Add ACH Account

Use the Add ACH Account endpoint to add an ACH account to the specified customer account. If you are integrated with Plaid, set the RPVIR parameter to 1 to receive plaid_identity_values in the response. Use this endpoint to add external accounts that belong to individuals. For accounts that belong to companies, use the Add ACH Account Corporate endpoint.

Status codes

See Global Response Statuses for status codes that are common across endpoints.

The table below lists status codes that apply to this specific endpoint.

Status codeDescription
423-01Plaid identity validation failed.
423-02Plaid failed to retrieve ACH account details.
423-03Plaid returned an error. Find the error in the status field and handle with Plaid accordingly.
Form Data
string
required

Web service username, as provided by Galileo.
Pattern: Max 50 characters
Example: "AbC123-9999"

string
required

Web service password, as provided by Galileo.
Pattern: Max 15 characters
Example: "4sb62fh6w4h7w34g"

int32
required

Galileo-issued provider identifier.
Pattern: Max 10 digits
Example: 9999

string
required
1 to 60

A unique provider-generated ID to identify this API call. A UUID is preferred.
Pattern: 60 characters or less
Example: "9845dk-39fdk3fj3-4483483478"

string
required

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

string | null

The display name of the external account. This field is required unless processorToken is populated.
Pattern: 1–22 supported characters
Example: "Yellowbank account"

string | null
enum

Type of the external bank account. Required when processorToken is not populated:

  • C — Checking
  • S — Savings
  • M — Money market

Pattern: String
Example: "C"

Allowed:
string | null

External bank account number. Required when processorToken is not populated.
Pattern: Up to 22 numerals
Example: "4483434234348"

string | null

Routing number for the external bank where achAccountNo is housed. Required when processorToken is not populated.
Pattern: Exactly 9 digits
Example: "124001545"

string | null

Required. First name(s) of the external account holder. Only the first 9 characters of this field are present in the outgoing Nacha file.
Pattern: 1–40 supported characters
Example: "Maricela Elena"

string | null

Required. Last name(s) of the external account holder. Only the first 12 characters of this field are present in the outgoing Nacha file.
Pattern: 1–40 supported characters
Example: "Garcia Castro"

string | null
≤ 20

Unique location identifier (location) as returned by the Create Location endpoint. This value is also returned by the Get Locations endpoint depending on the value of locationType when the location was created:

  • 0 or 2 — Returned in the location_id field
  • 1 — Returned in the provider_specified_id field

Pattern: Integer if locationType: 0 or locationType: 2; max 15 characters if locationType: 1
Example: "a455-3483"

int32 | null
enum

Type of ID in location:

  • 0 — Galileo location ID
  • 1 — Partner location ID
  • 2 — Don't validate

Pattern: Integer
Example: 1

Allowed:
string | null

Obtained from Plaid if using Plaid integration. When passing this token it is not necessary to pass achAccountNumber, achRoutingNumber, name, or type. If you are not using Plaid, do not send this parameter with an empty or null value.
Pattern: String
Example: "processor-production-35cd43b-adfc-d8aa-b331-c9ba0fdha881"

int32
enum
Defaults to 0

If processorToken is populated, pass 1 to call the Plaid identity endpoint for account-holder verification.
Pattern: Integer
Example: 0

Allowed:
Headers
string
enum
Defaults to json

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Allowed:
string
enum
Defaults to application/json

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