--- title: "Create an account" method: POST path: "/onboarding" tags: ["Onboarding"] --- # Create an account `POST /onboarding` Starts the process of onboarding an account. This endpoint can only be accessed by product-level permissions. ## Query parameters - `productId` string, uuid — The ID of the product to work with. ## Request body - object - `accountType` 'business' | 'personal', required — The type of account that you want to onboard. - `affiliateId` string — The affiliate ID. - `companyId` string — The company ID. - `contact` object, required - `firstName` string, required — The contact's first name. - `lastName` string, required — The contact's last name. - `nationality` 'AD' | 'AE' | 'AF' | 'AG' | 'AI' | 'AL' | 'AM' | 'AO' | 'AQ' | 'AR' | 'AS' | 'AT' | 'AU' | 'AW' | 'AX' | 'AZ' | 'BA' | 'BB' | 'BD' | 'BE' | 'BF' | 'BG' | 'BH' | 'BI' | 'BJ' | 'BL' | 'BM' | 'BN' | 'BO' | 'BQ' | 'BR' | 'BS' | 'BT' | 'BV' | 'BW' | 'BY' | 'BZ' | 'CA' | 'CC' | 'CD' | 'CF' | 'CG' | 'CH' | 'CI' | 'CK' | 'CL' | 'CM' | 'CN' | 'CO' | 'CR' | 'CU' | 'CV' | 'CW' | 'CX' | 'CY' | 'CZ' | 'DE' | 'DJ' | 'DK' | 'DM' | 'DO' | 'DZ' | 'EC' | 'EE' | 'EG' | 'EH' | 'ER' | 'ES' | 'ET' | 'FI' | 'FJ' | 'FK' | 'FM' | 'FO' | 'FR' | 'GA' | 'GB' | 'GD' | 'GE' | 'GF' | 'GG' | 'GH' | 'GI' | 'GL' | 'GM' | 'GN' | 'GP' | 'GQ' | 'GR' | 'GS' | 'GT' | 'GU' | 'GW' | 'GY' | 'HK' | 'HM' | 'HN' | 'HR' | 'HT' | 'HU' | 'ID' | 'IE' | 'IL' | 'IM' | 'IN' | 'IO' | 'IQ' | 'IR' | 'IS' | 'IT' | 'JE' | 'JM' | 'JO' | 'JP' | 'KE' | 'KG' | 'KH' | 'KI' | 'KM' | 'KN' | 'KP' | 'KR' | 'KW' | 'KY' | 'KZ' | 'LA' | 'LB' | 'LC' | 'LI' | 'LK' | 'LR' | 'LS' | 'LT' | 'LU' | 'LV' | 'LY' | 'MA' | 'MC' | 'MD' | 'ME' | 'MF' | 'MG' | 'MH' | 'MK' | 'ML' | 'MM' | 'MN' | 'MO' | 'MP' | 'MQ' | 'MR' | 'MS' | 'MT' | 'MU' | 'MV' | 'MW' | 'MX' | 'MY' | 'MZ' | 'NA' | 'NC' | 'NE' | 'NF' | 'NG' | 'NI' | 'NL' | 'NO' | 'NP' | 'NR' | 'NU' | 'NZ' | 'OM' | 'PA' | 'PE' | 'PF' | 'PG' | 'PH' | 'PK' | 'PL' | 'PM' | 'PN' | 'PR' | 'PS' | 'PT' | 'PW' | 'PY' | 'QA' | 'RE' | 'RO' | 'RS' | 'RU' | 'RW' | 'SA' | 'SB' | 'SC' | 'SD' | 'SE' | 'SG' | 'SH' | 'SI' | 'SJ' | 'SK' | 'SL' | 'SM' | 'SN' | 'SO' | 'SR' | 'SS' | 'ST' | 'SV' | 'SX' | 'SY' | 'SZ' | 'TC' | 'TD' | 'TF' | 'TG' | 'TH' | 'TJ' | 'TK' | 'TL' | 'TM' | 'TN' | 'TO' | 'TR' | 'TT' | 'TV' | 'TW' | 'TZ' | 'UA' | 'UG' | 'UM' | 'US' | 'UY' | 'UZ' | 'VA' | 'VC' | 'VE' | 'VG' | 'VI' | 'VN' | 'VU' | 'WF' | 'WS' | 'XK' | 'YE' | 'YT' | 'ZA' | 'ZM' | 'ZW', nullable — The contact's nationality country code. - `annualIncome` object, nullable - `currencyCode` 'AED' | 'AFN' | 'ALL' | 'AMD' | 'ANG' | 'AOA' | 'ARS' | 'AUD' | 'AWG' | 'AZN' | 'BAM' | 'BBD' | 'BDT' | 'BGN' | 'BHD' | 'BIF' | 'BMD' | 'BND' | 'BOB' | 'BOV' | 'BRL' | 'BSD' | 'BTN' | 'BWP' | 'BYN' | 'BZD' | 'CAD' | 'CDF' | 'CHF' | 'CLP' | 'CNY' | 'COP' | 'CRC' | 'CUC' | 'CUP' | 'CVE' | 'CZK' | 'DJF' | 'DKK' | 'DOP' | 'DZD' | 'EGP' | 'ERN' | 'ETB' | 'EUR' | 'FJD' | 'FKP' | 'GBP' | 'GEL' | 'GGP' | 'GHS' | 'GIP' | 'GMD' | 'GNF' | 'GTQ' | 'GYD' | 'HKD' | 'HNL' | 'HRK' | 'HTG' | 'HUF' | 'IDR' | 'ILS' | 'INR' | 'IQD' | 'IRR' | 'ISK' | 'JMD' | 'JOD' | 'JPY' | 'KES' | 'KGS' | 'KHR' | 'KMF' | 'KPW' | 'KRW' | 'KWD' | 'KYD' | 'KZT' | 'LAK' | 'LBP' | 'LKR' | 'LRD' | 'LSL' | 'LTL' | 'LVL' | 'LYD' | 'MAD' | 'MDL' | 'MGA' | 