AddBankAccount API Operation

API

Last updated: Aug 15th, 7:54am

Sets up bank accounts as funding sources for PayPal accounts.

AddBankAccount Request

AddBankAccount Request Fields

FieldDescription

accountHolderDateofBirth

xs:date

(Optional) The date of birth of the account holder in YYYY-MM-DDZ format, for example 1970-01-01Z.

accountId

xs:string

(Optional) The identification number of the PayPal account for which a bank account is added. You must specify either the accountId or emailAddress for this request.

agencyNumber

xs:string

(Optional) For the Brazil Agency Number.

bankAccountNumber

xs:string

(Optional) The account number (BBAN) of the bank account to be added.

bankAccountType

aa:BankAccountType

The type of bank account to be added. Allowable values are:


  • CHECKING

  • SAVINGS

  • BUSINESS_SAVINGS

  • BUSINESS_CHECKINGS

  • NORMAL

  • UNKNOWN

bankCode

xs:string

(Optional) The code that identifies the bank where the account is held.

bankCountryCode

xs:string

(Required) The country code. See Country Codes for allowed values.

bankName

xs:string

(Optional) The default value is UNKNOWN.

bankTransitNumber

xs:string

(Optional) The transit number of the bank.

branchCode

xs:string

(Optional) The branch code for the bank.

branchLocation

xs:string

(Optional) The branch location.

bsbNumber

xs:string

(Optional) The Bank/State/Branch number for the bank.

clabe

xs:string

CLABE represents the bank information for countries like Mexico.

confirmationType

aa:ConfirmationType

(Required) Whether PayPal account holders are redirected to PayPal.com to confirm the payment card addition. When you pass NONE for this element, the addition is made without the account holder's explicit confirmation. If you pass WEB, a URL is returned.

Allowable string values are:


  • WEB

  • NONE

controlDigit

xs:string

(Optional) The control digits for the bank.

emailAddress

xs:string

(Optional) The email address for the PayPal account. You must specify either the accountId or emailAddress for this request.

iban

xs:string

(Optional) The IBAN for the bank.

institionNumber

xs:string

(Optional) The institution number for the bank.

partnerInfo

xs:string

(Optional) The partner information for the bank.

requestEnvelope

common:RequestEnvelope

(Required) Information common to each API operation, such as the language in which an error message is returned.

ribkey

xs:string

(Optional) The RIB key for the bank.

routingNumber

xs:string

(Optional) The bank's routing number.

sortCode

xs:string

(Optional) The branch sort code.

taxIdType

xs:string

(Optional) Tax id type of CNPJ or CPF, only supported for Brazil.

taxIdNumber

xs:string

(Optional) Tax id number for Brazil.

webOptionsType

aa:WebOptionsType

(Optional) Additional structure to define the URLs for the cancellation and return web flows.

WebOptionsType Fields

Field Description

cancelUrl

xs:string

(Optional) The URL to which bank account/payment card holders return when they cancel the bank account addition flow.

cancelUrlDescription

xs:string

(Optional) A description of the cancellation URL.

returnUrl

xs:string

(Optional) The URL to which bank account/payment card holders return after they add the account or payment card.

returnUrlDescription

xs:string

(Optional) A description of the return URL.

RequestEnvelope Fields

Field

Description

detailLevel

common:DetailLevelCode

The level of detail required by the client application for component such as Item, Transaction. Value is:


  • ReturnAll — This value provides the maximum level of detail (default)

errorLanguage

xs:string

The RFC 3066 language in which error messages are returned; by default it is en_US, which is the only language currently supported

AddBankAccount Response

AddBankAccount Response Fields

Field Definition

execStatus

xs:string

Execution status for the request. Value is:


  • COMPLETED

  • CREATED

  • CREATED PENDING VERIFICATION

fundingSourceKey

xs:string

The key for the funding source to use in subsequent Adaptive Accounts API request messages.

redirectURL

xs:string

The URL to direct the PayPal account holder to redirection after the Add Bank Account web flow is completed.

responseEnvelope

common:ResponseEnvelope

Common response information, including a timestamp and the response acknowledgment status.

ResponseEnvelope Fields

Field Description

ack

common:AckCode

Acknowledgment code. Value is:


  • Success — Operation completed successfully

  • Failure — Operation failed

  • Warning — warning

  • SuccessWithWarning — Operation completed successfully; however, there is a warning message

  • FailureWithWarning — Operation failed with a warning message

build

Build number; used only by Merchant Technical Support.

correlationId

Correlation ID; used only by Merchant Technical Support.

timestamp

The date on which the response was sent. The time is not supported.

AddBankAccount Errors

Variable Description

500000

Framework failure. Retry.

520002

Internal error

520003

Invalid credentials.

550001

User is not allowed to perform this action

560022

Invalid header.

560029The required <name> header is missing from the HTTP request
580001

Invalid request:


  • PA_Invalid_Currency

  • Maximum attempts of Random deposits reached

  • Invalid request parameter: bankAccountType

  • Invalid request parameter: accountNumber

  • Unsupported countryCode

  • Invalid request parameter: countryCode

  • Invalid input

  • Invalid request parameter: dateOfBirth

  • Missing required request parameter: countryCode

  • There are maximum number of bank accounts

  • The bank account is already associated with another PayPal account

  • Bank account is already a part of the end user PayPal account

  • AddBankAccount has been rejected

  • Invalid bank account information

  • More than one inactive bank account matches the routing number and the account number

  • Invalid beneficiary ID

  • PayPal account specified in the request is locked

  • PayPal account specified in the request is closed

  • Operation is not supported: PA_Replaceable_Value

  • Invalid request: PA_Replaceable_Value

580022

Request parameter is invalid:


  • Invalid request parameter: PA_Replaceable_Value

  • Expired createAccountKey

  • Invalid request parameter: ipAddressExpired createAccountKey

  • Invalid request parameter: createAccountKey

580023

The argument is inconsistent with the rest of the request.

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