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Linked Bank Accounts

Update a linked bank account

embed.linked_bank_accounts.update(strlinked_bank_account_id, LinkedBankAccountUpdateParams**kwargs) -> LinkedBankAccountV1
PUT/v1/linked_bank_accounts/{linked_bank_account_id}

Updates an existing linked bank account's information. This can be used to update account details during onboarding or to update metadata associated with the linked account. The linked bank account must be in 'created' or 'onboarding' status.

ParametersExpand Collapse
linked_bank_account_id: str
bank_account: BankAccount
account_holder: str

The name of the account holder as it appears on the bank account. Typically, this is the legal name of the business associated with the account.

account_number: str

The bank account number.

routing_number: str

The routing number of the bank account.

minLength9
maxLength9
metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Optional[str]]]

Up to 20 additional user-defined key-value pairs. Useful for storing additional information about the linked bank account in a structured format.

correlation_id: Optional[str]
idempotency_key: Optional[str]
request_id: Optional[str]
ReturnsExpand Collapse
class LinkedBankAccountV1: …
data: Data
id: str

Unique identifier for the linked bank account.

formatuuid
account_id: Optional[str]

The unique identifier of the Straddle account related to this bank account.

formatuuid
bank_account: DataBankAccount
account_holder: str
account_mask: str
institution_name: str
routing_number: str
created_at: datetime

Timestamp of when the bank account object was created.

formatdate-time
purposes: List[Literal["charges", "payouts", "billing"]]

The purposes for the linked bank account.

One of the following:
"charges"
"payouts"
"billing"
status: Literal["created", "onboarding", "active", 3 more]

The current status of the linked bank account.

One of the following:
"created"
"onboarding"
"active"
"rejected"
"inactive"
"canceled"
status_detail: DataStatusDetail
code: str

A machine-readable code for the specific status, useful for programmatic handling.

message: str

A human-readable message describing the current status.

reason: Literal["unverified", "in_review", "pending", 5 more]

A machine-readable identifier for the specific status, useful for programmatic handling.

One of the following:
"unverified"
"in_review"
"pending"
"stuck"
"verified"
"failed_verification"
"disabled"
"new"
source: Literal["watchtower"]

Identifies the origin of the status change (e.g., watchtower). This helps in tracking the cause of status updates.

updated_at: datetime

Timestamp of the most recent update to the linked bank account.

formatdate-time
description: Optional[str]

Optional description for the bank account.

metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Optional[str]]]

Up to 20 additional user-defined key-value pairs. Useful for storing additional information about the linked bank account in a structured format.

platform_id: Optional[str]

The unique identifier of the Straddle Platform relatd to this bank account.

formatuuid

Metadata about the API request, including an identifier and timestamp.

api_request_id: str

Unique identifier for this API request, useful for troubleshooting.

formatuuid
api_request_timestamp: datetime

Timestamp for this API request, useful for troubleshooting.

formatdate-time
response_type: Literal["object", "array", "error", "none"]

Indicates the structure of the returned content.

  • "object" means the data field contains a single JSON object.
  • "array" means the data field contains an array of objects.
  • "error" means the data field contains an error object with details of the issue.
  • "none" means no data is returned.
One of the following:
"object"
"array"
"error"
"none"

Update a linked bank account

import os
from straddle import Straddle

client = Straddle(
    api_key=os.environ.get("STRADDLE_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
linked_bank_account_v1 = client.embed.linked_bank_accounts.update(
    linked_bank_account_id="182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    bank_account={
        "account_holder": "account_holder",
        "account_number": "account_number",
        "routing_number": "xxxxxxxxx",
    },
)
print(linked_bank_account_v1.data)
{
  "data": {
    "id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    "account_id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    "bank_account": {
      "account_holder": "account_holder",
      "account_mask": "account_mask",
      "institution_name": "institution_name",
      "routing_number": "routing_number"
    },
    "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "purposes": [
      "charges"
    ],
    "status": "created",
    "status_detail": {
      "code": "code",
      "message": "message",
      "reason": "unverified",
      "source": "watchtower"
    },
    "updated_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "description": "description",
    "metadata": {
      "foo": "string"
    },
    "platform_id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e"
  },
  "meta": {
    "api_request_id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    "api_request_timestamp": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
  },
  "response_type": "object"
}
Returns Examples
{
  "data": {
    "id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    "account_id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    "bank_account": {
      "account_holder": "account_holder",
      "account_mask": "account_mask",
      "institution_name": "institution_name",
      "routing_number": "routing_number"
    },
    "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "purposes": [
      "charges"
    ],
    "status": "created",
    "status_detail": {
      "code": "code",
      "message": "message",
      "reason": "unverified",
      "source": "watchtower"
    },
    "updated_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "description": "description",
    "metadata": {
      "foo": "string"
    },
    "platform_id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e"
  },
  "meta": {
    "api_request_id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    "api_request_timestamp": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
  },
  "response_type": "object"
}