bunq API Access (Ireland) | Connect via open-banking.io

Looking to pull your bunq (Ireland) data into your own tools? open-banking.io gives you a single, standards-based connection to bunq so you can read accounts, balances, and transaction history without wrestling with per-bank certificates or bespoke integrations. Whether you bank personally or run a business on bunq, the same endpoint keeps your data flowing into dashboards, accounting software, or bookkeeping automations.

How to connect bunq

1. Create an open-banking.io account and generate your API credentials.
2. Select bunq (Ireland) — identified by BIC BUNQIE22XXX — from the supported bank list.
3. Authenticate in bunq's own app and approve the read-only consent.
4. Start receiving structured account and transaction data straight away.

What data you can access

Once linked, the API returns:

• Accounts — details for your personal and business bunq accounts
• Balances — current and available amounts in real time
• Transactions — historical and incoming entries with counterparty and reference fields

Consent and coverage

bunq supports both personal and business account types through open-banking.io. A single authorisation grants access for up to 180 days, the maximum consent window, after which you simply re-approve in the bunq app to keep the connection live. open-banking.io reaches 2,600+ banks across the EU and UK, so bunq can sit alongside every other institution you use under one integration.

Privacy by design

open-banking.io is built to be zero-knowledge and certificate-free. Your banking data passes through without being retained on our side, and there are no eIDAS certificates or PSD2 licences for you to obtain, host, or renew. You get bank-grade access with none of the compliance overhead.

Pricing

One flat subscription of roughly EUR 3 per month covers your bunq connection and access to the entire bank network — no per-call fees, no setup charges, no surprises.

FAQ

Does open-banking.io work with bunq business accounts?

Yes. Both personal and business bunq accounts are supported, so sole traders and companies can sync their data the same way.

How often do I need to renew my bunq consent?

Every 180 days at most. bunq's maximum consent window is 180 days; a quick re-approval in the bunq app extends access again.

Do I need any certificates to connect bunq?

No. open-banking.io is certificate-free — you never handle eIDAS or PSD2 certificates. Authenticate in the bunq app and you're done.

Ready to sync your bunq data? Get started at open-banking.io.