---
title: "Create a bank account"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/iqbooks/organisations/{organisationId}/bank-accounts"
tags: ["IQ Books — Bank"]
---

# Create a bank account

`POST /api/v1/iqbooks/organisations/{organisationId}/bank-accounts`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.reconcileiq.com`
- URL: `https://api.reconcileiq.com/api/v1/iqbooks/organisations/{organisationId}/bank-accounts`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in header `X-API-Key`

## Path parameters

- `organisationId` integer, required

## Request body

- object
  - `display_name` string, required
  - `account_code` string
  - `account_name` string
  - `account_id` integer
  - `currency_code` string
  - `sort_code` string
  - `account_number_last4` string
  - `iban_last4` string

## Response `201`

Bank account created.

- object
  - `data` BankAccount, required
    - `id` integer
    - `organisation_id` integer
    - `account_id` integer, nullable: Linked ledger account id.
    - `display_name` string
    - `currency` string
    - `sort_code` string, nullable
    - `account_number_last4` string, nullable
    - `iban_last4` string, nullable
    - `feed_status` string, nullable
    - `ledger_account_code` string, nullable
    - `ledger_account_name` string, nullable
    - `archived` boolean
    - `created_at` string, date-time

## Other responses

- `400`: The request body is not syntactically valid JSON. Returned in the standard envelope with an X-Request-Id, before authentication runs.
- `401`: Missing, invalid, or revoked API key.
- `403`: Authenticated but the key lacks the required scope.
- `404`: Resource not found, or not visible to the caller (no existence leak).
- `422`: CodeIQ / IQ Books strict-format contract violation.

---

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