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POST
Create virtual account

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

Nomba authenticates API calls with OAuth2 HTTP bearer tokens. There are two methods of authentication; Client-Credentials method and PKCE (Proof Key for Code Exchange) method. In each of the methods, You will get an ACCESS_TOKEN. You need to use an "Authorization" HTTP header to provide your ACCESS_TOKEN. For example: Authorization: {ACCESS_TOKEN}.

Headers

accountId
string<uuid>
required

The parent accountId of the business.

Example:

"890022ce-bae0-45c1-9b9d-ee7872e6ca27"

Body

application/json

The request payload required to create an account

accountRef
string
required

Account reference

Required string length: 16 - 64
Example:

"1oWbJQQHLyQqqf1SwxjSpudeA21"

accountName
string
required

Account holder's name

Required string length: 8 - 64
Example:

"Daniel Scorsese"

bvn
string

Account holder's BVN. Optional.

Example:

"12345678"

expiryDate
string

Account expiry date. Optional. ⚠️Be careful with this.

Example:

"2026-01-30 12:15:00"

expectedAmount
number<double>

Amount the account can receive. Optional.

Example:

"200.00"

Response

Virtual account creation successful.

code
string
required

Response Code

Example:

"00"

description
string
required

Response description

Example:

"Success"

data
object
required