bankstract

Nigerian bank PDF + XLSX statements into structured CSV or JSON. One parser per bank. Each parser declares the formats it handles.

pip install bankstract

bankstract palmpay statement.pdf -o out.csv
bankstract opay statement.xlsx -o out.json -f json
bankstract auto unknown.pdf -o out.csv
bankstract list                                # bank (formats)

Status

Usage

bankstract <bank> <pdf> -o <out>               # explicit parser
bankstract auto <pdf> -o <out>                 # auto-detect via Parser.detect_confidence()
bankstract list                                # show registered parsers
bankstract <bank> <pdf> -o out.json -f json    # JSON instead of CSV
cat statement.pdf | bankstract auto - -o -     # stdin / stdout pipeline
bankstract <bank> <pdf> -o <out> -q            # suppress the stderr progress bar

- reads stdin or writes stdout. Messages and the progress bar go to stderr, so piped data stays clean. The bar shows only on a TTY.

Output

CSV columns: date,narration,debit,credit,balance,reference,currency,has_time. has_time=false means the time in date is padded 00:00:00. New columns only append.

JSON adds format_version, metadata, totals and reconciliation. reconciliation is absent under --no-reconcile.

Python API

import bankstract

bankstract.list_parsers()             # ['fbn', 'opay', 'palmpay', 'zenith']
bankstract.list_redactors()           # ['fbn', 'opay', 'palmpay', 'zenith']
bankstract.detect("statement.pdf")    # 'palmpay' | None

result = bankstract.parse("statement.pdf")            # auto-detect
result = bankstract.parse(fp, bank="fbn")             # explicit; fp is BytesIO

result.metadata.account_holder
result.metadata.statement_period_start
result.transactions[0].balance
result.transactions[0].has_time       # False when the statement prints date only
result.format_version

# parse() never reconciles. reconcile_result() returns a checked copy.
result = bankstract.reconcile_result(result)
result.reconciliation.totals          # 'passed' | 'not_available'
result.reconciliation.row_wise        # 'passed' | 'not_available' | 'disabled'

# Parse + serialize in one call. Byte-identical to the CLI's output.
csv_bytes  = bankstract.convert("statement.pdf")                     # default format="csv"
json_bytes = bankstract.convert(fp, format="json", bank="opay")      # explicit
debug_bytes = bankstract.convert(fp, reconcile=False)                # skip invariant

# Low-level writers. Use when you already hold a ParseResult.
from pathlib import Path
bankstract.write_csv(result.transactions, Path("out.csv"))
bankstract.write_json(result, Path("out.json"))   # includes "reconciliation" once checked

# Redact PII in-memory (no disk write). `.data` carries the redacted file bytes.
redacted = bankstract.redact("statement.pdf")         # auto-detect bank
redacted = bankstract.redact(fp, bank="opay")         # explicit, stream input
redacted.data                                         # bytes. Stream to HTTP / write to disk.
redacted.report.redactions                            # count

# Progress hooks. Drive a UI or log a phase timeline.
def on_progress(ev: bankstract.ProgressEvent) -> None:
    print(f"{ev.stage}: {ev.current}/{ev.total}")

bankstract.convert(fp, progress_callback=on_progress)

# CLI bar pattern. Throttle to <=10 events/sec. Stage transitions and terminal
# events always pass.
cb = bankstract.throttle(on_progress, min_interval_ms=100)
bankstract.convert(fp, progress_callback=cb)

Progress events

ProgressEvent.stage is a str, so new stages are non-breaking.

Public surface (semver-locked)

Only the names re-exported from bankstract are part of the semver contract:

source accepts a Path, a string path, or a seekable binary stream. Auto-detection picks the highest detect_confidence. Ties go to registration order. Nothing touches disk. Modules prefixed _ are internal.

Reconciliation invariant

Two checks. reconcile_result() runs each one the statement has evidence for. The CLI and convert() call it by default.

• Row-wise (banks that print a running balance): prev.balance ± debit/credit == curr.balance. Mismatch raises ReconciliationError with the row index.
• Totals-based (statements with header totals): the sum of parsed credits/debits must equal the printed Total Money In / Total Money Out.

Both catch silently-dropped rows. The report says what ran: passed, not_available (no evidence on the statement) or disabled (parser opt-out).

opay balances skip OWealth auto-save moves, so they don't chain. ReconciliationError also fires when no check can run, or when some rows lack a balance and others don't.

Sponsoring a bank parser

Need a bank that isn't supported yet? Sponsor the implementation.

One-time fee. The parser ships to the MIT engine publicly. You get priority turnaround and a heads-up before format-breaking changes land.

Banks frequently requested: GTB, Access, UBA, Stanbic, Wema, Polaris, Sterling, Keystone.

Open a sponsorship request or email jeffery@logickoder.dev with the bank name and a sample statement (redacted).

Develop

Project uses uv for dependency + venv management.

uv sync --all-extras       # create .venv, install deps + extras from uv.lock
uv run pre-commit install  # one-time: enable the pre-commit hook
uv run pytest              # run tests
uv run ruff check src tests
uv run pyright src tests   # strict type check (see AGENTS.md directive 8)
uv run bankstract list     # invoke CLI

The pre-commit hook and CI run the same checks. Releasing and contribution rules live in CONTRIBUTING.md.

Contributing a bank parser

Follow the checklist in CONTRIBUTING.md. Commit only redacted fixtures.

License

MIT. Author: logickoder.