## Create Bank Account **post** `/print-mail/v1/bank_accounts` Create a bank account. A US bank account is created by setting `bankCountryCode` to `US` and providing `accountNumber` and `routingNumber`. A canadian bank account can be created by specifying `bankCountryCode` as `CA` and setting `accountNumber`, `routeNumber`, and `transitNumber` accordingly. You must specify _either_ `signatureImage` or `signatureText`. The image can be supplied as either a URL or a multipart file upload. ### Body Parameters - `body: object { accountNumber, bankCountryCode, bankName, 9 more } or object { accountNumber, bankCountryCode, bankName, 9 more } or object { accountNumber, bankCountryCode, bankName, 9 more }` - `BankAccountCreateSignatureText object { accountNumber, bankCountryCode, bankName, 9 more }` - `accountNumber: string` The account number of the bank account. - `bankCountryCode: BankAccountCountryCode` Countries typically have different bank account formats and standards. These are the countries which PostGrid's bank accounts API supports. - `"CA"` - `"US"` - `bankName: string` The name of the bank. - `signatureText: string` The signature text of the bank account. - `bankPrimaryLine: optional string` The primary address line of the bank. - `bankSecondaryLine: optional string` The secondary address line of the bank. - `caDesignationNumber: optional string` The designation number of the bank account (for CA). - `description: optional string` An optional string describing this resource. Will be visible in the API and the dashboard. - `metadata: optional map[unknown]` See the section on Metadata. - `routeNumber: optional string` The route number of the bank account (for CA). - `routingNumber: optional string` The routing number of the bank account (for US). - `transitNumber: optional string` The transit number of the bank account (for CA). - `BankAccountCreateSignatureImageURL object { accountNumber, bankCountryCode, bankName, 9 more }` - `accountNumber: string` The account number of the bank account. - `bankCountryCode: BankAccountCountryCode` Countries typically have different bank account formats and standards. These are the countries which PostGrid's bank accounts API supports. - `bankName: string` The name of the bank. - `signatureImage: string` Link to signature image which PostGrid will download and apply to cheques created with this bank account. - `bankPrimaryLine: optional string` The primary address line of the bank. - `bankSecondaryLine: optional string` The secondary address line of the bank. - `caDesignationNumber: optional string` The designation number of the bank account (for CA). - `description: optional string` An optional string describing this resource. Will be visible in the API and the dashboard. - `metadata: optional map[unknown]` See the section on Metadata. - `routeNumber: optional string` The route number of the bank account (for CA). - `routingNumber: optional string` The routing number of the bank account (for US). - `transitNumber: optional string` The transit number of the bank account (for CA). - `BankAccountCreateSignatureImageFile object { accountNumber, bankCountryCode, bankName, 9 more }` - `accountNumber: string` The account number of the bank account. - `bankCountryCode: BankAccountCountryCode` Countries typically have different bank account formats and standards. These are the countries which PostGrid's bank accounts API supports. - `bankName: string` The name of the bank. - `signatureImage: string` A PNG or JPEG file which PostGrid will apply to checks created with this bank account. - `bankPrimaryLine: optional string` The primary address line of the bank. - `bankSecondaryLine: optional string` The secondary address line of the bank. - `caDesignationNumber: optional string` The designation number of the bank account (for CA). - `description: optional string` An optional string describing this resource. Will be visible in the API and the dashboard. - `metadata: optional map[unknown]` See the section on Metadata. - `routeNumber: optional string` The route number of the bank account (for CA). - `routingNumber: optional string` The routing number of the bank account (for US). - `transitNumber: optional string` The transit number of the bank account (for CA). ### Returns - `BankAccount object { id, accountNumber, bankCountryCode, 15 more }` - `id: string` A unique ID prefixed with bank_account_ - `accountNumber: string` The account number of the bank account. - `bankCountryCode: BankAccountCountryCode` Countries typically have different bank account formats and standards. These are the countries which PostGrid's bank accounts API supports. - `"CA"` - `"US"` - `bankName: string` The name of the bank. - `createdAt: string` The UTC time at which this resource was created. - `live: boolean` `true` if this is a live mode resource else `false`. - `object: "bank_account"` Always `bank_account`. - `"bank_account"` - `updatedAt: string` The UTC time at which this resource was last updated. - `bankPrimaryLine: optional string` The primary address line of the bank. - `bankSecondaryLine: optional string` The secondary address line of the bank. - `caDesignationNumber: optional string` The designation number of the bank account (for CA). - `description: optional string` An optional string describing this resource. Will be visible in the API and the dashboard. - `metadata: optional map[unknown]` See the section on Metadata. - `routeNumber: optional string` The route number of the bank account (for CA). - `routingNumber: optional string` The routing number of the bank account (for US). - `signatureImage: optional string` A signed link to the signature image uploaded when this bank account was created. This is omitted if `signatureText` is present. - `signatureText: optional string` The signature text PostGrid uses to generate a signature for cheques created using this bank account. This is omitted if `signatureImage` is present. - `transitNumber: optional string` The transit number of the bank account (for CA). ### Example ```http curl https://api.postgrid.com/print-mail/v1/bank_accounts \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -H "X-API-Key: $POSTGRID_PRINT_MAIL_API_KEY" \ -d '{ "accountNumber": "accountNumber", "bankCountryCode": "CA", "bankName": "bankName", "signatureText": "signatureText" }' ``` #### Response ```json { "id": "bank_account_12345", "object": "bank_account", "live": false, "bankName": "Test Bank", "bankPrimaryLine": "145 mulberry st", "bankSecondaryLine": "new york ny 10013", "bankCountryCode": "US", "accountNumber": "1234567", "routingNumber": "123456789", "signatureText": "Signature", "createdAt": "2020-11-12T23:23:47.974Z", "updatedAt": "2020-11-12T23:23:47.974Z" } ```