> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.circle.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create a wire bank account > Create a bank account for wire transfers. ## OpenAPI ````yaml openapi/accounts.yaml post /v1/banks/wires openapi: 3.0.2 info: version: 1.0.0 title: Accounts (Stablecoin) API description: > Circle's Accounts API provides endpoints for managing stablecoin accounts -- including transfers, withdrawals, deposits, wire bank accounts, and blockchain addresses. An **Account** is a general representation of a ledger or custody object that holds balances. It can be a business account, a stablecoin account ledger for an end user, an extra sub-ledger, or any future custody solution. license: name: Circle License url: https://circle.com/terms servers: - url: https://api-sandbox.circle.com - url: https://api.circle.com security: [] tags: - name: Accounts description: Manage accounts. - name: Account Groups description: Manage custody account groups and their memberships. - name: Transactions description: | Get a unified, customer-friendly view of account transaction activity. - name: Transfers description: Manage account transfers. - name: Withdrawals description: Manage account bank withdrawals (fiat offramp). - name: Wires description: Manage account bank accounts for wire transfers. - name: Deposits description: Get information on account bank deposits. - name: Deposit Addresses description: Manage account deposit addresses. - name: Recipient Addresses description: Manage account recipient addresses used for transfers. paths: /v1/banks/wires: post: tags: - Wires summary: Create a wire bank account description: Create a bank account for wire transfers. operationId: createWireAccount requestBody: content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountWireCreationRequest' responses: '200': description: Successfully created a bank account for wire transfers. headers: X-Request-Id: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRequestId' content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateAccountWireAccountResponse' '400': $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest' '401': $ref: '#/components/responses/NotAuthorized' '500': $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError' security: - bearerAuth: [] components: schemas: AccountWireCreationRequest: description: >- Request object used to create a bank account for wire transfers. Wraps the standard wire creation request with an optional clientEntityId for 3rd-party flows. type: object properties: clientEntityId: description: Identifier of the client entity. Required for 3rd-party flows. type: string format: uuid example: a3f1b2c4-d5e6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890 allOf: - oneOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/WireCreationRequestUs' - $ref: '#/components/schemas/WireCreationRequestIban' - $ref: '#/components/schemas/WireCreationRequestAccountNumber' CreateAccountWireAccountResponse: title: CreateAccountWireAccountResponse properties: data: $ref: '#/components/schemas/WireSummary' WireCreationRequestUs: type: object title: US Bank Account description: Relevant fields for U.S. bank accounts. required: - idempotencyKey - accountNumber - routingNumber - billingDetails - bankAddress properties: idempotencyKey: $ref: '#/components/schemas/IdempotencyKey' accountNumber: description: Account number that identifies the bank account. type: string example: '12340010' minLength: 6 maxLength: 35 routingNumber: description: ABA routing number for the bank account. type: string example: '121000248' billingDetails: $ref: '#/components/schemas/BillingDetails' bankAddress: $ref: '#/components/schemas/BankAddress' WireCreationRequestIban: type: object title: Non US Bank Account - IBAN Supported description: Relevant fields for non-U.S. bank accounts that support IBAN. required: - idempotencyKey - iban - billingDetails - bankAddress properties: idempotencyKey: $ref: '#/components/schemas/IdempotencyKey' iban: description: International Bank Account Number (IBAN) for the bank account. type: string example: DE31100400480532013000 billingDetails: $ref: '#/components/schemas/BillingDetails' bankAddress: $ref: '#/components/schemas/BankAddress' WireCreationRequestAccountNumber: type: object title: Non US Bank Account - IBAN Not Supported description: Relevant fields for non-U.S. banks that do NOT support IBAN. required: - idempotencyKey - accountNumber - routingNumber - billingDetails - bankAddress properties: idempotencyKey: $ref: '#/components/schemas/IdempotencyKey' accountNumber: description: Account number that identifies the bank account. type: string example: '0321800123' minLength: 6 maxLength: 35 routingNumber: description: The bank's SWIFT / BIC code. type: string example: SBININBB354 billingDetails: $ref: '#/components/schemas/BillingDetails' bankAddress: $ref: '#/components/schemas/BankAddress' XRequestId: type: string format: uuid example: 2adba88e-9d63-44bc-b975-9b6ae3440dde WireSummary: type: object description: | A wire bank account summary. required: - id - status - description - trackingRef - fingerprint - billingDetails - createDate - updateDate properties: id: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Id' type: type: string example: wire status: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExternalFiatAccountStatus' description: type: string description: Bank name plus last four digits of the bank account number or IBAN. example: WELLS FARGO BANK, NA ****0010 trackingRef: type: string description: >- Wire reference number that needs to be set in the wire reference field when sending the wire. fingerprint: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Fingerprint' billingDetails: $ref: '#/components/schemas/BillingDetails' bankAddress: $ref: '#/components/schemas/BankAddress' virtualAccountEnabled: type: boolean example: false ffcMemo: type: string nullable: true description: Free-form memo field for the wire. createDate: $ref: '#/components/schemas/UtcTimestamp' updateDate: $ref: '#/components/schemas/UtcTimestamp' Error: type: object required: - code - message properties: code: type: integer example: 400 message: type: string example: Something went wrong. IdempotencyKey: type: string description: >- Universally unique identifier (UUID v4) idempotency key. This key is utilized to ensure exactly-once execution of mutating requests. format: uuid example: ba943ff1-ca16-49b2-ba55-1057e70ca5c7 BillingDetails: type: object required: - name - city - country - line1 - postalCode properties: name: type: string description: Full name of the card or bank account holder. maxLength: 1024 example: Satoshi Nakamoto city: type: string description: City portion of the address. maxLength: 1024 example: Boston country: type: string description: Country portion of the address. ISO 3166-1 alpha-2. maxLength: 2 example: US line1: type: string description: Line one of the street address. maxLength: 1024 example: 100 Money Street line2: type: string description: Line two of the street address. maxLength: 1024 example: Suite 1 district: description: State / County / Province / Region portion of the address. type: string maxLength: 16 example: MA postalCode: type: string description: Postal / ZIP code of the address. maxLength: 16 example: '01234' valid: type: boolean description: Whether the billing details have been validated. BankAddress: type: object description: >- The address details for the bank, as provided during bank account creation. required: - country properties: bankName: type: string maxLength: 35 example: SAN FRANCISCO city: type: string maxLength: 35 example: SAN FRANCISCO country: type: string description: Country portion of the address. ISO 3166-1 alpha-2. maxLength: 2 example: US line1: type: string maxLength: 35 example: 100 Money Street line2: type: string maxLength: 35 example: Suite 1 district: type: string maxLength: 16 example: CA Id: type: string description: Unique system-generated identifier for the entity. format: uuid example: b8627ae8-732b-4d25-b947-1df8f4007a29 ExternalFiatAccountStatus: description: Status of the account. type: string enum: - pending - complete - failed Fingerprint: type: string description: A UUID that uniquely identifies the account number. example: eb170539-9e1c-4e92-bf4f-1d09534fdca2 UtcTimestamp: type: string description: ISO-8601 UTC date/time format. example: '2020-04-10T02:13:30.000Z' headers: XRequestId: description: > Circle-generated universally unique identifier (UUID v4). Useful for identifying a specific request when communicating with Circle Support. schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/XRequestId' responses: BadRequest: description: The request cannot be processed due to a client error. headers: X-Request-Id: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRequestId' content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' example: code: 400 message: Bad request. NotAuthorized: description: >- The request has not been applied because it lacks valid authentication credentials. headers: X-Request-Id: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRequestId' content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' example: code: 401 message: Malformed authorization. InternalServerError: description: >- The server encountered an unexpected condition that prevented it from fulfilling the request. headers: X-Request-Id: $ref: '#/components/headers/XRequestId' content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' example: code: -1 message: 'Something went wrong. errId: 1f0b0c455e40f753f07b4f0ae6abd4b4' securitySchemes: bearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer ````