---
title: "Get Bank Account"
method: GET
path: "/print-mail/v1/bank_accounts/{id}"
tags: ["Bank Accounts"]
---

# Get Bank Account

`GET /print-mail/v1/bank_accounts/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.postgrid.com`
- URL: `https://api.postgrid.com/print-mail/v1/bank_accounts/{id}`
- Auth: API key in header `X-API-Key`

Retrieve a bank account by ID.

Note that we do not return the complete account number or the signature image for security reasons.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

the BankAccount.

- BankAccount
  - `object` 'bank_account', required: Always `bank_account`.
  - `bankName` string, required: The name of the bank.
  - `bankPrimaryLine` string: The primary address line of the bank.
  - `bankSecondaryLine` string: The secondary address line of the bank.
  - `bankCountryCode` 'CA' | 'US', required: Countries typically have different bank account formats and standards. These are the countries which PostGrid's bank accounts API supports.
  - `accountNumber` string, required: The account number of the bank account.
  - `routingNumber` string: The routing number of the bank account (for US).
  - `transitNumber` string: The transit number of the bank account (for CA).
  - `routeNumber` string: The route number of the bank account (for CA).
  - `caDesignationNumber` string: The designation number of the bank account (for CA).
  - `id` string, required: A unique ID prefixed with bank_account_
  - `description` string: An optional string describing this resource. Will be visible in the API and the dashboard.
  - `metadata` object: See the section on Metadata.
  - `live` boolean, required: `true` if this is a live mode resource else `false`.
  - `createdAt` string, date-time, required: The UTC time at which this resource was created.
  - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required: The UTC time at which this resource was last updated.
  - `signatureText` string: The signature text PostGrid uses to generate a signature for cheques created using this bank account. This is omitted if `signatureImage` is present.
  - `signatureImage` string, uri: A signed link to the signature image uploaded when this bank account was created. This is omitted if `signatureText` is present.

## Other responses

- `401`: the BankAccount.
- `404`: the BankAccount.
- `422`: the BankAccount.
- `429`: the BankAccount.
- `500`: the BankAccount.

## Changes

- **2026-05-01** `c8fedcbd705e`: 3 warning, 2 info
  - added the new `internal_server_error` enum value to the `error/type` response property for the response status `500`
  - added the new `not_found_error` enum value to the `error/type` response property for the response status `404`
  - added the new `rate_limit_exceeded_error` enum value to the `error/type` response property for the response status `429`
  - added `subschema #1, subschema #2` to the response body `anyOf` list for the response status `401`
  - …1 more

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/postgrid/apis/postgrid-address-verification-api/changes/print-mail/v1/bank_accounts/:id/get.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/postgrid/apis/postgrid-address-verification-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/postgrid/apis/postgrid-address-verification-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/postgrid/apis/postgrid-address-verification-api/revisions/537d2bbc624a?raw)