the life of the consent.
At no point does open-banking.io ask for your banking credentials — you enter them only on Unicaja Banco's site.
Access your data
Once a connection exists, developers can read it programmatically — an optional extra step. On the Developers page, create an API key and export a credentials.json, which bundles that key with your private decryption key. Then use the CLI (openbanking accounts, openbanking transactions, openbanking sync), an SDK, or the REST API. Requests authenticate with the X-Api-Key header, and every response is decrypted locally with your key. The API key alone returns only ciphertext — readable data requires the private key held on your machine. Note the CLI reads and syncs existing connections; it cannot create one.
All of this runs at roughly EUR 3/month.
Does open-banking.io store my Unicaja Banco password?
No. You authenticate only on Unicaja Banco's own login screen; open-banking.io never receives your credentials.
Can open-banking.io staff read my transactions?
No. The service is zero-knowledge and holds only your public key, so your data stays encrypted server-side.
How long does access last before I re-approve?
Up to 180 days, after which Unicaja Banco asks you to renew consent.
Start at open-banking.io.