Faster Payments

Create an account

Changed on Nov 3, 2026

Create an account to make payments to. Submit a request containing the account information and an account_id will be returned in the response.

post/accounts

Request

Base URL
https://test-api.acquired.com/v1
Auth
HTTP bearer
TypeScript
https://skmtc.dev/acquired/apis/acquired-api/docs/accounts/post.ts
A function with typed inputs. Its response is checked against the schema.

Headers

Company-Idstring uuid

Unique ID assigned by Acquired.com for your company.

Midstring uuid

Unique ID assigned by Acquired.com connecting to a specific acquiring bank.

Request body

Example request

{
  "account": {
    "currency": "GBP"
  }
}

Response

Created

status'success'

account_idstring uuid

Unique identifier assigned by Acquired.com for the account record.

Example response

{
  "status": "success",
  "account_id": "033649df-76cb-45eb-82d9-5a3afa075150"
}

Changes

Nov 3, 20269c9e8ec96e98 Revision changes
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  removed the enum value eur of the request property /
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  removed the enum value gbp of the request property /
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  removed the enum value usd of the request property /
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  removed the enum value zar of the request property /
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  added the new AED enum value to the request property /
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  added the new AUD enum value to the request property /
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  added the new CAD enum value to the request property /
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  added the new CHF enum value to the request property /
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  added the new CNY enum value to the request property /
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  added the new DKK enum value to the request property /
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  added the new EUR enum value to the request property /
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  added the new GBP enum value to the request property /
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  added the new HKD enum value to the request property /
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  added the new JPY enum value to the request property /
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  added the new MXN enum value to the request property /
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  added the new SEK enum value to the request property /
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  added the new USD enum value to the request property /
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  added the new ZAR enum value to the request property /

Operation history