> ## Documentation Index
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# Create Bank Account

> POST /accounts - save a bank account to your branch

## Required fields

| Field            | Required | Description                               |
| ---------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| `bank`           | Yes      | Bank code (e.g. `cbe`, `telebirr`)        |
| `account_number` | Yes      | Full account number                       |
| `label`          | Yes      | Friendly name shown in the dashboard      |
| `is_primary`     | No       | Mark as the default account for this bank |

<Note>
  Once saved, reference this account by `bank_account_id` in verify calls instead of repeating `account_number` every time.
</Note>


## OpenAPI

````yaml POST /accounts
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Check.et API
  version: '1.0'
  description: >
    Verify Ethiopian bank and wallet payments - CBE, Telebirr, Dashen, Awash,
    Bank of Abyssinia, Zemen, CBE Birr, M-Pesa Ethiopia, and Siinqee. One
    endpoint, structured JSON back every time.
  contact:
    name: Check.et Support
    url: https://t.me/Mal_tse
servers:
  - url: https://api.check.et/api/v1
    description: Production
security:
  - BearerAuth: []
paths:
  /accounts:
    post:
      summary: Create a bank account
      description: Save a receiving bank account to your branch.
      operationId: createAccount
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - bank
                - account_number
              properties:
                bank:
                  type: string
                  example: cbe
                account_number:
                  type: string
                  example: '1000876543218'
                label:
                  type: string
                  example: Main CBE Account
                is_primary:
                  type: boolean
                  example: true
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  account:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/BankAccount'
components:
  schemas:
    BankAccount:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          example: 3
        bank:
          type: string
          example: cbe
        bank_name:
          type: string
          example: Commercial Bank of Ethiopia
        account_number:
          type: string
          example: '1000876543218'
        account_last_four:
          type: string
          example: '3218'
        label:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          example: Main CBE Account
        is_primary:
          type: boolean
          example: true
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        API key from your dashboard - starts with `chk_`. Requires a business
        account.

````