---
title: "Create Bank Account"
method: POST
path: "/bank_account"
---

# Create Bank Account

`POST /bank_account`

## Request body

- object
  - `business_id` string — Required for business accounts
  - `person_id` string — Required for personal accounts
  - `label` string, required
  - `currency` 'USD' | 'NGN' | 'EUR', required
  - `autosweep_enabled` boolean — When 'autosweep_enabled' is set to true, any funds deposited in the account will automatically flow to your master wallet; if set to false, the deposited money stays in the balance of this account.
  - `whitelist_enabled` boolean — Enable this if you want to restrict deposits to only come from a specific bank account. This option is only available to NGN accounts
  - `whitelist` object — Specific the bank account details you wish to whitelist. Note that only deposits from this specific account would be allowed for the account you're creating now.
    - `account_number` string
    - `bank_id` string

## Response `201`

201

- object
  - `data` object
    - `id` string
    - `holder_id` string
    - `holder_type` string
    - `label` string
    - `account_name` unknown
    - `account_number` unknown
    - `routing_number` unknown
    - `bank_name` unknown
    - `bank_code` unknown
    - `bank_address` unknown
    - `currency` string
    - `balance` integer
    - `credit_pending` integer
    - `debit_pending` integer
    - `type` string
    - `status` string
    - `is_deleted` boolean
    - `created_at` string
    - `updated_at` string
  - `message` string
  - `meta` unknown
  - `status` string

---

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