# Creates an ACH payment method

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<span class="api-endpoint">POST {{<a href="#urlbases">baseURL</a>}}/v2/payment-methods/ach</span>
This endpoint creates an ACH (automated clearing house) payment method.
The ACH account information is tokenized and stored, assigning it to the merchant.
Tokenization means the sensitive payment data, such as the ACH account number or bank account number, is submitted to Flute once.
After that, Flute assigns a non-sensitive value to paymentMethodId.
The paymentMethodId is then used as the payment reference for later transactions.
For Business ACH where the orphan caller will not supply ContactInfo on transactions, include `companyName` so the legal entity name is available at transaction time.
<span class="api-seealso">See Also:</span><br>
To add a new card payment method, see `POST /v2/payment-methods/cards`.<br>
To list payment methods, see `GET /v2/payment-methods`.<br>
To retrieve a payment method by ID, see `GET /v2/payment-methods/{{paymentMethodId}}`.

Endpoint: POST /v2/payment-methods/ach
Version: V2 Beta
Security: Bearer

## Request fields (application/json):

  - `routingNumber` (string)
    Specifies the ACH's account routing number.

Example: 021000021
    Example: 021000021

  - `accountNumber` (string)
    Specifies the bank account number for the ACH transaction.
We recommend avoiding the use of an account number.
Instead, use `paymentMethodId` when possible.
Example: 1234567890
    Example: 1234567890

  - `taxId` (string)
    Specifies the tax identifier.

Example: 12-3456789
    Example: 12-3456789

  - `accountHolderType` (string)
    Identifies the holder type of the account.
Valid values are:
| Type | Description |
|  --- | --- |
| Business | Card issued to a business or company account. |
| Personal | Card issued to an individual for personal use. |

Example: Business
    Enum: "Business", "Personal"

  - `accountType` (string)
    Identifies the type of the account.
Valid values are:
| Type | Description |
|  --- | --- |
| Checking | Account used for regular daily transactions. |
| Savings | Account used to hold and grow funds over time. |

Example: Checking
    Enum: "Checking", "Savings"

  - `customerId` (string)
    Identifies the customer to link this payment method to.

This value may be null when this payment method is an orphan owned by the merchant directly.
An orphan payment method is a payment method in the merchant's vault but has no customer record associated with it.

Example: 8fa8e727-73c6-436e-b56f-6f55aabf3b1c
    Example: 8fa8e727-73c6-436e-b56f-6f55aabf3b1c

  - `name` (string)
    Specifies the name for the payment method.

This is a free-formed name that is convenient for the merchant to recognize.

Example: Peppared Street Cafe's Preferred Payment
    Example: Peppared Street Cafe's Preferred Payment

  - `companyName` (string)
    Specifies the name of the customer's company or organization.

This is the legal entity name.
Required for orphan Business ACH transactions when the request does not supply it on the transaction's ContactInfo.
    Example: Acme Corp Inc

## Response 200 fields (application/json):

  - `paymentMethodId` (string)
    Indicates the payment method identifier.

This is the identifier of a previously saved ACH account to charge.

Example: 39a95e35-6d50-45ec-884b-c2417edf005d
    Example: 39a95e35-6d50-45ec-884b-c2417edf005d

## Response 400 fields (application/json):

  - `details` (string)
    Indicates details about the error.

Example: Validation failed: -- Email: 'Email' is not a valid email address. Severity: Error
    Example: Validation failed: -- Email: 'Email' is not a valid email address. Severity: Error

  - `statusCode` (integer)
    Specifies the HTTP response status code.
This is the HTTP status code returned by the attempted delivery.
The following is a list of HTTP response status codes that include but are not limited to:
| HTTP Status | Meaning |
|  --- | --- |
| 200 | Delivery succeeded |
| 400 | Bad request |
| 401 | Unauthorized |
| 404 | Endpoint not found |
| 429 | Rate limited |

Example: 401
    Example: 401

  - `source` (string)
    Indicates the source of the error.
Example: <Service>
    Example: <Service>

  - `exceptionType` (string)
    Indicates the error's exception type.

Example: FluentValidation.ValidationException
    Example: FluentValidation.ValidationException

  - `correlationId` (string)
    Indicates the correlation identifier.

