---
title: "Update an employee bank account"
method: PUT
path: "/v1/employees/{employee_id}/bank_accounts/{bank_account_uuid}"
tags: ["Employee Payment Method"]
---

# Update an employee bank account

`PUT /v1/employees/{employee_id}/bank_accounts/{bank_account_uuid}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.gusto-demo.com`
- URL: `https://api.gusto-demo.com/v1/employees/{employee_id}/bank_accounts/{bank_account_uuid}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Updates an employee bank account.

scope: `employee_payment_methods:write`

## Path parameters

- `employee_id` string, required
- `bank_account_uuid` string, required

## Headers

- `X-Gusto-API-Version` '2026-06-15'

## Request body

- EmployeeBankAccountRequest: Request body for creating or updating an employee bank account. Send these fields as top-level JSON keys (the API wraps them server-side).
  - `routing_number` string, required: The bank routing number (nine digits).
  - `account_number` string, required: The bank account number.
  - `account_type` 'Checking' | 'Savings', required: The bank account type.
  - `name` string, required: A name for the bank account (e.g. "Primary Checking").

## Response `200`

Success

- EmployeeBankAccount
  - `uuid` string, required: UUID of the bank account
  - `employee_uuid` string: UUID of the employee
  - `account_type` 'Checking' | 'Savings': Bank account type
  - `name` string: Name for the bank account
  - `routing_number` string: The bank account's routing number
  - `hidden_account_number` string: Masked bank account number

## Other responses

- `404`: Not Found The requested resource does not exist. Make sure the provided UUID is valid.
- `422`: Unprocessable Entity This may happen when the body of your request contains errors such as `invalid_attribute_value`, or the request fails due to an `invalid_operation`. See the [Errors Categories](https://docs.gusto.com/embedded-payroll/docs/error-categories) guide for more details.

---

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