Create an account

Authorizations

api-key

string

header

required

Headers

Idempotency-Key

string

Unique key (UUID recommended) that makes a create request safe to retry by replaying the original response; retained 24h per partner.

Maximum string length: 255

Melio-Sonar-Token

string

Signed MelioSonar session token from the initiating device, used for risk evaluation; invalid or expired tokens return 403.

Melio-Entity-Id

string

required

Entity the request operates on — an entity id (ent_<uuid>) or me (the partner's sole entity).

Body

application/json

Create an account. ownershipType selects internal (an internal account the entity pays from) or external (an external account the entity pays to); type selects the instrument. Supported combinations: internal ach, internal card, external ach, external check, external domestic-wire, external virtual-card.

ownershipType

enum<string>

required

Available options:

internal

type

enum<string>

required

Available options:

ach

bankAccount

object

required

The account and routing numbers. Available to selected partners; otherwise add the account through the Plaid link flow. When accepted, the account is created in a verified state.

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bankAccount.accountNumber

string

required

bankAccount.routingNumber

string

required

externalId

string

Your own unique identifier for the resource. Unique per partner per resource type (reusing one returns 409 DUPLICATE_EXTERNAL_ID). Distinct from the Idempotency-Key header, which dedupes the request rather than identifying the resource.

Maximum string length: 255

Pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9_-]+$

metadata

object

Free-form string key/value pairs stored and returned verbatim, never interpreted by Melio. Up to 50 keys; each key 1 to 40 chars and may not contain square brackets ([ ], reserved for the metadata[key] filter); value ≤100 chars. Filterable via metadata[key].

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metadata.{key}

string

Maximum string length: 100

nickname

string

Response

Account created.

id

string

Opaque account id (acct_)

externalId

string

Your own unique identifier for the resource. Unique per partner per resource type (reusing one returns 409 DUPLICATE_EXTERNAL_ID). Distinct from the Idempotency-Key header, which dedupes the request rather than identifying the resource.

Maximum string length: 255

Pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9_-]+$

metadata

object

Free-form string key/value pairs stored and returned verbatim, never interpreted by Melio. Up to 50 keys; each key 1 to 40 chars and may not contain square brackets ([ ], reserved for the metadata[key] filter); value ≤100 chars. Filterable via metadata[key].

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metadata.{key}

string

Maximum string length: 100

ownershipType

enum<string>

Available options:

internal,

external

type

enum<string>

Plaid-backed internal accounts are returned as ach.

Available options:

ach,

check,

card,

domestic-wire,

virtual-card

nickname

string

Present for internal accounts.

counterPartyName

string

Present for external accounts.

counterPartyEmail

string

Counterparty (payee) email. Present for external accounts.

isVerified

boolean

Present for internal accounts. For ach, false while micro-deposit verification is outstanding and true once it completes. Absent for external accounts, where verification does not apply.

bankAccount

object

Present when type=ach.

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bankAccount.accountType

enum<string>

Available options:

checking,

savings

bankAccount.routingNumber

string

bankAccount.accountNumberLast4

string

card

object

Present when type=card.

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card.lastFourDigits

string

card.network

string

card.expiration

string

MM/YY

paperCheck

object

Present when type=check.

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paperCheck.printName

string

paperCheck.address

object

Address as returned in responses; fields may be absent when the stored record is incomplete.

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paperCheck.address.line1

string

paperCheck.address.line2

string

paperCheck.address.city

string

paperCheck.address.state

string

paperCheck.address.postalCode

string

paperCheck.address.aptNumber

string

paperCheck.address.countryCode

string

domesticWire

object

Present when type=domestic-wire.

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domesticWire.routingNumber

string

ABA routing number of the receiving bank

domesticWire.accountNumberLast4

string

domesticWire.address

object

Address as returned in responses; fields may be absent when the stored record is incomplete.

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domesticWire.address.line1

string

domesticWire.address.line2

string

domesticWire.address.city

string

domesticWire.address.state

string

domesticWire.address.postalCode

string

domesticWire.address.aptNumber

string

domesticWire.address.countryCode

string

createdAt

string<date-time>

updatedAt

string<date-time>

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