Sample - Stripe API
POST/v1/accounts/{account}

Update a connected account

Updates a connected account by changing only the fields included in the request. Use the account-specific fields to update business information, capabilities, payout details, metadata, or terms-of-service acceptance. Some account properties can no longer be updated after Connect onboarding begins.

  • RetriesRetries up to 2×, 500ms backoff, 30s timeout.
  • IdempotentThe SDK sends Idempotency-Key, so a retried request is only applied once.

1 parameter · 15 body fields
accountstringrequired
Unique identifier of the connected account to update; the value must be no longer than 5000 characters.

Form fields that update selected connected-account properties; omitted fields remain unchanged.

account_tokenstringoptional
An [account token](https://api.stripe.com#create_account_token), used to securely provide details to the account.
business_profileobjectoptional
Business information about the account.
business_typestringoptional
The business type. Once you create an [Account Link](/api/account_links) or [Account Session](/api/account_sessions), this property can only be updated for accounts where [controller.requirement_collection](/api/accounts/object#account_object-controller-requirement_collection) is `application`, which includes Custom accounts.
Allowed:companygovernment_entityindividualnon_profit
capabilitiesobjectoptional
Each key of the dictionary represents a capability, and each capability maps to its settings (for example, whether it has been requested or not). Each capability is inactive until you have provided its specific requirements and Stripe has verified them. An account might have some of its requested capabilities be active and some be inactive. Required when [account.controller.stripe_dashboard.type](/api/accounts/create#create_account-controller-dashboard-type) is `none`, which includes Custom accounts.
companyobjectoptional
Information about the company or business. This field is available for any `business_type`. Once you create an [Account Link](/api/account_links) or [Account Session](/api/account_sessions), this property can only be updated for accounts where [controller.requirement_collection](/api/accounts/object#account_object-controller-requirement_collection) is `application`, which includes Custom accounts.
default_currencystringoptional
Three-letter ISO currency code representing the default currency for the account. This must be a currency that [Stripe supports in the account's country](https://docs.stripe.com/payouts).
documentsobjectoptional
Documents that may be submitted to satisfy various informational requests.
emailstringoptional
The email address of the account holder. This is only to make the account easier to identify to you. If [controller.requirement_collection](/api/accounts/object#account_object-controller-requirement_collection) is `application`, which includes Custom accounts, Stripe doesn't email the account without your consent.
expandarray<string>optional
Specifies which fields in the response should be expanded.
external_accountstringoptional
A card or bank account to attach to the account for receiving [payouts](/connect/bank-debit-card-payouts) (you won’t be able to use it for top-ups). You can provide either a token, like the ones returned by [Stripe.js](/js), or a dictionary, as documented in the `external_account` parameter for [bank account](/api#account_create_bank_account) creation. <br><br>By default, providing an external account sets it as the new default external account for its currency, and deletes the old default if one exists. To add additional external accounts without replacing the existing default for the currency, use the [bank account](/api#account_create_bank_account) or [card creation](/api#account_create_card) APIs. After you create an [Account Link](/api/account_links) or [Account Session](/api/account_sessions), this property can only be updated for accounts where [controller.requirement_collection](/api/accounts/object#account_object-controller-requirement_collection) is `application`, which includes Custom accounts.
groupsobjectoptional
A hash of account group type to tokens. These are account groups this account should be added to.
individualobjectoptional
Information about the person represented by the account. This field is null unless `business_type` is set to `individual`. Once you create an [Account Link](/api/account_links) or [Account Session](/api/account_sessions), this property can only be updated for accounts where [controller.requirement_collection](/api/accounts/object#account_object-controller-requirement_collection) is `application`, which includes Custom accounts.
metadataobjectoptional
Set of [key-value pairs](https://docs.stripe.com/api/metadata) that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format. Individual keys can be unset by posting an empty value to them. All keys can be unset by posting an empty value to `metadata`.
settingsobjectoptional
Options for customizing how the account functions within Stripe.
tos_acceptanceobjectoptional
Details on the account's acceptance of the [Stripe Services Agreement](/connect/updating-accounts#tos-acceptance). This property can only be updated for accounts where [controller.requirement_collection](/api/accounts/object#account_object-controller-requirement_collection) is `application`, which includes Custom accounts. This property defaults to a `full` service agreement when empty.

2 status codes
200Returns the updated account object with its current business information, capabilities, requirements, and settings.
business_profileobjectoptional
Business information about the account.
business_typestringoptional
The business type.
Allowed:companygovernment_entityindividualnon_profit
capabilitiesobjectoptional
charges_enabledbooleanoptional
Whether the account can process charges.
companyobjectoptional
controllerobjectoptional
countrystringoptional
The account's country.
createdintegeroptional
Time at which the account was connected. Measured in seconds since the Unix epoch.
default_currencystringoptional
Three-letter ISO currency code representing the default currency for the account. This must be a currency that [Stripe supports in the account's country](https://stripe.com/docs/payouts).
details_submittedbooleanoptional
Whether account details have been submitted. Accounts with Stripe Dashboard access, which includes Standard accounts, cannot receive payouts before this is true. Accounts where this is false should be directed to [an onboarding flow](/connect/onboarding) to finish submitting account details.
emailstringoptional
An email address associated with the account. It's not used for authentication and Stripe doesn't market to this field without explicit approval from the platform.
external_accountsobjectoptional
External accounts (bank accounts and debit cards) currently attached to this account. External accounts are only returned for requests where `controller[is_controller]` is true.
future_requirementsobjectoptional
groupsobjectoptional
The groups associated with the account.
idstringrequired
Unique identifier for the object.
individualobjectoptional
This is an object representing a person associated with a Stripe account. A platform can only access a subset of data in a person for an account where [account.controller.requirement_collection](/api/accounts/object#account_object-controller-requirement_collection) is `stripe`, which includes Standard and Express accounts, after creating an Account Link or Account Session to start Connect onboarding. See the [Standard onboarding](/connect/standard-accounts) or [Express onboarding](/connect/express-accounts) documentation for information about prefilling information and account onboarding steps. Learn more about [handling identity verification with the API](/connect/handling-api-verification#person-information).
metadataobjectoptional
Set of [key-value pairs](https://docs.stripe.com/api/metadata) that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format.
objectstringrequired
String representing the object's type. Objects of the same type share the same value.
Allowed:account
payouts_enabledbooleanoptional
Whether the funds in this account can be paid out.
requirementsobjectoptional
settingsobjectoptional
Options for customizing how the account functions within Stripe.
tos_acceptanceobjectoptional
typestringoptional
The Stripe account type. Can be `standard`, `express`, `custom`, or `none`.
Allowed:customexpressnonestandard
defaultError response.
errorobjectrequired

Error handling

account must be a string no longer than 5000 characters and must identify the account to update. business_type must be one of company, government_entity, individual, or non_profit, and ownership_exemption_reason must be empty, qualified_entity_exceeds_ownership_threshold, or qualifies_as_financial_institution when supplied. Fields omitted from the body remain unchanged.