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POST
/
bank_accounts
/
{bank_account_id}
/
make_default
Set an entity's bank account as the default for its currency
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1/bank_accounts/{bank_account_id}/make_default \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'x-monite-entity-id: <x-monite-entity-id>' \
  --header 'x-monite-version: <x-monite-version>'
{
  "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "account_holder_name": "Cayla Lloyd",
  "account_number": "12345678",
  "account_number_last4": "5678",
  "bank_name": "Deutsche Bank",
  "bic": "DEUTDEFFXXX",
  "country": "DE",
  "currency": "EUR",
  "display_name": "Primary account",
  "iban": "DE74500700100100000900",
  "is_default_for_currency": false,
  "routing_number": "<string>",
  "sort_code": "123456",
  "was_created_by_user_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a"
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Headers

​
x-monite-version
string<date>
required
​
x-monite-entity-id
string<uuid>
required

The ID of the entity that owns the requested resource.

Example:

"9d2b4c8f-2087-4738-ba91-7359683c49a4"

Path Parameters

​
bank_account_id
string<uuid>
required

Response

Successful Response

Represents a bank account owned by an entity.

​
id
string<uuid>
required

Unique ID of the bank account.

​
account_holder_name
string

The name of the person or business that owns this bank account. Required in the following cases:

  • the account currency is GBP or USD,
  • the account currency is EUR and the entity wishes to receive SEPA Credit transfers to this account.
Example:

"Cayla Lloyd"

​
account_number
string

The bank account number. Required if the account currency is GBP or USD. UK account numbers typically contain 8 digits. US bank account numbers contain 9 to 12 digits.

Example:

"12345678"

​
account_number_last4
string

The last 4 digits of bank account number. Required if the account currency is GBP or USD and there is no information about the full account number.

Example:

"5678"

​
bank_name
string

The bank name.

Example:

"Deutsche Bank"

​
bic
string

The SWIFT/BIC code of the bank. Can be either 8 or 11 characters long. Monite verifies the BIC length, country code, and whether the structure conforms to ISO 9362.

If bic is specified, iban must also be specified.

Example:

"DEUTDEFFXXX"

​
country
enum<string>

The country in which the bank account is registered, repsesented as a two-letter country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2).

Available options:
AF,
AX,
AL,
DZ,
AS,
AD,
AO,
AI,
AQ,
AG,
AR,
AM,
AW,
AU,
AT,
AZ,
BS,
BH,
BD,
BB,
BY,
BE,
BZ,
BJ,
BM,
BT,
BO,
BA,
BW,
BV,
BR,
IO,
BN,
BG,
BF,
BI,
KH,
CM,
CA,
IC,
CV,
KY,
CF,
EA,
TD,
CL,
CN,
CX,
CC,
CO,
KM,
CG,
CD,
CK,
CR,
CI,
HR,
CU,
CY,
CZ,
DK,
DJ,
DM,
DO,
EC,
EG,
SV,
GQ,
ER,
EE,
SZ,
ET,
FK,
FO,
FJ,
FI,
FR,
GF,
PF,
TF,
GA,
GM,
GE,
DE,
GH,
GI,
GR,
GL,
GD,
GP,
GU,
GT,
GG,
GN,
GW,
GY,
HT,
HM,
VA,
HN,
HK,
HU,
IS,
IN,
ID,
IR,
IQ,
IE,
IM,
IL,
IT,
JM,
JP,
JE,
JO,
KZ,
KE,
KI,
KP,
KR,
KW,
KG,
LA,
LV,
LB,
LS,
LR,
LY,
LI,
LT,
LU,
MO,
MG,
MW,
MY,
MV,
ML,
MT,
MH,
MQ,
MR,
MU,
YT,
MX,
FM,
MD,
MC,
MN,
ME,
MS,
MA,
MZ,
MM,
NA,
NR,
NP,
NL,
AN,
NC,
NZ,
NI,
NE,
NG,
NU,
NF,
MP,
MK,
NO,
OM,
PK,
PW,
PS,
PA,
PG,
PY,
PE,
PH,
PN,
PL,
PT,
PR,
QA,
RE,
RO,
RU,
RW,
SH,
KN,
LC,
PM,
VC,
WS,
SM,
ST,
SA,
SN,
RS,
SC,
SL,
SG,
SK,
SI,
SB,
SO,
ZA,
SS,
GS,
ES,
LK,
SD,
SR,
SJ,
SE,
CH,
SY,
TW,
TJ,
TZ,
TH,
TL,
TG,
TK,
TO,
TT,
TN,
TR,
TM,
TC,
TV,
UG,
UA,
AE,
GB,
US,
UM,
UY,
UZ,
VU,
VE,
VN,
VG,
VI,
WF,
EH,
YE,
ZM,
ZW,
BL,
BQ,
CW,
MF,
SX
Example:

"DE"

​
currency
enum<string>

The currency of the bank account, represented as a three-letter ISO currency code.

Available options:
AED,
AFN,
ALL,
AMD,
ANG,
AOA,
ARS,
AUD,
AWG,
AZN,
BAM,
BBD,
BDT,
BGN,
BHD,
BIF,
BMD,
BND,
BOB,
BRL,
BSD,
BTN,
BWP,
BYN,
BZD,
CAD,
CDF,
CHF,
CLP,
CNY,
COP,
CRC,
CVE,
CZK,
DJF,
DKK,
DOP,
DZD,
EGP,
ETB,
EUR,
FJD,
FKP,
GBP,
GEL,
GHS,
GIP,
GMD,
GNF,
GTQ,
GYD,
HKD,
HNL,
HTG,
HUF,
IDR,
ILS,
INR,
IQD,
ISK,
JMD,
JOD,
JPY,
KES,
KGS,
KHR,
KMF,
KRW,
KWD,
KYD,
KZT,
LAK,
LBP,
LKR,
LRD,
LSL,
LYD,
MAD,
MDL,
MGA,
MKD,
MMK,
MNT,
MOP,
MUR,
MVR,
MWK,
MXN,
MYR,
MZN,
NAD,
NGN,
NIO,
NOK,
NPR,
NZD,
OMR,
PAB,
PEN,
PGK,
PHP,
PKR,
PLN,
PYG,
QAR,
RON,
RSD,
RUB,
RWF,
SAR,
SBD,
SCR,
SEK,
SGD,
SHP,
SLE,
SOS,
SRD,
SSP,
SVC,
SZL,
THB,
TJS,
TMT,
TND,
TOP,
TRY,
TTD,
TWD,
TZS,
UAH,
UGX,
USD,
UYU,
UZS,
VND,
VUV,
WST,
XAF,
XCD,
XOF,
XPF,
YER,
ZAR,
ZMW
Example:

"EUR"

​
display_name
string

User-defined name of this bank account, such as 'Primary account' or 'Savings account'.

Example:

"Primary account"

​
iban
string

The IBAN of the bank account, up to 34 characters. Required if the account currency is EUR. Monite verifies the IBAN length, checksum digits, and country-specific format according to ISO 13616.

Example:

"DE74500700100100000900"

​
is_default_for_currency
boolean
default:false

Indicates whether this bank account is the default one for its currency.

​
routing_number
string

The bank's routing transit number (RTN) or branch code. Required if the account currency is USD. US routing numbers consist of 9 digits.

​
sort_code
string

The bank's sort code. Required if the account currency is GBP.

Example:

"123456"

​
was_created_by_user_id
string<uuid>

ID of the entity user who added this bank account, or null if it was added using a partner access token.