---
title: "Add money into a savings goal"
method: PUT
path: "/api/v2/account/{accountUid}/savings-goals/{savingsGoalUid}/add-money/{transferUid}"
tags: ["Savings Goals"]
---

# Add money into a savings goal

`PUT /api/v2/account/{accountUid}/savings-goals/{savingsGoalUid}/add-money/{transferUid}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.starlingbank.com`
- URL: `https://api.starlingbank.com/api/v2/account/{accountUid}/savings-goals/{savingsGoalUid}/add-money/{transferUid}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

## Path parameters

- `accountUid` string, uuid, required
- `savingsGoalUid` string, uuid, required
- `transferUid` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- TopUpRequestV2: Request to make an immediate transfer into a savings goal
  - `amount` CurrencyAndAmount, required: Representation of money
    - `currency` string, required: ISO-4217 3 character currency code
    - `minorUnits` integer, required: Amount in the minor units of the given currency; eg pence in GBP, cents in EUR
  - `reference` string, nullable: The reference for the transfer

## Response `200`

Successful operation

- SavingsGoalTransferResponseV2: Response after attempting to make an immediate or recurring transfer into/out of a savings goal.
  - `transferUid` string, uuid, required: Unique identifier for the transfer
  - `success` boolean: True if the method completed successfully

## Other responses

- `4xx`: Client error. See [API status codes](#api-status-codes-1) for more details.
- `5xx`: Server error. See [API status codes](#api-status-codes-1) for more details.

## Changes

- **2026-05-20** `10e2d804aaab`: 1 info
  - added the new optional request property `reference`
- **2025-06-21** `3965b8836141`: 1 breaking
  - the `amount/currency` request property's minLength was increased from `0` to `1`

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/starlingbank/apis/starling-bank-api/changes/api/v2/account/:accountUid/savings-goals/:savingsGoalUid/add-money/:transferUid/put.md)

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