Create External Account Link

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Availability

Some of the field descriptions for this endpoint reference FedNow or Fedwire, which are future capabilities not yet available for clients. Right now, this endpoint supports only Mastercard Data Connect: Account Linking and Mastercard Data Connect: Balance Check.

Use the Create External Account Link endpoint to create a link from an account at an external bank to the caller account when a user manually inputs their external account information. This account will be usable for transfers over FedWire or credit rails, depending on your configuration.

Body Params
string
required

The PRN of the account.
Pattern: PRN
Example: "074103447228"

Display name for the remote account. Not considered to be sensitive data.
Pattern: 1–34 characters with at least one non-whitespace character.
Example: "Celia College Fund"

owner
object
required

Owner information for the external account.

details
object
required

Card or bank details for the external account.

validation
object
required

Details for validating the external account link.

Headers
string
required
string
required

Basic authentication token (base64-encoded {apilogin}:{apitranskey} credentials provided by Galileo)

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