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Create External AccountPOST

Overview

Create an ACH counterparty for a customer using customer ID. 1

Endpoint URL

https://api-s.nolantechnologies.com/v0/banking/customers/:customerId/external-accounts

Endpoint Data

Property Name Description Type Required Allowed Values
type Type of counterparty String Yes Business, Person, or Unknown
name The name of the account holder String Yes Any
routingNumber 9-digit ABA routing transit number String Yes Any
accountNumber Bank account number String Yes Any
accountType Base64 encoded file String Yes Checking, Savings, or Loan
Example Body
{
    "type": "Person",
    "name": "External Bank",
    "routingNumber": "812345678",
    "accountNumber": "1001292110",
    "accountType":"Checking"
}
Parameter Name Description
customerId Unit customer id

Example Request

curl -i -X POST "https://api-s.nolantechnologies.com/v0/banking/customers/12345/external-accounts" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-Nolan-API-Key: YourNolanApiKey" \
  --data '{
      "type": "Person",
      "name": "External Bank",
      "routingNumber": "812345678",
      "accountNumber": "1001292110",
      "accountType":"Checking"
}'

Example Response

HTTP/1.1 201 CREATED
X-Powered-By: Express
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: 332
ETag: W/"14c-PIXt+3CWLR/8LXvJ5oHPfhWsbyg"
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2023 20:51:38 GMT
Connection: keep-alive
Keep-Alive: timeout=5

{
    "data": {
        "id": "608569",
        "createdAt": "2023-09-26T18:02:36.019Z",
        "name": "External Bank",
        "routingNumber": "812345678",
        "bank": "Bank Name",
        "accountNumber": "1001292110",
        "accountType": "Checking",
        "type": "Person",
        "permissions": "CreditOnly",
        "customerId": "951039"
    }
}

  1. Read more about this endpoint in the Unit API docs ↩