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Bank

Create bank account

Creates a new bank account and links it to an asset account (SKR04) in the chart of accounts.

create_bank_account
Authorization
Authorization string header required API key in the format ll_.... Pass as a Bearer token in the OAuth flow.
Scopes
bank:write
Parameters
name string required Display name of the bank account
iban string required IBAN (whitespace is stripped, automatically uppercased)
account_number string required SKR04 account number (must be an asset account, e.g. 1800)
bic string optional BIC/SWIFT code (max 11 characters)
currency string optional Currency (ISO 4217, default: EUR)
Response
200
Success
MCP create_bank_account
JSON
{
  "tool": "create_bank_account",
  "params": {
    "name": "<string>",
    "iban": "<string>",
    "account_number": "<string>",
    "bic": "<string>"
  }
}
200 Response
JSON
{
  "id": "<string>",
  "name": "<string>",
  "iban": "<string>",
  "bic": "<string>",
  "account_number": "<string>",
  "currency": "<string>"
}