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Adds a new bank account for the specified entity.
The minimum required fields are `currency` and `country`. Other required fields depend on the currency and country.
Bank accounts in African countries can use any fields or combinations of fields.
For other countries:
* EUR accounts require `iban`.
* GBP accounts require `account_holder_name`, `account_number`, and `sort_code`.
* USD accounts require `account_holder_name`, `account_number`, and `routing_number`.
* Accounts in other currencies require one of:
* `iban`
* `account_number` and `sort_code`
* `account_number` and `routing_number`
Adds a new bank account for the specified entity.
The minimum required fields are currency and country. Other required fields depend on the currency and country.
Bank accounts in African countries can use any fields or combinations of fields.
For other countries:
EUR accounts require iban.
GBP accounts require account_holder_name, account_number, and sort_code.
USD accounts require account_holder_name, account_number, and routing_number.
Accounts in other currencies require one of:
iban
account_number and sort_code
account_number and routing_number
Authentication
AuthorizationBearer
Bearer authentication of the form Bearer <token>, where token is your auth token.
Headers
x-monite-versionstringRequired
x-monite-entity-idstringRequired
The ID of the entity that owns the requested resource.
Request
This endpoint expects an object.
countryenumRequired
The country in which the bank account is registered, repsesented as a two-letter country code ([ISO 3166-1 alpha-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2)).
currencyenumRequired
The currency of the bank account, represented as a three-letter ISO [currency code](https://docs.monite.com/references/currencies).
account_holder_namestringOptional1-200 characters
The name of the person or business that owns this bank account. Required in the following cases:
* the account currency is GBP or USD,
* the account currency is EUR and the entity wishes to receive SEPA Credit transfers to this account.
account_numberstringOptional
The bank account number. Required if the account currency is GBP or USD. UK account numbers typically contain 8 digits. US bank account numbers contain 9 to 12 digits.
bank_namestringOptional
The bank name.
bicstringOptional
The SWIFT/BIC code of the bank. Can be either 8 or 11 characters long. Monite verifies the BIC length, country code, and whether the structure conforms to ISO 9362.
If bic is specified, iban must also be specified.
display_namestringOptional1-200 characters
User-defined name of this bank account, such as ‘Primary account’ or ‘Savings account’.
ibanstringOptional
The IBAN of the bank account, up to 34 characters. Required if the account currency is EUR. Monite verifies the IBAN length, checksum digits, and country-specific format according to ISO 13616.
is_default_for_currencybooleanOptionalDefaults to false
If set to true or if this is the first bank account added for the given currency, this account becomes the default one for its currency.
routing_numberstringOptional
The bank’s routing transit number (RTN) or branch code. Required if the account currency is USD. US routing numbers consist of 9 digits.
sort_codestringOptional
The bank's sort code. Required if the account currency is GBP.
Response
Successful Response
idstringformat: "uuid"
Unique ID of the bank account.
open_banking_verification_statusenum
Open banking verification status
account_holder_namestring
The name of the person or business that owns this bank account. Required in the following cases:
the account currency is GBP or USD,
the account currency is EUR and the entity wishes to receive SEPA Credit transfers to this account.
account_numberstring
The bank account number. Required if the account currency is GBP or USD. UK account numbers typically contain 8 digits. US bank account numbers contain 9 to 12 digits.
account_number_last4string
The last 4 digits of bank account number. Required if the account currency is GBP or USD and there is no information about the full account number.
bank_namestring
The bank name.
bicstring
The SWIFT/BIC code of the bank. Can be either 8 or 11 characters long. Monite verifies the BIC length, country code, and whether the structure conforms to ISO 9362.
If bic is specified, iban must also be specified.
countryenum
The country in which the bank account is registered, repsesented as a two-letter country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2).
currencyenum
The currency of the bank account, represented as a three-letter ISO currency code.
display_namestring
User-defined name of this bank account, such as ‘Primary account’ or ‘Savings account’.
ibanstring
The IBAN of the bank account, up to 34 characters. Required if the account currency is EUR. Monite verifies the IBAN length, checksum digits, and country-specific format according to ISO 13616.
is_default_for_currencybooleanDefaults to false
Indicates whether this bank account is the default one for its currency.
open_banking_verification_errorstring
Last verification error message
routing_numberstring
The bank’s routing transit number (RTN) or branch code. Required if the account currency is USD. US routing numbers consist of 9 digits.
sort_codestring
The bank's sort code. Required if the account currency is GBP.
was_created_by_user_idstringformat: "uuid"
ID of the entity user who added this bank account, or null if it was added using a partner access token.
Errors
401
Post Bank Accounts Request Unauthorized Error
409
Post Bank Accounts Request Conflict Error
422
Post Bank Accounts Request Unprocessable Entity Error
429
Post Bank Accounts Request Too Many Requests Error
The country in which the bank account is registered, repsesented as a two-letter country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2).
The currency of the bank account, represented as a three-letter ISO currency code.
The name of the person or business that owns this bank account. Required in the following cases:
the account currency is GBP or USD,
the account currency is EUR and the entity wishes to receive SEPA Credit transfers to this account.
