Funding Sources #

The Funding Sources resource represents payment accounts that can be used to send and/or receive funds. Funding sources are relational to either a Dwolla Master Account or Customer and can be used to reference details on a payment account.

Funding source types #

The three funding source types available with a Dwolla integration include a bank, and the Dwolla balance account. Type bank represents any bank account attached as a funding source to Account and Customer resources. Type balance represents the Dwolla Balance made available to Account and Verified Customer resources.

Bank funding source

Funding sources of type bank include an additional attribute, bankAccountType, denoting the type of the bank account being attached. The bank account types currently supported by Dwolla include checking, savings, general-ledger and loan.

checking, savings - Checking and savings accounts can be attached to any Customer type. These account types are enabled for all Accounts and Customers, by default.
general-ledger - General ledger accounts can only be attached to exempt Business Verified Customers. Note: Enabling this account type requires additional Dwolla approvals before getting started. Please contact Sales or your account manager for more information on enabling this account type.
loan - Loan accounts can only be attached to Verified Customers. These funding-sources can only be credited, meaning funds can only be sent to these accounts. Note: Enabling this account type requires additional Dwolla approvals before getting started. Please contact Sales or your account manager for more information on enabling this account type.

Balance funding source

The Dwolla Balance can be utilized as a digital "wallet", storing USD funds for the Customer or Account with Dwolla’s financial institution partners. Additionally, the Dwolla Balance can be pre-loaded with funds for quicker outgoing ACH transfers to destination funding sources. To get a more in-depth overview of the Dwolla Balance, including functionality and other benefits, check out our developer resource article or view our webinar.

Funding source links #

Link	Description
self	URL of the funding source resource.
customer	GET this link to retrieve details of the Customer.
remove	POST to this link to remove the funding source from the Customer.
balance	(Verified Customer only) GET this link to retrieve the amount available in the balance of the Customer's Balance funding source.
transfer-from-balance	(Verified Customer only) if this link exists, the Customer can transfer funds from their balance.
transfer-to-balance	(Verified Customer only) if this link exists, funds can be transferred to the Customer's balance.
transfer-send	If this link exists, the Customer can send funds to another Customer.
transfer-receive	The Customer can receive funds from another Customer.
initiate-micro-deposits	POST to this link to initiate micro-deposits on an unverified funding source.
verify-micro-deposits	Micro-deposits have completed to this funding source and are eligible for verification. POST to this link with the verify micro-deposit amounts and complete bank funding source verification.
failed-verification-micro-deposits	Micro-deposits attempts have failed due to too many failed attempts. Remove the bank and re-add to attempt verification again.

Funding source resource #

Parameter	Description
id	The funding source unique identifier.
status	Possible values are `unverified` or `verified`. Determines if the funding source has completed verification.
type	Type of funding source. Possible values are `bank` or `balance`.
bankAccountType	An attribute for `bank` funding sources that determines the type of account. Possible values are `checking`, `savings`, `general-ledger` or `loan`.
name	Arbitrary nickname for the funding source.
created	ISO-8601 timestamp for when the funding source was created.
balance	An optional object that includes `value` and `currency` parameters. `value` is a string value for the amount available and `currency` is a string value currency code. Only returned for a Dwolla API Customer account balance.
removed	Determines if the funding source has been removed. A boolean `true` if the funding source was removed or `false` if the funding source is not removed.
channels	List of processing channels. ACH is the default processing channel for bank transfers. Possible values are `ach`, `real-time-payments` or `wire`.
bankName	The financial institution name. This value is generated from its routing number by Dwolla when a funding source is created; it cannot be specified manually.
iavAccountHolders	An optional object that includes optional `selected` and `other` parameters. `selected`, a string with the account holder name(s) on file with the financial institution for the IAV selected account. `other`, a list of strings with name(s) of other accounts on file. Only returned for a Customer that added a bank using Dwolla IAV, and if names are returned for the selected bank account.
fingerprint	Fingerprint is an optional unique identifying string value returned for funding sources of type `bank`. This attribute can be used to check across all Dwolla API Customers if two bank accounts share the same account number and routing number. Removing a funding source does not remove the `fingerprint`.

Funding source resource example

bash

{
    "_links": {
        "self": {
            "href": "https://api-sandbox.dwolla.com/funding-sources/fc84223a-609f-42c9-866e-2c98f17ab4fb",
            "type": "application/vnd.dwolla.v1.hal+json",
            "resource-type": "funding-source"
        },
        "customer": {
            "href": "https://api-sandbox.dwolla.com/customers/241ec287-8d7a-4b69-911e-ffbea98d75ce",
            "type": "application/vnd.dwolla.v1.hal+json",
            "resource-type": "customer"
        }
    },
    "id": "fc84223a-609f-42c9-866e-2c98f17ab4fb",
    "status": "verified",
    "type": "bank",
    "bankAccountType": "checking",
    "name": "Your Account #1 - CHECKING",
    "created": "2017-08-16T20:06:34.000Z",
    "removed": false,
    "channels": [
        "ach",
        "real-time-payments"
    ],
    "bankName": "SANDBOX TEST BANK",
    "iavAccountHolders": {
        "selected": "account holder",
        "other": [
          "Jane Doe",
          "GeneriCompany LLC"
        ]
    },
    "fingerprint": "4cf31392f678cb26c62b75096e1a09d4465a801798b3d5c3729de44a4f54c794"
}

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All funds transfers made using the Dwolla Platform are performed by a financial institution partner, and any funds held in a Dwolla Balance are held by a financial institution partner. Learn more about our financial institution partners.