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POST
/
api
/
v1
/
bila
/
transfer-recipients
/
bank-account
Create bank account recipient
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.usebila.com/api/v1/bila/transfer-recipients/bank-account \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-api-key: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "accountNumber": "1234567890",
  "bankId": "bank-001",
  "accountName": "John Doe",
  "country": "zm"
}
'
{
  "status": true,
  "message": "Operation completed successfully",
  "data": {
    "id": "68f11209-451f-4a15-bfcd-d916eb8b09f4",
    "type": "bank-account",
    "accountName": "John Doe",
    "country": "zm",
    "createdAt": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
    "accountNumber": "1234567890",
    "bankId": "bank-001",
    "bankName": "Zambia National Commercial Bank",
    "phone": "0977123456",
    "operator": "airtel"
  }
}

Authorizations

​
x-api-key
string
header
required

Merchant API key (e.g., sk_live_xxx or sk_test_xxx)

Body

application/json
​
accountNumber
string
required

Bank account number

Example:

"1234567890"

​
bankId
string
required

Bank ID

Example:

"bank-001"

​
accountName
string

Account holder name (optional, will be resolved)

Example:

"John Doe"

​
country
enum<string>

Country code

Available options:
zm,
ng
Example:

"zm"

Response

Recipient created successfully

​
status
boolean
required

Request success status

Example:

true

​
message
string
required

Response message

Example:

"Operation completed successfully"

​
data
object