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

Reject an account

Rejects an account that your platform has flagged as suspicious. Use account to identify an eligible Custom or Express account, and provide reason to explain the rejection; payouts_action controls whether payouts are paused.

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

1 parameter · 3 body fields
accountstringrequired
The unique identifier of the account to reject. Maximum 5,000 characters.

Account rejection details, including the rejection reason and payout handling.

expandarray<string>optional
Specifies which fields in the response should be expanded.
payouts_actionstringoptional
Whether to pause payouts on the account as part of the rejection. Defaults to `pause`. Use `none` to leave payouts enabled.
Allowed:nonepause
reasonstringrequired
The reason for rejecting the account. Can be `fraud`, `terms_of_service`, or `other`.

2 status codes
200Returns the rejected account object, including its identifier, account type, capabilities, and current charge and payout status.
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

reason is required and must be one of fraud, terms_of_service, or other. payouts_action must be none or pause when provided, and account must identify an account for which your platform is liable for negative balances.