Developer-first APIs for Countries, 774 LGAs, Banks, Higher Education, Currencies & Telecoms.
All UpraiserTech REST API endpoints return data formatted in a standard JSON envelope. All request parameters are passed as URL query parameters or JSON body payloads.
curl -X GET "https://upraisertech.name.ng/api/v1/banks?country=NG&limit=10" \ -H "X-API-Key: ut_live_98a76f5e4d3c2b1a0f9e8d7c"
Authenticate your API calls by including your API key in the request headers. Generate and manage API keys inside your Developer Dashboard.
X-API-Key: ut_live_xxxxxxAuthorization: Bearer ut_live_xxxxxxEvery API response follows a standard JSON envelope to simplify parsing across frontend apps and microservices:
{
"success": true,
"message": "Banks fetched successfully",
"data": [
{
"id": "bnk_access",
"name": "Access Bank",
"code": "044",
"cbnCode": "044",
"slug": "access-bank",
"type": "COMMERCIAL",
"isFintech": false
}
],
"pagination": {
"page": 1,
"limit": 20,
"total": 150,
"totalPages": 8
},
"metadata": {
"timestamp": "2026-08-05T09:28:31.000Z",
"version": "v1",
"docs": "https://upraisertech.name.ng/docs"
}
}Free tier accounts receive up to 1,000 requests per hour. All response headers include active quota details:
Errors return standard HTTP status codes along with descriptive error envelopes:
Missing or invalid request parameters.
Missing or invalid X-API-Key header.
Exceeded 1,000 requests/hour quota.
Server error processing request.
Retrieve 240+ countries with ISO2, ISO3, capitals, population & phone codes.
Fetch all 36 Nigerian states + FCT Abuja with capitals, LGA counts & geopolitical zones.
Query all 774 Nigerian Local Government Areas (LGAs) with state filters and search.
Access 150+ commercial banks, non-interest banks, and digital MFBs (Kuda, OPay, PalmPay, Moniepoint, PiggyVest) with CBN routing codes.
Query Federal, State, and Private Universities, Polytechnics, and Colleges of Education across Nigeria and West Africa.
Access 13 core academic faculties (Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, Pharmacy, Law, Education, Social Sciences, Management, Environmental, Agriculture, etc.).
Access 133 standard academic departments with faculty classifications, department codes, and degree offerings (B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.).
Access 50+ African fiat currencies, global fiat currencies, and major digital assets / stablecoins (BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC).
Import our OpenAPI v3.0 schema directly into Postman, Insomnia, or generate client SDK libraries for JavaScript, Python, PHP, Go, and Flutter.