---
title: "Create a bank account"
method: POST
path: "/v3/funding-accounts/banks"
tags: ["funding-accounts"]
---

# Create a bank account

`POST /v3/funding-accounts/banks`

Create a new bank account. The currently signed-in user must have the `ADMINISTRATOR` user role in the BILL organization to perform this operation. BILL sends an email notification for informing you about changes to your funding accounts.

When you create a bank account, BILL sends a test ACH payment to confirm whether the account details are accurate.

In the response, three fields are set to their default values.
* The bank account `status` is set as `PENDING`. You can verify the bank account with `POST /v3/funding-accounts/banks/{bankAccountId}/verify`.
* The `payables` and `receivables` values are set as `false`. To update these values, update the bank account with `PATCH /v3/funding-accounts/banks/{bankAccountId}`.

**Note**: Creating a bank account requires an MFA-trusted API session. See [MFA setup](https://developer.bill.com/reference/setup) for information about the BILL MFA process.

See [Bank account setup (v3 API)](https://developer.bill.com/docs/bank-account-setup-v3-api) in the Guides section for more information, sample requests, and responses.

## Headers

- `sessionId` string, nullable — API session ID generated with `/v3/login`
- `devKey` string, nullable — Developer key generated with your BILL developer account

## Request body

- OrganizationBankAccountCreateRequestDto — Create a bank account
  - `nameOnAccount` string, required — Full name on bank account
  - `routingNumber` string — Bank routing number. This field is required.
  - `accountNumber` string — Bank account number. This field is required.
  - `type` 'CHECKING' | 'SAVINGS', required — Bank account type
  - `ownerType` 'BUSINESS' | 'PERSONAL', required — Bank account owner type
  - `bankName` string, required — Bank name. Set this field as a nickname for your bank account.
  - `accessToAdmins` boolean — Set as `true` to enable access to all users with the `ADMINISTRATOR` user role
  - `chartOfAccountId` string — BILL-generated ID of the chart of accounts for the bank account. The value begins with `0ca`.

## Response `201`

Create a bank account response

- OrganizationBankAccountResponseDto — Bank account response.
  - `id` string, required — BILL-generated ID of the bank account. The value begins with `bac`.
  - `archived` boolean, required — Set as `true` if the bank account is archived
  - `status` 'NOT_VERIFIED' | 'VERIFIED' | 'PENDING' | 'BLOCKED' | 'EXPIRED' | 'INVALID' | 'UNDEFINED' — Bank account status.
  - `createdBy` string — BILL-generated ID of the user that created the bank account. The value begins with `006`.
  - `routingNumber` string — Bank routing number
  - `accountNumber` string — Bank account number
  - `nameOnAccount` string — Full name on bank account
  - `type` 'CHECKING' | 'SAVINGS' — Bank account type
  - `ownerType` 'BUSINESS' | 'PERSONAL' — Bank account owner type
  - `bankName` string — Bank name
  - `accessToAdmins` boolean — Set as `true` to enable access to all users with the `ADMINISTRATOR` user role
  - `default` object — Bank account default values for BILL AP and AR operations
    - `payables` boolean — Set as `true` if the bank account is set as default for Accounts Payable operations
    - `receivables` boolean — Set as `true` if the bank account is set as default for Accounts Receivable operations
  - `createdTime` string, date-time — Created date and time
  - `updatedTime` string, date-time — Updated date and time
  - `chartOfAccountId` string — BILL-generated ID of the chart of accounts for the bank account. The value begins with `0ca`.

## Other responses

- `4XX` — List of errors.
- `5XX` — List of errors.

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