DocsExternal Party #
An External Party represents an individual or business that utilizes your application to send or receive transfers.
Resource Overview - Personal External Party #
| Property | Type | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| _links | object | HAL-JSON links to related resources. | |
| id | string <uuid> | Unique external party identifier. | |
| firstName | string | First name of external party. | |
| lastName | string | Last name of external party. | |
| externalPartyType | string | personal | |
| correlationId | string | A unique string value attached to an external party which can be used for traceability between Dwolla and your application. | |
| created | string <date-time> | ISO-8601 timestamp of when the resource was created. |
Personal External Party resource example
{
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "https://api.dwolla.com/external-parties/585176d7-97d8-49d0-b94d-3aa2719dde58",
"type": "application/vnd.dwolla.v1.hal+json",
"resource-type": "external-party"
}
},
"id": "585176d7-97d8-49d0-b94d-3aa2719dde58",
"created": "2023-09-19T16:22:42.910Z",
"firstName": "Jane",
"lastName": "Doe",
"email": "some-email@email.com",
"externalPartyType": "personal"
}
Resource Overview - Business External Party #
| Property | Type | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| _links | object | HAL-JSON links to related resources. | |
| id | string <uuid> | Unique external party identifier. | |
| businessName | string | Business name of external party. | |
| string <email> | Email address of external party. | ||
| externalPartyType | string | business | |
| correlationId | string | A unique string value attached to an external party which can be used for traceability between Dwolla and your application. | |
| created | string <date-time> | ISO-8601 timestamp of when the resource was created. |
Business External Party resource example
{
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "https://api.dwolla.com/external-parties/b8edab05-105c-4600-84b9-9c6f2965ce1b",
"type": "application/vnd.dwolla.v1.hal+json",
"resource-type": "external-party"
}
},
"id": "b8edab05-105c-4600-84b9-9c6f2965ce1b",
"created": "2023-09-19T16:14:31.986Z",
"email": "externalPartyTest@email.com",
"businessName": "Business name",
"externalPartyType": "business"
}
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