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POST
/
customers
Create a customer
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.dwolla.com/customers \
  --header 'Accept: <accept>' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/vnd.dwolla.v1.hal+json' \
  --data '
{
  "firstName": "Account",
  "lastName": "Admin",
  "email": "accountAdmin@email.com",
  "type": "<string>",
  "ipAddress": "143.156.7.8",
  "phone": "5555555555",
  "correlationId": "fc451a7a-ae30-4404-aB95-e3553fcd733",
  "businessName": "Jane Corp llc"
}
'
{
  "code": "BadRequest",
  "message": "The request body contains bad syntax or is incomplete."
}

Documentation Index

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Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

The access token received from the authorization server in the OAuth 2.0 flow.

Headers

Accept
enum<string>
default:application/vnd.dwolla.v1.hal+json
required

The media type of the response. Must be application/vnd.dwolla.v1.hal+json

Available options:
application/vnd.dwolla.v1.hal+json

Body

application/vnd.dwolla.v1.hal+json

Parameters for customer to be created

Create a Receive Only User

firstName
string
required
Example:

"Account"

lastName
string
required
Example:

"Admin"

email
string
required
Example:

"accountAdmin@email.com"

type
string
required
Allowed value: "receive-only"
ipAddress
string
Example:

"143.156.7.8"

phone
string
Example:

"5555555555"

correlationId
string
Example:

"fc451a7a-ae30-4404-aB95-e3553fcd733"

businessName
string
Example:

"Jane Corp llc"

Response

successful operation