---
title: "Get account verification token"
method: GET
path: "/accounts/{id}/verification-token"
tags: ["Accounts"]
---

# Get account verification token

`GET /accounts/{id}/verification-token`

Get an account verification token for an account so it can be used as a payee in either a one-off payment or enduring payment consent request.

Account verification tokens can only be generated for BECS-identifiable bank accounts (i.e. regular NZ bank accounts) and require that your application has permission to read the account holder name.

## Headers

- `X-Akahu-Id` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful response.

- object
  - `success` boolean
  - `item` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Your request was malformed or otherwise unacceptable. More details are provided under the `message` key in the response.
- `401` — You are not authorised to access this content.
- `403` — You are not allowed to access this content.
- `404` — The item you are trying to access doesn't exist.
- `500` — An internal error has prevented us from processing the request. More detail may be supplied in the `message` key.

---

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