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Create an employee bank account

post
https://api.gusto-demo.com/v1/employees//bank_accounts

Creates an employee bank account. An employee can have multiple bank accounts. Note that creating an employee bank account will also update the employee's payment method.

scope: employee_payment_methods:write

Path Params
string
required

The UUID of the employee

Body Params

Request body for creating or updating an employee bank account. Send these fields as top-level JSON keys (the API wraps them server-side).

string
required

The bank routing number (nine digits).

string
required

The bank account number.

string
enum
required

The bank account type.

Allowed:
string
required

A name for the bank account (e.g. "Primary Checking").

Headers
string
enum
Defaults to 2026-02-01

Determines the date-based API version associated with your API call. If none is provided, your application's minimum API version is used.

Allowed:
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