---
title: "Update an Account"
method: PATCH
path: "/accounts/{account_id}"
---

# Update an Account

`PATCH /accounts/{account_id}`

## Path parameters

- `account_id` string, required — The identifier of the Account to update.

## Request body

- UpdateAnAccountParameters
  - `loan` object — The loan details for the account.
    - `credit_limit` integer, required — The maximum amount of money that can be drawn from the Account.
  - `name` string — The new name of the Account.

## Response `200`

Account

- Account — Accounts are your bank accounts with Increase. They store money, receive transfers, and send payments. They earn interest and have depository insurance.
  - `account_revenue_rate` string, nullable, required — The account revenue rate currently being earned on the account, as a string containing a decimal number. For example, a 1% account revenue rate would be represented as "0.01". Account revenue is a type of non-interest income accrued on the account.
  - `bank` 'core_bank' | 'first_internet_bank' | 'grasshopper_bank', required — The bank the Account is with.
  - `closed_at` string, date-time, nullable, required — The [ISO 8601](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601) time at which the Account was closed.
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required — The [ISO 8601](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601) time at which the Account was created.
  - `currency` 'USD', required — The [ISO 4217](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_4217) code for the Account currency.
  - `entity_id` string, required — The identifier for the Entity the Account belongs to.
  - `funding` 'loan' | 'deposits', required — Whether the Account is funded by a loan or by deposits.
  - `id` string, required — The Account identifier.
  - `idempotency_key` string, nullable, required — The idempotency key you chose for this object. This value is unique across Increase and is used to ensure that a request is only processed once. Learn more about [idempotency](https://increase.com/documentation/idempotency-keys).
  - `informational_entity_id` string, nullable, required — The identifier of an Entity that, while not owning the Account, is associated with its activity.
  - `interest_rate` string, required — The interest rate currently being earned on the account, as a string containing a decimal number. For example, a 1% interest rate would be represented as "0.01".
  - `loan` object, nullable, required — The Account's loan-related information, if the Account is a loan account.
    - `credit_limit` integer, required — The maximum amount of money that can be borrowed on the Account.
    - `grace_period_days` integer, required — The number of days after the statement date that the Account can be past due before being considered delinquent.
    - `maturity_date` string, date, nullable, required — The date on which the loan matures.
    - `statement_day_of_month` integer, required — The day of the month on which the loan statement is generated.
    - `statement_payment_type` 'balance' | 'interest_until_maturity', required — The type of payment for the loan.
  - `name` string, required — The name you choose for the Account.
  - `program_id` string, required — The identifier of the Program determining the compliance and commercial terms of this Account.
  - `status` 'closed' | 'open', required — The status of the Account.
  - `type` 'account', required — A constant representing the object's type. For this resource it will always be `account`.

## Other responses

- `4XX` — Error
- `5XX` — Error

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