camt053 0.0.1

Camt053 is a Python library for reading ISO 20022 camt Bank-to-Customer Statements (camt.053/052/054) and generating validated reversing entries by return reason code (e.g. AC04 Closed Account).

camt053: ISO 20022 Bank Statements and Reversing Entries

Read ISO 20022 camt Bank-to-Customer Cash Management messages, extract booked entries by return reason code (e.g. AC04 Closed Account), and generate validated reversing entries — the core of a modern, AI-assisted treasury stack with native MCP and LSP integrations.

Latest release: v0.0.1 — namespace-agnostic camt.052/053/054 parsing and one-shot reversing-entry generation, validated against the official ISO 20022 camt.053.001.14 schema, for Python 3.10+. See what's new →

Contents

• Overview
• Install
• Quick Start
• Features
• Usage
• Supported messages
• Architecture
• Examples
• Development
• License
• Contributing
• Acknowledgements

Overview

camt053 reads ISO 20022 camt cash-management messages — the standardised bank-to-customer statements (camt.053), account reports (camt.052), and debit/credit notifications (camt.054) — into a typed model, lets you filter booked entries by ISO external return reason code, and generates a validated reversing entry for the matching transactions.

The headline capability is the one-shot reversing-entry workflow: read an incoming camt.053 statement, find the entries carrying a return reason code (e.g. AC04 Closed Account), and emit a validated reversing entry — answering the prompt-engineering dream:

"Read this incoming bank statement XML, parse out the transactions with error code AC04, and automatically generate the reversing entry."

• Website: https://camt053.com
• Source code: https://github.com/sebastienrousseau/camt053
• Bug reports: https://github.com/sebastienrousseau/camt053/issues

A single shared facade (camt053.services) backs four developer surfaces — the Python API, the CLI, the REST API, and the companion MCP and LSP servers — so every interface behaves identically. This package is part of the camt053 suite (all Python 3.10+):

Package	Role
camt053	Core library + Click CLI + FastAPI REST API (this package)
camt053-mcp	Model Context Protocol server (for AI agents)
camt053-lsp	Language Server Protocol server (for editors)

flowchart LR
    A["Inbound camt.05x XML"] -->|parse| B["camt053.services"]
    B -->|filter by reason code| C["AC04 entries"]
    C -->|reverse + validate| D["camt.053.001.14 reversing entry"]

Install

camt053 runs on macOS, Linux, and Windows and requires Python 3.10+ and pip.

python -m pip install camt053

Using an isolated virtual environment (recommended)

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate        # macOS/Linux
venv\Scripts\activate           # Windows
python -m pip install -U camt053

Quick Start

from camt053 import services

# An incoming camt.053 statement (truncated for brevity — see examples/).
statement_xml = open("statement.xml", encoding="utf-8").read()

# Find the entries returned AC04 (Closed Account).
ac04 = services.filter_entries(statement_xml, "AC04")
print(f"{len(ac04)} AC04 entr{'y' if len(ac04) == 1 else 'ies'}")

# Generate the reversing entry: parse -> filter -> reverse, in one call.
reversal_xml = services.generate_reversal(statement_xml, reason_code="AC04")
print(reversal_xml)  # validated camt.053.001.14 document

Or from the command line:

# Generate a reversing entry for every AC04 entry on a statement
camt053 reverse -i statement.xml -r AC04 -o reversal.xml

# List the entries on a statement (optionally filtered by reason)
camt053 entries -i statement.xml -r AC04

# Inspect the parsed statement as JSON, or validate an identifier
camt053 parse -i statement.xml
camt053 validate-id -k iban -v GB29NWBK60161331926819

parse, entries, and reverse accept -i - to read from stdin, so they compose in a pipeline.

Features

• Parse camt.053 / camt.052 / camt.054 into a typed, JSON-serialisable model. Parsing is namespace-agnostic, so every ISO version (.001.01 through .001.14) and real-world bank file is read.
• Filter booked entries by ISO external return reason code (AC04, AC06, MD07, …).
• Reverse — generate a camt.053.001.14 reversing entry from the matching entries (credit/debit indicator flipped, RvslInd set, return reason carried in RtrInf), in one call.
• Validated output — generated reversals are checked against the official ISO 20022 camt.053.001.14 XSD bundled with the package.
• Safe by default — XML is parsed with defusedxml (XXE / billion-laughs safe); output paths are traversal-checked.
• One facade, four interfaces — the CLI, REST API, MCP server, and LSP server all call camt053.services.
• IBAN / BIC / LEI validators (ISO 13616 / 9362 / 17442).
• Typed (mypy --strict) and tested (100% coverage), validated against the official ISO 20022 business samples.

