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POST
/
embedded-banking
/
v1
/
external-bank-accounts
Connects a new external bank account.
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.sandbox.tesouro.com/embedded-banking/v1/external-bank-accounts \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "accountNumber": "<string>",
  "nameOnAccount": "<string>",
  "nickname": "<string>",
  "routingNumber": "<string>",
  "type": "CHECKING",
  "verification": {
    "method": "MICRO_DEPOSIT"
  }
}
'
{
  "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "accountNumber": "<string>",
  "accountStatus": "ACTIVE",
  "nameOnAccount": "<string>",
  "nickname": "<string>",
  "routingNumber": "<string>",
  "type": "CHECKING",
  "verificationStatus": "UNVERIFIED"
}

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Authorizations

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Authorization
string
header
required

Application (M2M) OAuth2 access token (client credentials).

Headers

​
X-Organization-ID
string<uuid>

ID of the organization to perform this operation on behalf of. Required for BANK and PLATFORM app token callers targeting a specific organization. If omitted, the request uses the authenticated caller's own organization. Must be a valid non-empty UUID. Present but malformed values return 400.

Body

The connect request.

Request to connect a new external bank account.

​
accountNumber
string
required

External bank account number.

​
nameOnAccount
string
required

Name on the bank account.

​
nickname
string
required

Nickname for the external bank account.

​
routingNumber
string
required

Bank routing number (ABA number).

​
type
enum<string>
required

Type of bank account (checking or savings).

Available options:
CHECKING,
SAVINGS
​
verification
object

Optional verification to apply at creation time. Only MANUAL method is supported. Requires 'embedded:externalbankaccount:set-verification' scope.

Response

External bank account connected.

Response representing an external bank account.

​
id
string<uuid>
required

Unique identifier for the external bank account.

​
accountNumber
string
required

Masked account number (last 4 digits visible).

​
accountStatus
enum<string>
required

Status of the external bank account.

Available options:
ACTIVE,
INACTIVE
​
nameOnAccount
string
required

Name on the bank account.

​
nickname
string
required

Nickname for the external bank account.

​
routingNumber
string
required

Bank routing number (ABA number).

​
type
enum<string>
required

Type of bank account (checking or savings).

Available options:
CHECKING,
SAVINGS
​
verificationStatus
enum<string>
required

Verification status of the external bank account.

Available options:
UNVERIFIED,
VERIFICATION_SENT,
VERIFIED,
FAILED