---
title: "Create ACH Authorization"
method: POST
path: "/facilities/{facility_id}/create_ach_authorization"
tags: ["Facilities"]
---

# Create ACH Authorization

`POST /facilities/{facility_id}/create_ach_authorization`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://production.pier-finance.com/api`
- URL: `https://production.pier-finance.com/api/facilities/{facility_id}/create_ach_authorization`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Creates an unsigned ACH authorization document for a specified facility. This is a required step before submitting a payment if repayment ACH is enabled. The user must agree to ACH withdrawals before Pier can initiate payments. This document is automatically signed by the user when you call POST /payments. You must create a new ACH authorization document for each payment.

## Path parameters

- `facility_id` string, required

## Response `200`

- Document
  - `document_url` string, required: The URL where the document can be accessed.
  - `id` string, required: The unique identifier for the document.

## Other responses

- `400`
- `401`
- `404`
- `429`
- `500`

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/pier-finance/apis/pier-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/pier-finance/apis/pier-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/pier-finance/apis/pier-api/revisions/08a7c49252b9?raw)