Library
Transaction enrichment library for FastAPI
Use TxnKit as a transaction enrichment API from FastAPI. This page shows the safe request shape, a short code snippet, and the boundary for keeping sensitive data out of the integration.
Target intent
FastAPI apps adding a safe one-descriptor enrichment endpoint.
TxnKit should sit behind your FastAPI route and should not accept full statement uploads.
Raw descriptor
TST*MAIN ST CAFEShort FastAPI API snippet
@app.post("/api/enrich-transaction")
async def enrich_transaction(payload: dict):
async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=1.0) as client:
response = await client.post(
"https://api.txnkit.dev/v1/enrich",
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['TXNKIT_API_KEY']}"},
json={"raw_description": payload["raw_description"], "country": "CA"},
)
return response.json()Keep API keys out of browser bundles. For frontend stacks, call a backend route or serverless function that owns the TxnKit request.
API-shaped output
{
"input": {
"descriptor": "TST*MAIN ST CAFE",
"country": "CA"
},
"output": {
"merchant_name": "Main St Cafe",
"category": "Restaurant",
"confidence": "medium",
"signals": [
"processor_pattern",
"merchant_alias",
"category_hint"
],
"warnings": [
"review_low_confidence_matches_before_showing_logo"
],
"logos": []
}
}Low-confidence results should keep fallback labels and warnings visible instead of forcing a guessed logo or website.
When to use
- You are building in FastAPI and need one-descriptor merchant cleanup through an HTTP API.
- Your app can keep the TxnKit API key on the server side or inside a trusted serverless function.
- You need merchant display names, categories, confidence, signals, warnings, and logo-ready metadata.
When not to use
- TxnKit should sit behind your FastAPI route and should not accept full statement uploads.
- Do not use TxnKit to process card numbers, account numbers, full statements, bank credentials, emails, phone numbers, addresses, customer names, or customer PII.
- Do not use TxnKit when the product requirement is guaranteed merchant identity, every-merchant resolution, or contracted uptime terms.
Proof surfaces
The public contract is POST /v1/enrich, backed by the OpenAPI file, benchmark examples, privacy rules, and deterministic request-path tests.