Check a Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Payment Online
Check if a CBE payment went through.
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Commercial Bank of Ethiopia publishes transaction data at https://apps.cbe.com.et:100/?id={REFERENCE}{LAST_8_DIGITS_OF_ACCOUNT}. When someone sends you a payment via CBE, a receipt is generated at this URL. cheki fetches the receipt, parses it, and tells you whether the payment is real, who sent it, and for how much. This takes 2 to 10 seconds.
What information you need
To check a CBE payment, ask the sender for the transaction reference number from their receipt and make sure you know the last 8 digits of your receiving account. Both pieces of information are required by the endpoint.
- Transaction reference (e.g. FT26140P01YB)
- Last 8 digits of your account number
Common CBE payment verification scenarios
CBE payment verification is used by merchants, delivery services, and businesses across Ethiopia. Common scenarios include confirming a customer has actually paid before releasing goods, verifying a delivery payment before handing over a package, and reconciling end-of-day bank transfers.
- Retail counters confirming in-person CBE transfers
- Delivery teams validating payment before handover
- Finance teams reconciling daily CBE inflows
- Developers automating CBE checks through the REST API
Frequently asked questions
How do I check if a CBE payment was successful?
Select Commercial Bank of Ethiopia on cheki, enter the transaction reference number and the last 8 digits of the receiving account, and click Verify. If the payment exists, cheki shows you the sender name, receiver name, amount, and date. If it doesn't exist, the payment was not completed or the receipt is fake.
Can I check a CBE payment without the receipt?
You need the transaction reference number and the last 8 digits of the receiving account. Both are shown on the receipt. Without them, there is no way to look up a CBE transaction through public endpoints.
Is checking CBE payments free?
Yes. cheki checks CBE payments for free with no limits. check.et charges 499 ETB/month after 200 checks for the same data. cheki uses the same public CBE endpoint.
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