'MKD' | 'MMK' | 'MNT' | 'MOP' | 'MUR' | 'MVR' | 'MWK' | 'MXN' | 'MYR' | 'MZN' | 'NAD' | 'NGN' | 'NIO' | 'NOK' | 'NPR' | 'NZD' | 'OMR' | 'PAB' | 'PEN' | 'PGK' | 'PHP' | 'PKR' | 'PLN' | 'PYG' | 'QAR' | 'RON' | 'RSD' | 'RUB' | 'RWF' | 'SAR' | 'SBD' | 'SCR' | 'SEK' | 'SGD' | 'SHN' | 'SLL' | 'SOS' | 'SRD' | 'SSP' | 'STN' | 'SYP' | 'SZL' | 'THB' | 'TJS' | 'TMT' | 'TND' | 'TOP' | 'TRY' | 'TTD' | 'TWD' | 'TZS' | 'UAH' | 'UGX' | 'USD' | 'UYU' | 'UZS' | 'VND' | 'VUV' | 'WST' | 'XAF' | 'XAG' | 'XAU' | 'XCD' | 'XOF' | 'XPD' | 'XPF' | 'XPT' | 'YER' | 'ZAR' | 'ZMK' | 'ZMW' | 'ZWD', required - `value` number, required - `email` string, email, required — The contact's email address. If this matches an existing person, we'll create a new persona for them. If this doesn't match an existing person, we'll create both a new person and a new associated persona. - `phone` string, required — The contact's phone number. - `dob` string, nullable — The contact's date of birth (`YYYY-MM-DD`). This is required for `personal` accounts. - `address` object, required - `addressLine1` string, required — The first line of the account's address. - `addressLine2` string, nullable — The second line of the account's address. - `townCity` string, required — The town or city of the account's address. - `postCode` string, required — The postal or ZIP code of the account's address. - `countryCode` string, required — The country code of the account's address. - `market` 'UK' | 'EU' | 'US' | 'UP' — The market relating to the license that the account operates under. This may be different from the geographical region that the account operates in. Currently, we support UK, US, EU, and UP market accounts, but your account's geographical region doesn't necessarily have to be the one of those. The API validates that the selected market is allowed for the product. - `features` string[] - `preferredLanguage` 'EN' | 'FR' | 'DE' | 'ES' | 'IT' | 'NL' | 'PT' — The preferred language for business correspondence. ISO 639-1 uppercase. ## Response `202` Accepted - object - `ok` boolean, required — Indicates if the onboarding was successful. - `correlationId` string, required — The unique identifier used to track and link events in the `AccountActivated` and `AccountCreated` webhooks. - `account` object, required — Details about the account. - `product` string, required — The name of the product. - `market` 'UK' | 'EU' | 'US' | 'UP', required — The market relating to the license that the account operates under. This may be different from the geographical region that the account operates in. Currently, we support UK, US, EU, and UP market accounts, but your account's geographical region doesn't necessarily have to be one of those. - `features` string[], required - `accountType` string, required — The account type. - `affiliateId` string, uuid — The affiliate ID. - `companyId` string, uuid — The company ID. - `preferredLanguage` 'EN' | 'FR' | 'DE' | 'ES' | 'IT' | 'NL' | 'PT', nullable, required — The preferred language for business correspondence. ISO 639-1 uppercase. - `contact` object, required - `firstName` string, required — The contact's first name. - `lastName` string, required — The contact's last name. - `nationality` 'AD' | 'AE' | 'AF' | 'AG' | 'AI' | 'AL' | 