Example: aa6cfcd0-0295-4a4c-b074-8c901f114fef
    Example: aa6cfcd0-0295-4a4c-b074-8c901f114fef

  - `entityId` (string)
    Indicates the entity identifier.
Example:
null

  - `errorCode` (string)
    Indicates the error code.
Example:
null

  - `title` (string)

  - `cause` (string)

  - `resolution` (string)

  - `documentationUrl` (string)
    https://developer.flute.com/

## Response 401 fields (application/json):

  - `details` (string)
    Indicates details about the error.

Example: Validation failed: -- Email: 'Email' is not a valid email address. Severity: Error
    Example: Validation failed: -- Email: 'Email' is not a valid email address. Severity: Error

  - `statusCode` (integer)
    Specifies the HTTP response status code.
This is the HTTP status code returned by the attempted delivery.
The following is a list of HTTP response status codes that include but are not limited to:
| HTTP Status | Meaning |
|  --- | --- |
| 200 | Delivery succeeded |
| 400 | Bad request |
| 401 | Unauthorized |
| 404 | Endpoint not found |
| 429 | Rate limited |

Example: 401
    Example: 401

  - `source` (string)
    Indicates the source of the error.
Example: <Service>
    Example: <Service>

  - `exceptionType` (string)
    Indicates the error's exception type.

Example: FluentValidation.ValidationException
    Example: FluentValidation.ValidationException

  - `correlationId` (string)
    Indicates the correlation identifier.

Example: aa6cfcd0-0295-4a4c-b074-8c901f114fef
    Example: aa6cfcd0-0295-4a4c-b074-8c901f114fef

  - `entityId` (string)
    Indicates the entity identifier.
Example:
null

  - `errorCode` (string)
    Indicates the error code.
Example:
null

  - `title` (string)

  - `cause` (string)

  - `resolution` (string)

  - `documentationUrl` (string)
    https://developer.flute.com/

## Response 403 fields (application/json):

  - `details` (string)
    Indicates details about the error.

Example: Validation failed: -- Email: 'Email' is not a valid email address. Severity: Error
    Example: Validation failed: -- Email: 'Email' is not a valid email address. Severity: Error

  - `statusCode` (integer)
    Specifies the HTTP response status code.
This is the HTTP status code returned by the attempted delivery.
The following is a list of HTTP response status codes that include but are not limited to:
| HTTP Status | Meaning |
|  --- | --- |
| 200 | Delivery succeeded |
| 400 | Bad request |
| 401 | Unauthorized |
| 404 | Endpoint not found |
| 429 | Rate limited |

Example: 401
    Example: 401

  - `source` (string)
    Indicates the source of the error.
Example: <Service>
    Example: <Service>

  - `exceptionType` (string)
    Indicates the error's exception type.

Example: FluentValidation.ValidationException
    Example: FluentValidation.ValidationException

  - `correlationId` (string)
    Indicates the correlation identifier.

Example: aa6cfcd0-0295-4a4c-b074-8c901f114fef
    Example: aa6cfcd0-0295-4a4c-b074-8c901f114fef

  - `entityId` (string)
    Indicates the entity identifier.
Example:
null

  - `errorCode` (string)
    Indicates the error code.
Example:
null

  - `title` (string)

  - `cause` (string)

  - `resolution` (string)

  - `documentationUrl` (string)
    https://developer.flute.com/

## Response 404 fields (application/json):

  - `details` (string)
    Indicates details about the error.

Example: Validation failed: -- Email: 'Email' is not a valid email address. Severity: Error
    Example: Validation failed: -- Email: 'Email' is not a valid email address. Severity: Error

  - `statusCode` (integer)
    Specifies the HTTP response status code.
This is the HTTP status code returned by the attempted delivery.
The following is a list of HTTP response status codes that include but are not limited to:
| HTTP Status | Meaning |
|  --- | --- |
| 200 | Delivery succeeded |
| 400 | Bad request |
| 401 | Unauthorized |
| 404 | Endpoint not found |
| 429 | Rate limited |

Example: 401
    Example: 401

  - `source` (string)
    Indicates the source of the error.
Example: <Service>
    Example: <Service>

  - `exceptionType` (string)
    Indicates the error's exception type.

Example: FluentValidation.ValidationException
    Example: FluentValidation.ValidationException

  - `correlationId` (string)
    Indicates the correlation identifier.

Example: aa6cfcd0-0295-4a4c-b074-8c901f114fef
    Example: aa6cfcd0-0295-4a4c-b074-8c901f114fef

  - `entityId` (string)
    Indicates the entity identifier.
Example:
null

  - `errorCode` (string)
    Indicates the error code.
Example:
null

  - `title` (string)

  - `cause` (string)

  - `resolution` (string)

  - `documentationUrl` (string)
    https://developer.flute.com/

## Response 409 fields (application/json):

  - `details` (string)
    Indicates details about the error.

