Validate data for a Recipient

Check that the user’s Recipient data is valid before creation

Path parameters

UserId · string · required

The unique identifier of the user.

Body parameters

DisplayName · string · required

Length: 1–50; cannot contain: &,'/ (pattern:^(?!.*[&,'/]).{1,50}$)

A user-friendly name to identify the account. This value cannot be changed once the recipient is created.

PayoutMethodType · string · required

Possible values: InternationalBankTransfer, LocalBankTransfer

The payout method of the recipient:

• InternationalBankTransfer – A bank wire transfer sent via SWIFT, requiring the InternationalBankTransfer property.
• LocalBankTransfer – A bank wire transfer sent via local routes, requiring the LocalBankTransfer property.

RecipientType · string · required

Possible values: Individual, Business

The recipient type:

• Individual – An account held by a natural person, requiring the IndividualRecipient property.
• Business – An account held by a legal entity, requiring the BusinessRecipient property.

Currency · string · required

Possible values: AED, AUD, CAD, CHF, CNH, CZK, DKK, EUR, GBP, HKD, HUF, ILS, JPY, MXN, NOK, NZD, PLN, RON, SAR, SEK, SGD, TRY, USD, ZAR

The currency of the recipient.

Country · string · required

Format: Two-letter country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 format)

The destination country of the payout method.

RecipientScope · string

Possible values: PAYIN, PAYOUT

Default value: PAYOUT

The scope of the recipient:

• PAYOUT – Usable for payouts and in pay-in use cases. A PAYOUT recipient can only be created by a user with the UserCategory OWNER and requires SCA. You need to use the returned PendingUserAction.RedirectUrl value, adding your encoded returnUrl as a query parameter, to redirect the user to the hosted SCA session so they can complete the necessary steps.
• PAYIN - Not usable for payouts but only usable for pay-in use cases, such as direct debit and refunds using payouts. A PAYIN recipient can be created by a user with the UserCategory PAYER or OWNER, and does not require SCA.

Tag · string

Max. length: 255 (pattern: ^.{0,255}$)

Custom data that you can add to this object. This value cannot be changed once the recipient is created.

Individual

IndividualRecipient · object · required

The account holder if the RecipientType is Individual.

Only one of IndividualRecipient or BusinessRecipient is required.

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FirstName · string · required

Length: 1–255; cannot contain: ()&,.:_/ (Pattern: ^(?!.*[()&,.:_/]).{1,255}$)

The first name of the individual account holder.

LastName · string · required

Length: 1–255; cannot contain: ()&,.:_/ (Pattern: ^(?!.*[()&,.:_/]).{1,255}$)

The last name of the individual account holder.

Address · object · required

Information about the address.

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AddressLine1 · string · required

Length: 1–255; cannot contain: ()/ (Pattern: ^(?!.*[()/]).{1,255}$)

The first line of the address.

AddressLine2 · string

Length: 1–255; cannot contain: ()/ (Pattern: ^(?!.*[()/]).{1,255}$)

The second line of the address.

City · string · required

Length: 1-80; cannot contain: &,.:_' (pattern: ^(?!.*[&,.:_]).{1,80}$)

The city of the address.

Region · string

Length: 1–10; cannot contain: &,.:_'-/ (pattern: ^(?!.*[&,.:_/]).{1,50}$)

The region of the address.

PostalCode · string · required

Length: 1–10; cannot contain: ()&,.:_'/ (pattern: ^(?!.*[()&,.:_'/]).{1,10}$)

The postal code of the address.

Country · string · required

Format: Two-letter country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 format)

The country of the address.

InternationalBankTransfer

InternationalBankTransfer · object · required

The account details if PayoutMethodType is InternationalBankTransfer.

Only one of InternationalBankTransfer or LocalBankTransfer is required.

The InternationalBankTransfer depends on the Currency and Country.

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AccountNumber · string · required

Format: The format returned by the schema endpoint depending on the Currency and Country

The account number of the account. For IBAN countries, the AccountNumber format is the local IBAN one. For other countries, the format depends on the Country and should be retrieved from the GET View the schema for a Recipient endpoint.

BIC · string

Format: The format returned by the schema endpoint depending on the Currency and Country

The BIC of the account.

For countries that don’t use IBAN, the BIC is required. For countries that use IBAN, this field is ignored because the BIC generated automatically from the IBAN and returned in the response.

Responses

200

No response body – 200 HTTP code indicates the request is valid against the schema

400

Example 400 error:

{
    "Id": "a1f3db88-9df5-49a8-b73c-d578ffff6e89",
    "Message": "One or several required parameters are missing or incorrect. An incorrect resource ID also raises this kind of error.",
    "Type": "param_error",
    "Date": 1739182373,
    "Errors": {
        "IndividualRecipient.Address.Region": "INVALID_FORMAT",
        "LocalBankTransfer.GBP.AccountNumber": "LENGTH_LESS_THAN_MIN"
    }
}

The following error values may be returned:

• REQUIRED – Value is required but not present in the request.
• LENGTH_MORE_THAN_MAX – String length is greater than required length.
• LENGTH_LESS_THAN_MIN – String length is less than required length.
• INVALID_FORMAT – Value doe not match expected pattern.
• NOT_IN_ALLOWED_VALUES – Value is not a valid PayoutMethodType, RecipientType, Currency or Country.
• UNSUPPORTED_COUNTRY – Country not allowed (see country restrictions article for details).
• UNSUPPORTED_CURRENCY – Currency is a valid ISO 4217 format but not yet supported for Recipients.
• UNSUPPORTED_PAYOUT_METHOD_FOR_CURRENCY – Payout method is not supported for the Currency and Country combination.
• CLIENT_NOT_FOUND – ClientId making the request does not exist.
• USER_NOT_FOUND – UserId for which the request is made does not exist.
• INVALID_SORT_CODE – Sort code for this account is not valid.
• INVALID_ACCOUNT_NUMBER – Account number is not valid.
• INVALID_IBAN – IBAN is not valid.
• INVALID_BIC – BIC is not valid.
• BIC_DOES_NOT_CORRESPOND_TO_ACCOUNT_COUNTRY – Bank identifier, IBAN, or account number does not match the Country value (for example, Country is GB but the IBAN starts with FR).
• UNSUPPORTED_IBAN – IBAN is valid but not supported:
  • If LocalBankTransfer, the IBAN country is not part of SEPA and the local currency is not EUR.
  • If InternationalBankTransfer, the IBAN country is not GB or is not part of SEPA and local currency is not EUR.
• INVALID_ACCOUNT_NUMBER_AND_SORT_CODE_COMBINATION – GB sort code and account number combination is not valid.

200

// No response body

REST - EUR, international, business, PAYOUT

{
    "DisplayName": "Alex Smith EUR international payout account",
    "PayoutMethodType": "InternationalBankTransfer",
    "RecipientType": "Business",
    "Currency": "EUR",
    "Country": "FR",
    "Tag": "Created using the Mangopay API Postman collection",
    "BusinessRecipient": {
        "BusinessName": "Alex Smith Consulting",
        "Address": {
            "AddressLine1": "3 rue de la Cité",
            "AddressLine2": "Appartement 7",
            "City": "Paris",
            "Region": "Ile de France",
            "PostalCode": "75001",
            "Country": "FR"
        }
    },
    "InternationalBankTransfer": {
        "AccountNumber": "FR7630004000031234567890143"
    }
}