'AM' | 'AO' | 'AQ' | 'AR' | 'AS' | 'AT' | 'AU' | 'AW' | 'AX' | 'AZ' | 'BA' | 'BB' | 'BD' | 'BE' | 'BF' | 'BG' | 'BH' | 'BI' | 'BJ' | 'BL' | 'BM' | 'BN' | 'BO' | 'BQ' | 'BR' | 'BS' | 'BT' | 'BV' | 'BW' | 'BY' | 'BZ' | 'CA' | 'CC' | 'CD' | 'CF' | 'CG' | 'CH' | 'CI' | 'CK' | 'CL' | 'CM' | 'CN' | 'CO' | 'CR' | 'CU' | 'CV' | 'CW' | 'CX' | 'CY' | 'CZ' | 'DE' | 'DJ' | 'DK' | 'DM' | 'DO' | 'DZ' | 'EC' | 'EE' | 'EG' | 'EH' | 'ER' | 'ES' | 'ET' | 'FI' | 'FJ' | 'FK' | 'FM' | 'FO' | 'FR' | 'GA' | 'GB' | 'GD' | 'GE' | 'GF' | 'GG' | 'GH' | 'GI' | 'GL' | 'GM' | 'GN' | 'GP' | 'GQ' | 'GR' | 'GS' | 'GT' | 'GU' | 'GW' | 'GY' | 'HK' | 'HM' | 'HN' | 'HR' | 'HT' | 'HU' | 'ID' | 'IE' | 'IL' | 'IM' | 'IN' | 'IO' | 'IQ' | 'IR' | 'IS' | 'IT' | 'JE' | 'JM' | 'JO' | 'JP' | 'KE' | 'KG' | 'KH' | 'KI' | 'KM' | 'KN' | 'KP' | 'KR' | 'KW' | 'KY' | 'KZ' | 'LA' | 'LB' | 'LC' | 'LI' | 'LK' | 'LR' | 'LS' | 'LT' | 'LU' | 'LV' | 'LY' | 'MA' | 'MC' | 'MD' | 'ME' | 'MF' | 'MG' | 'MH' | 'MK' | 'ML' | 'MM' | 'MN' | 'MO' | 'MP' | 'MQ' | 'MR' | 'MS' | 'MT' | 'MU' | 'MV' | 'MW' | 'MX' | 'MY' | 'MZ' | 'NA' | 'NC' | 'NE' | 'NF' | 'NG' | 'NI' | 'NL' | 'NO' | 'NP' | 'NR' | 'NU' | 'NZ' | 'OM' | 'PA' | 'PE' | 'PF' | 'PG' | 'PH' | 'PK' | 'PL' | 'PM' | 'PN' | 'PR' | 'PS' | 'PT' | 'PW' | 'PY' | 'QA' | 'RE' | 'RO' | 'RS' | 'RU' | 'RW' | 'SA' | 'SB' | 'SC' | 'SD' | 'SE' | 'SG' | 'SH' | 'SI' | 'SJ' | 'SK' | 'SL' | 'SM' | 'SN' | 'SO' | 'SR' | 'SS' | 'ST' | 'SV' | 'SX' | 'SY' | 'SZ' | 'TC' | 'TD' | 'TF' | 'TG' | 'TH' | 'TJ' | 'TK' | 'TL' | 'TM' | 'TN' | 'TO' | 'TR' | 'TT' | 'TV' | 'TW' | 'TZ' | 'UA' | 'UG' | 'UM' | 'US' | 'UY' | 'UZ' | 'VA' | 'VC' | 'VE' | 'VG' | 'VI' | 'VN' | 'VU' | 'WF' | 'WS' | 'XK' | 'YE' | 'YT' | 'ZA' | 'ZM' | 'ZW', nullable — The contact's nationality country code. - `annualIncome` object, nullable - `currencyCode` 'AED' | 'AFN' | 'ALL' | 'AMD' | 'ANG' | 'AOA' | 'ARS' | 'AUD' | 'AWG' | 'AZN' | 'BAM' | 'BBD' | 'BDT' | 'BGN' | 'BHD' | 'BIF' | 'BMD' | 'BND' | 'BOB' | 'BOV' | 'BRL' | 'BSD' | 'BTN' | 'BWP' | 'BYN' | 'BZD' | 'CAD' | 'CDF' | 'CHF' | 'CLP' | 'CNY' | 'COP' | 'CRC' | 'CUC' | 'CUP' | 'CVE' | 'CZK' | 'DJF' | 'DKK' | 'DOP' | 'DZD' | 'EGP' | 'ERN' | 'ETB' | 'EUR' | 'FJD' | 'FKP' | 'GBP' | 'GEL' | 'GGP' | 'GHS' | 'GIP' | 'GMD' | 'GNF' | 'GTQ' | 'GYD' | 'HKD' | 'HNL' | 'HRK' | 'HTG' | 'HUF' | 'IDR' | 'ILS' | 'INR' | 'IQD' | 'IRR' | 'ISK' | 'JMD' | 'JOD' | 'JPY' | 'KES' | 'KGS' | 'KHR' | 'KMF' | 'KPW' | 'KRW' | 'KWD' | 'KYD' | 'KZT' | 'LAK' | 'LBP' | 'LKR' | 'LRD' | 'LSL' | 'LTL' | 'LVL' | 'LYD' | 'MAD' | 'MDL' | 'MGA' | 'MKD' | 'MMK' | 'MNT' | 'MOP' | 'MUR' | 'MVR' | 'MWK' | 'MXN' | 'MYR' | 'MZN' | 'NAD' | 'NGN' | 'NIO' | 'NOK' | 'NPR' | 'NZD' | 'OMR' | 'PAB' | 'PEN' | 'PGK' | 'PHP' | 'PKR' | 'PLN' | 'PYG' | 'QAR' | 'RON' | 'RSD' | 'RUB' | 'RWF' | 'SAR' | 'SBD' | 'SCR' | 'SEK' | 'SGD' | 'SHN' | 'SLL' | 'SOS' | 'SRD' | 'SSP' | 'STN' | 'SYP' | 'SZL' | 'THB' | 'TJS' | 'TMT' | 'TND' | 'TOP' | 'TRY' | 'TTD' | 'TWD' | 'TZS' | 'UAH' | 'UGX' | 'USD' | 'UYU' | 'UZS' | 'VND' | 'VUV' | 'WST' | 'XAF' | 'XAG' | 'XAU' | 'XCD' | 'XOF' | 'XPD' | 'XPF' | 'XPT' | 'YER' | 'ZAR' | 'ZMK' | 'ZMW' | 'ZWD', required - `value` number, required - `email` string, email, required — The contact's email address. If this matches an existing person, we'll create a new persona