---
title: "Lift bank account restriction"
method: POST
path: "/v0/bank/account-restrictions/{bank-account-restriction-id}/actions/lift"
tags: ["Bank account restrictions"]
---

# Lift bank account restriction

`POST /v0/bank/account-restrictions/{bank-account-restriction-id}/actions/lift`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.griffin.com`
- URL: `https://api.griffin.com/v0/bank/account-restrictions/{bank-account-restriction-id}/actions/lift`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Lifts a bank account restriction.

Marks the restriction as `lifted`, removing its effect on the account. Notes are
required to provide context for the removal.

## Path parameters

- `bank-account-restriction-id` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `notes` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- object: A bank account restriction.
  - `lift-bank-account-restriction-url` union: Link to lift a bank account restriction.
    - string
    - string
  - `restriction-status` union, required
    - 'lifted' | 'active'
    - string
  - `restriction-legal-status` union
    - 'not-applicable' | 'conviction-confirmed' | 'formal-charge-filed' | 'suspected'
    - string
  - `bank-account-restriction-url` union, required: Link to a bank account restriction.
    - string
    - string
  - `created-at` string, date-time, required: ISO 8601 formatted date-time.
  - `update-bank-account-restriction-url` union: Link to update a bank account restriction.
    - string
    - string
  - `bank-account-restriction-events-url` union, required: Link to events for a bank account restriction.
    - string
    - string
  - `restriction-reason-code` union
    - 'suspicious' | 'fraud-app-perpetrator' | 'customer-request' | 'dormant' | 'other' | 'terrorist-financing' | 'law-enforcement' | 'sanctions' | 'risk-appetite' | 'deceased' | 'fraud-app-victim' | 'fraud-3rd-party' | 'money-laundering' | 'fraud' | 'high-risk-pep' | 'fraud-1st-party'
    - string
  - `restriction-type` union
    - 'block' | 'freeze'
    - string
  - `account-url` union, required: Link to the bank account resource.
    - string
    - string
  - `restriction-applied-by` union, required
    - object
      - `restriction-applied-by-type` 'ops-user', required
    - object
      - `restriction-applied-by-type` 'user', required
      - `user-url` string, required: Link to the user.
      - `user-username` string: The username.

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Requires an API key to continue
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not Found
- `422`: The restriction is not active or can only be lifted by Griffin
- `500`: Internal Server Error

## Changes

- **2026-09-19** `3e69d9e24ef6`: 1 info
  - api operation id `post-bank-account-restrictions-bank-account-restriction-id-actions-lift` was added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/griffin/apis/the-griffin-api/changes/v0/bank/account-restrictions/:bank-account-restriction-id/actions/lift/post.md)

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