Usage

from camt053 import parse_statement, services

# A minimal incoming camt.053 statement: a EUR 1,500 credit transfer that was
# booked, then returned because the beneficiary account was closed (AC04).
statement_xml = """<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Document xmlns="urn:iso:std:iso:20022:tech:xsd:camt.053.001.14">
  <BkToCstmrStmt>
    <GrpHdr><MsgId>STMT-MSG-0001</MsgId><CreDtTm>2026-06-15T08:00:00</CreDtTm></GrpHdr>
    <Stmt>
      <Id>STMT-0001</Id><CreDtTm>2026-06-15T08:00:00</CreDtTm>
      <Acct><Id><IBAN>GB29NWBK60161331926819</IBAN></Id><Ccy>EUR</Ccy></Acct>
      <Bal><Tp><CdOrPrtry><Cd>CLBD</Cd></CdOrPrtry></Tp>
        <Amt Ccy="EUR">10000.00</Amt><CdtDbtInd>CRDT</CdtDbtInd>
        <Dt><Dt>2026-06-15</Dt></Dt></Bal>
      <Ntry>
        <NtryRef>NTRY-0001</NtryRef>
        <Amt Ccy="EUR">1500.00</Amt><CdtDbtInd>CRDT</CdtDbtInd>
        <Sts><Cd>BOOK</Cd></Sts>
        <NtryDtls><TxDtls>
          <RtrInf><Rsn><Cd>AC04</Cd></Rsn></RtrInf>
        </TxDtls></NtryDtls>
      </Ntry>
    </Stmt>
  </BkToCstmrStmt>
</Document>"""

# 1. Parse into the typed model.
statement = parse_statement(statement_xml)
print(statement.account.identifier())          # -> GB29NWBK60161331926819
print(len(statement.entries))                   # -> 1

# 2. Select the entries returned AC04 (Closed Account).
ac04 = statement.entries_with_reason("AC04")
print(ac04[0].amount, ac04[0].credit_debit_indicator)   # -> 1500.00 CRDT

# 3. Generate the validated reversing entry (the original CRDT becomes DBIT).
reversal_xml = services.generate_reversal(statement_xml, reason_code="AC04")
assert "<RvslInd>true</RvslInd>" in reversal_xml
assert "<CdtDbtInd>DBIT</CdtDbtInd>" in reversal_xml

Supported messages

Message type	Name	Direction
camt.052.001.14	Bank To Customer Account Report	read
camt.053.001.14	Bank To Customer Statement	read + reverse
camt.054.001.14	Bank To Customer Debit Credit Notification	read

The parser is namespace-agnostic and reads every ISO version of these messages; the official XSDs for .001.01–.001.14 are bundled under camt053/xsd/. Reversing entries are emitted as camt.053.001.14.

Architecture

flowchart TD
    CLI["Click CLI"] --> S["camt053.services"]
    API["FastAPI REST API"] --> S
    MCP["camt053-mcp"] --> S
    LSP["camt053-lsp"] --> S
    S --> P["parse/ — statement_parser, reason_codes"]
    S --> R["reversal/ — reversal builder"]
    S --> X["xml/ — template + official ISO XSD"]
    S --> V["validation/ — IBAN, BIC, LEI, JSON Schema"]

Module	Responsibility
camt053.parse	Namespace-agnostic statement parser and return-reason helpers
camt053.reversal	Builds flat reversing-entry records from parsed entries
camt053.xml	Renders the camt.053 reversal template and validates it via the ISO XSD
camt053.validation	IBAN / BIC / LEI and JSON-Schema validators
camt053.security	XXE-safe parsing and path-traversal-checked output
camt053.services	The shared facade backing every interface

Examples

Runnable, self-contained scripts live in examples/:

Example	Demonstrates
reverse_ac04.py	The headline workflow — find AC04 entries and generate the reversing entry
parse_statement.py	Parsing a statement into the typed model
services_facade.py	The shared camt053.services facade
validate_identifiers.py	IBAN / BIC / LEI validation
rest_api_client.py	Driving the FastAPI REST API in-process

git clone https://github.com/sebastienrousseau/camt053.git && cd camt053
python examples/reverse_ac04.py

Development

camt053 uses Poetry and mise.

git clone https://github.com/sebastienrousseau/camt053.git && cd camt053
mise install
poetry install
poetry shell

A Makefile orchestrates the quality gates (kept in lockstep with CI):

make check        # all gates (REQUIRED before commit)
make test         # pytest with coverage (100% gate)
make lint         # ruff + black --check
make type-check   # mypy --strict
make examples     # run the example scripts

License

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Any contribution submitted for inclusion shall be licensed as above, without additional terms.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome — see the contributing instructions. Thanks to all contributors.

Acknowledgements

Built on Click, Rich, Jinja2, xmlschema, defusedxml, and FastAPI, against the official ISO 20022 camt.05x schemas.