for them. If this doesn't match an existing person, we'll create both a new person and a new associated persona. - `phone` string, required — The contact's phone number. - `dob` string, nullable — The contact's date of birth (`YYYY-MM-DD`). This is required for `personal` accounts. - `address` object, required - `addressLine1` string, required — The first line of the account's address. - `addressLine2` string, nullable — The second line of the account's address. - `townCity` string, required — The town or city of the account's address. - `postCode` string, required — The postal or ZIP code of the account's address. - `countryCode` string, required — The country code of the account's address. - `account` object, required - `companyName` string, required — The company's name. - `companyNumber` string, required — The company number. - `incorporationDate` string, required — The company's date of incorporation. - `type` 'ltd' | 'private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption' | 'private-limited-guarant-nsc' | 'llp' | 'plc' | 'sole_trader' | 'charity' | 'charitable-incorporated-organisation' | 'partnership' | 'assurance-company' | 'converted-or-closed' | 'limited_by_guarantee' | 'limited-partnership' | 'oversea-company' | 'private-unlimited' | 'royal-charter' | 'registered-society-non-jurisdictional' | 'trust' | 'uk-establishment' | 'other', required — The type of company that you're creating an account for. - `website` string, uri — The URL of the company's website. - `onboardingDetail` string, required — Optional additional details about the account. - `address` object, required - `addressLine1` string, required — The first line of the account's address. - `addressLine2` string, nullable — The second line of the account's address. - `townCity` string, required — The town or city of the account's address. - `postCode` string, required — The postal or ZIP code of the account's address. - `countryCode` string, required — The country code of the account's address. - `kyc` object, required — Details about the account's KYC. - `expectedCardUse` string[], required - `onboardingDetail` string — Optional additional details about the account. - `sourceOfFunds` string[], required - `currenciesRequired` string[], required - `averageLoad` string, required — The expected average load. - `numberOfCards` string, required — The expected number of cards on the account. - `numberOfPayments` string — The expected number of payments. - `destinationOfFunds` string[] - `mainPurpose` string[] - `cardFourthLine` string, required — The line that appears below the name on the payment card. For example, `Equals Money`. This is only for business accounts. Note that text that is longer than 15 characters will be truncated. - `employeeCards` boolean, required — Whether or not the employee cards feature is enabled. - `atmWithdrawals` boolean, required — Whether or not the card can be used for withdrawals at automated teller machines (ATMs). - `annualVolume` string — The annual volume of payments. --- [API](https://skmtc.net/equalsmoney/apis/cis-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/equalsmoney/apis/cis-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/equalsmoney/cis-api/revisions/a162c72b8bf6/schema)