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Create a FinancialAccount ​

Creates a new FinancialAccount. Each connected account can have up to three FinancialAccounts by default.

Returns ​

Returns a FinancialAccount object.

Parameters ​

  • supported_currencies (array of strings, required) The currencies the FinancialAccount can hold a balance in.

  • features (object, optional) Encodes whether a FinancialAccount has access to a particular feature. Stripe or the platform can control features via the requested field.

    • features.card_issuing (object, optional) Encodes the FinancialAccount’s ability to be used with the Issuing product, including attaching cards to and drawing funds from the FinancialAccount.

      • features.card_issuing.requested (boolean, required) Whether the FinancialAccount should have the Feature.
    • features.deposit_insurance (object, optional) Represents whether this FinancialAccount is eligible for deposit insurance. Various factors determine the insurance amount.

      • features.deposit_insurance.requested (boolean, required) Whether the FinancialAccount should have the Feature.
    • features.financial_addresses (object, optional) Contains Features that add FinancialAddresses to the FinancialAccount.

      • features.financial_addresses.aba (object, optional) Adds an ABA FinancialAddress to the FinancialAccount.

        • features.financial_addresses.aba.requested (boolean, required) Whether the FinancialAccount should have the Feature.
    • features.inbound_transfers (object, optional) Contains settings related to adding funds to a FinancialAccount from another Account with the same owner.

      • features.inbound_transfers.ach (object, optional) Enables ACH Debits via the InboundTransfers API.

        • features.inbound_transfers.ach.requested (boolean, required) Whether the FinancialAccount should have the Feature.
    • features.intra_stripe_flows (object, optional) Represents the ability for the FinancialAccount to send money to, or receive money from other FinancialAccounts (for example, via OutboundPayment).

      • features.intra_stripe_flows.requested (boolean, required) Whether the FinancialAccount should have the Feature.
    • features.outbound_payments (object, optional) Includes Features related to initiating money movement out of the FinancialAccount to someone else’s bucket of money.

      • features.outbound_payments.ach (object, optional) Enables ACH transfers via the OutboundPayments API.

        • features.outbound_payments.ach.requested (boolean, required) Whether the FinancialAccount should have the Feature.
      • features.outbound_payments.us_domestic_wire (object, optional) Enables US domestic wire transfers via the OutboundPayments API.

        • features.outbound_payments.us_domestic_wire.requested (boolean, required) Whether the FinancialAccount should have the Feature.
    • features.outbound_transfers (object, optional) Contains a Feature and settings related to moving money out of the FinancialAccount into another Account with the same owner.

      • features.outbound_transfers.ach (object, optional) Enables ACH transfers via the OutboundTransfers API.

        • features.outbound_transfers.ach.requested (boolean, required) Whether the FinancialAccount should have the Feature.
      • features.outbound_transfers.us_domestic_wire (object, optional) Enables US domestic wire transfers via the OutboundTransfers API.

        • features.outbound_transfers.us_domestic_wire.requested (boolean, required) Whether the FinancialAccount should have the Feature.
  • metadata (object, optional) Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format. Individual keys can be unset by posting an empty value to them. All keys can be unset by posting an empty value to metadata.

  • nickname (string, optional) The nickname for the FinancialAccount.

  • platform_restrictions (object, optional) The set of functionalities that the platform can restrict on the FinancialAccount.

    • platform_restrictions.inbound_flows (enum, optional) Restricts all inbound money movement. Possible enum values:

      • restricted The functionality is restricted.

      • unrestricted The functionality is not restricted.

    • platform_restrictions.outbound_flows (enum, optional) Restricts all outbound money movement. Possible enum values:

      • restricted The functionality is restricted.

      • unrestricted The functionality is not restricted.

curl
curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/treasury/financial_accounts \
  -u "<<YOUR_SECRET_KEY>>" \
  -d "supported_currencies[]=usd"

Response ​

json
{
  "id": "fa_1MtZmL2eZvKYlo2Cer6cdwEC",
  "object": "treasury.financial_account",
  "active_features": [
    "financial_addresses.aba",
    "outbound_payments.ach",
    "outbound_payments.us_domestic_wire"
  ],
  "balance": {
    "cash": {
      "usd": 0
    },
    "inbound_pending": {
      "usd": 0
    },
    "outbound_pending": {
      "usd": 0
    }
  },
  "country": "US",
  "created": 1680714349,
  "financial_addresses": [
    {
      "aba": {
        "account_holder_name": "Jenny Rosen",
        "account_number_last4": "7890",
        "bank_name": "STRIPE TEST BANK",
        "routing_number": "0000000001"
      },
      "supported_networks": [
        "ach",
        "us_domestic_wire"
      ],
      "type": "aba"
    }
  ],
  "livemode": true,
  "metadata": null,
  "pending_features": [],
  "restricted_features": [],
  "status": "open",
  "status_details": {
    "closed": null
  },
  "supported_currencies": [
    "usd"
  ],
  "features": {}
}

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