post https://prod.api.getborderless.com/externalContact/updateBankingInfo
Introduction
With this endpoint you can update banking details for an existing external contact. By updating banking details, you are adding a new bank account where borderless will automatically switch the preferred bank account to be the new bank. Your external contact will receive all future payments to the new preferred bank account.
Data Requirements
Provide the following data requirements when sending a POST request to the Update Banking Information endpoint.
The body of the request should contain the following properties for the values you wish to update:
| Parameter | Required? | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| handle | Yes | This is the @handle associated with a contact's account. For an internal contact it appears as @{handle}, for an external contact the format is ^{XXXXX} where X represents randomly generated alphanumeric strings. An example would be ^be39D. | String |
| accountNumber | Yes | The number associated with the bank account you want to add. | String |
| bankName | Yes | The name of the bank for the account you want to add. | String |
| bankAccountType | Yes | The type of bank account you want to add. Possible values are: CHECKING | SAVINGS. | String |
| country | Yes | The two letter ISO code for the country associated with the bank account you wish to add. You can retrieve borderless™ supported countries via Reference Section of the API | String |
| currency | Yes | The primary currency used by the bank account you wish to add identified by a three letter code. | String |
| routingNumber | Yes/No | The routing number used by the bank account if applicable. | String |
| bankSwiftBic | Yes/No | The SWIFTBIC identifier used by the bank account if applicable. | String |
| branchName | Yes/No | The name of the individual branch for th bank account you wish to add if applicable. | String |
NOTE: Please use required information endpoint to confirm what data (routing number, swift bic or branch name) is required.