---
title: "Create Bank Account"
method: POST
path: "/v1/matters/{matter_id}/cash-book/bank-accounts"
tags: ["cash-book"]
---

# Create Bank Account

`POST /v1/matters/{matter_id}/cash-book/bank-accounts`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.ender.au` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.ender.au/v1/matters/{matter_id}/cash-book/bank-accounts`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

## Path parameters

- `matter_id` string, uuid, required

## Headers

- `Idempotency-Key` string, required

## Request body

- CreateBankAccount
  - `aba_settings` AbaSettingsInput
    - `aba_financial_institution` string, nullable
    - `aba_user_number` string, nullable
    - `aba_user_name` string, nullable
    - `aba_description` string, nullable
    - `aba_account_name` string, nullable
    - `aba_bsb` string, nullable
    - `aba_account_number` string, nullable
    - `aba_self_balancing` boolean, nullable
  - `name` string, required
  - `bank_name` string, nullable
  - `bsb` string, nullable
  - `account_number` string, nullable
  - `opening_balance` string, decimal
  - `opening_balance_date` string, date, nullable
  - `opening_balance_document_id` string, uuid, nullable

## Response `201`

Successful Response

- BankAccountSummary
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `bank_name` string, nullable, required
  - `bsb` string, nullable, required
  - `account_number_masked` string, nullable, required
  - `opening_balance` string, required
  - `opening_balance_date` string, date, nullable, required
  - `opening_balance_document_id` string, uuid, nullable, required
  - `ledger_account_id` string, uuid, required
  - `version` integer, required
  - `archived` boolean, required

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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