Example: Validation failed: -- Email: 'Email' is not a valid email address. Severity: Error
    Example: Validation failed: -- Email: 'Email' is not a valid email address. Severity: Error

  - `statusCode` (integer)
    Specifies the HTTP response status code.
This is the HTTP status code returned by the attempted delivery.
The following is a list of HTTP response status codes that include but are not limited to:
| HTTP Status | Meaning |
|  --- | --- |
| 200 | Delivery succeeded |
| 400 | Bad request |
| 401 | Unauthorized |
| 404 | Endpoint not found |
| 429 | Rate limited |

Example: 401
    Example: 401

  - `source` (string)
    Indicates the source of the error.
Example: <Service>
    Example: <Service>

  - `exceptionType` (string)
    Indicates the error's exception type.

Example: FluentValidation.ValidationException
    Example: FluentValidation.ValidationException

  - `correlationId` (string)
    Indicates the correlation identifier.

Example: aa6cfcd0-0295-4a4c-b074-8c901f114fef
    Example: aa6cfcd0-0295-4a4c-b074-8c901f114fef

  - `entityId` (string)
    Indicates the entity identifier.
Example:
null

  - `errorCode` (string)
    Indicates the error code.
Example:
null

  - `title` (string)

  - `cause` (string)

  - `resolution` (string)

  - `documentationUrl` (string)
    https://developer.flute.com/

## Response 429 fields (application/json):

  - `details` (string)
    Indicates details about the error.

Example: Validation failed: -- Email: 'Email' is not a valid email address. Severity: Error
    Example: Validation failed: -- Email: 'Email' is not a valid email address. Severity: Error

  - `statusCode` (integer)
    Specifies the HTTP response status code.
This is the HTTP status code returned by the attempted delivery.
The following is a list of HTTP response status codes that include but are not limited to:
| HTTP Status | Meaning |
|  --- | --- |
| 200 | Delivery succeeded |
| 400 | Bad request |
| 401 | Unauthorized |
| 404 | Endpoint not found |
| 429 | Rate limited |

Example: 401
    Example: 401

  - `source` (string)
    Indicates the source of the error.
Example: <Service>
    Example: <Service>

  - `exceptionType` (string)
    Indicates the error's exception type.

Example: FluentValidation.ValidationException
    Example: FluentValidation.ValidationException

  - `correlationId` (string)
    Indicates the correlation identifier.

Example: aa6cfcd0-0295-4a4c-b074-8c901f114fef
    Example: aa6cfcd0-0295-4a4c-b074-8c901f114fef

  - `entityId` (string)
    Indicates the entity identifier.
Example:
null

  - `errorCode` (string)
    Indicates the error code.
Example:
null

  - `title` (string)

  - `cause` (string)

  - `resolution` (string)

  - `documentationUrl` (string)
    https://developer.flute.com/

## Response 500 fields (application/json):

  - `details` (string)
    Indicates details about the error.

Example: Validation failed: -- Email: 'Email' is not a valid email address. Severity: Error
    Example: Validation failed: -- Email: 'Email' is not a valid email address. Severity: Error

  - `statusCode` (integer)
    Specifies the HTTP response status code.
This is the HTTP status code returned by the attempted delivery.
The following is a list of HTTP response status codes that include but are not limited to:
| HTTP Status | Meaning |
|  --- | --- |
| 200 | Delivery succeeded |
| 400 | Bad request |
| 401 | Unauthorized |
| 404 | Endpoint not found |
| 429 | Rate limited |

Example: 401
    Example: 401

  - `source` (string)
    Indicates the source of the error.
Example: <Service>
    Example: <Service>

  - `exceptionType` (string)
    Indicates the error's exception type.

Example: FluentValidation.ValidationException
    Example: FluentValidation.ValidationException

  - `correlationId` (string)
    Indicates the correlation identifier.

Example: aa6cfcd0-0295-4a4c-b074-8c901f114fef
    Example: aa6cfcd0-0295-4a4c-b074-8c901f114fef

  - `entityId` (string)
    Indicates the entity identifier.
Example:
null

  - `errorCode` (string)
    Indicates the error code.
Example:
null

  - `title` (string)

  - `cause` (string)

  - `resolution` (string)

  - `documentationUrl` (string)
    https://developer.flute.com/