---
title: "POST /billing/{tenantLocator}/financialInstruments"
method: POST
path: "/billing/{tenantLocator}/financialInstruments"
---

# POST /billing/{tenantLocator}/financialInstruments

`POST /billing/{tenantLocator}/financialInstruments`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://docs.socotra.com`
- URL: `https://docs.socotra.com/billing/{tenantLocator}/financialInstruments`
- Auth: none declared
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/socotra/apis/socotra-insurance-suite-openapi/docs/billing/:tenantLocator/financialInstruments/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

## Path parameters

- `tenantLocator` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- FinancialInstrumentCreateRequest
  - `externalIdentifier` string
  - `institutionName` string
  - `instrumentType` 'checking' | 'savings' | 'creditCard' | 'debitCard'
  - `defaultTransactionMethod` 'ach' | 'cash' | 'eft' | 'standard' | 'wire'
  - `externalAccountNumber` string
  - `accountLocator` string, ulid
  - `nickname` string
  - `expirationTime` string, date-time
  - `retryPlanName` string

## Response `200`

OK

- FinancialInstrumentResponse
  - `locator` string, ulid, required
  - `externalIdentifier` string
  - `institutionName` string
  - `instrumentType` 'checking' | 'savings' | 'creditCard' | 'debitCard'
  - `defaultTransactionMethod` 'ach' | 'cash' | 'eft' | 'standard' | 'wire'
  - `externalAccountNumber` string
  - `accountLocator` string, ulid
  - `nickname` string
  - `expirationTime` string, date-time
  - `isDefault` boolean, required
  - `retryPlanName` string

---

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