---
title: "Create an employee bank account"
method: POST
path: "/v1/employees/{employee_id}/bank_accounts"
tags: ["Employee Payment Method"]
---

# Create an employee bank account

`POST /v1/employees/{employee_id}/bank_accounts`

Creates an employee bank account. An employee can have multiple bank accounts. Note that creating an employee bank account will also update the employee's payment method.

scope: `employee_payment_methods:write`

## Path parameters

- `employee_id` string, required

## Headers

- `X-Gusto-API-Version` '2026-06-15'

## Request body

- EmployeeBankAccountRequest — Request body for creating or updating an employee bank account. Send these fields as top-level JSON keys (the API wraps them server-side).
  - `routing_number` string, required — The bank routing number (nine digits).
  - `account_number` string, required — The bank account number.
  - `account_type` 'Checking' | 'Savings', required — The bank account type.
  - `name` string, required — A name for the bank account (e.g. "Primary Checking").

## Response `201`

Created

- EmployeeBankAccount
  - `uuid` string, required — UUID of the bank account
  - `employee_uuid` string — UUID of the employee
  - `account_type` 'Checking' | 'Savings' — Bank account type
  - `name` string — Name for the bank account
  - `routing_number` string — The bank account's routing number
  - `hidden_account_number` string — Masked bank account number

## Other responses

- `404` — Not Found The requested resource does not exist. Make sure the provided UUID is valid.
- `422` — Unprocessable Entity This may happen when the body of your request contains errors such as `invalid_attribute_value`, or the request fails due to an `invalid_operation`. See the [Errors Categories](https://docs.gusto.com/embedded-payroll/docs/error-categories) guide for more details.

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