---
title: "Bind an Insurance Policy"
method: POST
path: "/insurance/bind"
tags: ["Bind Insurance"]
---

# Bind an Insurance Policy

`POST /insurance/bind`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.justifi.ai/v1`
- URL: `https://api.justifi.ai/v1/insurance/bind`
- Auth: none declared. Required headers: `Authorization`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/justifi/apis/justifi-api-documentation/docs/insurance/bind/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Used to bind an insurance policy with a JustiFi insurance partner

## Headers

- `Authorization` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `payment_method_id` string, uuid, required: Payment method to charge for insurance policy
  - `amount` number, required: amount to charge in cents
  - `currency` 'usd' | 'cad'
  - `partner_quote_id` string, required: quote id provided by partner provider
  - `partner_name` 'vertical_insure', required: partner insurance provider
  - `metadata` object: any useful information you'd like to store alongside this record

## Response `201`

Insurance Policy was bound successfully

- object
  - `id` string, uuid: the object id, also found in the data object
  - `type` string: the object type, or array of objects
  - `data` object: the attributes for the object
    - `id` string: unique record id
    - `account_id` string, uuid
    - `amount` number: the amount charged in cents
    - `currency` 'usd' | 'cad'
    - `partner_name` string: partner insurance provider name
    - `partner_quote_id` string: quote id provided by partner provider
    - `metadata` object: any useful information you'd like to store alongside this payment intent
    - `status` 'created' | 'bound': status of the payment intent
    - `created_at` string, date-time
    - `updated_at` string, date-time
  - `page_info` unknown

---

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