CVU Validator

CVU (Argentine virtual wallet account) · Issuer: BCRA. Payments to and from e-wallets, transfer reconciliation.

Format

22 digits starting with 000, followed by the payment service provider (PSP) code (Mercado Pago, Ualá, etc.).

Check-digit algorithm

1. Identical to CBU: two blocks with weights 7139713 and 3971397139713.
2. Plus the 000 prefix is enforced.

Use cases

Payments to and from e-wallets, transfer reconciliation.

Code examples

# curl (RapidAPI)
curl -X POST "https://validalatam.p.rapidapi.com/validate" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-RapidAPI-Key: $RAPIDAPI_KEY" -H "X-RapidAPI-Host: validalatam.p.rapidapi.com" \
  -d '{"type":"AR_CVU","value":"0006100953406743708759"}'

# Python
import requests
r = requests.post("https://validalatam.p.rapidapi.com/validate", json={"type": "AR_CVU", "value": "0006100953406743708759"},
                 headers={"X-RapidAPI-Key": KEY, "X-RapidAPI-Host": "validalatam.p.rapidapi.com"})
print(r.json()["valid"], r.json()["formatted"])

// JavaScript (fetch)
const r = await fetch("https://validalatam.p.rapidapi.com/validate", { method: "POST",
  headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json", "X-RapidAPI-Key": KEY, "X-RapidAPI-Host": "validalatam.p.rapidapi.com" },
  body: JSON.stringify({ type: "AR_CVU", value: "0006100953406743708759" }) });
const { valid, formatted, error } = await r.json();

# Response
{
  "valid": true,
  "type": "AR_CVU",
  "country": "AR",
  "input": "0006100953406743708759",
  "normalized": "0006100953406743708759",
  "formatted": "00061009 53406743708759"
}

API plans on RapidAPI

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