Bank of America Payments API
The Payments API from Bank of America — 2 operation(s) for payments.
The Payments API from Bank of America — 2 operation(s) for payments.
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
title: Bank of America Accounts Payments API
description: Bank of America provides developer APIs for banking services including payments, account management, and treasury services. The APIs enable corporate clients and fintech partners to integrate banking operations.
version: '1.0'
contact:
name: Bank of America Developer Support
url: https://developer.bankofamerica.com/
servers:
- url: https://api.bankofamerica.com
description: Production
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Payments
paths:
/payments:
post:
operationId: initiatePayment
summary: Initiate Payment
description: Initiate a payment transaction. Supports over 350 payment types including ACH, wire transfers, SWIFT, checks, and real-time payments. The payment type is determined by the paymentType field in the request body.
tags:
- Payments
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/PaymentRequest'
responses:
'201':
description: Payment initiated successfully
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/PaymentResponse'
'400':
description: Bad request — invalid payment data
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
'401':
description: Unauthorized
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
get:
operationId: listPayments
summary: List Payments
description: Retrieve a list of payment transactions filtered by date range and status.
tags:
- Payments
parameters:
- name: fromDate
in: query
description: Start date filter (ISO 8601)
schema:
type: string
format: date
- name: toDate
in: query
description: End date filter (ISO 8601)
schema:
type: string
format: date
- name: status
in: query
description: Filter by payment status
schema:
type: string
enum:
- pending
- processing
- completed
- rejected
- cancelled
- name: paymentType
in: query
description: Filter by payment type
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Payment list
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/PaymentListResponse'
'401':
description: Unauthorized
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
/payments/{paymentId}:
get:
operationId: getPayment
summary: Get Payment Status
description: Retrieve the current status and details of a specific payment transaction.
tags:
- Payments
parameters:
- name: paymentId
in: path
required: true
description: Unique payment transaction identifier
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Payment details
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/PaymentResponse'
'401':
description: Unauthorized
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
'404':
description: Payment not found
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
delete:
operationId: cancelPayment
summary: Cancel Payment
description: Cancel a pending payment that has not yet been processed.
tags:
- Payments
parameters:
- name: paymentId
in: path
required: true
description: Unique payment identifier
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Payment cancelled successfully
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/PaymentResponse'
'401':
description: Unauthorized
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
'409':
description: Conflict — payment cannot be cancelled in current state
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
components:
schemas:
ErrorResponse:
type: object
description: API error response
properties:
errorCode:
type: string
description: Machine-readable error code
message:
type: string
description: Human-readable error message
details:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: Additional error details
requestId:
type: string
description: Request identifier for support
PaymentRequest:
type: object
description: Payment initiation request
required:
- paymentType
- amount
- currency
- debitAccountId
- beneficiary
properties:
paymentType:
type: string
description: Payment type (ACH_CREDIT, WIRE, SWIFT, CHECK, RTP, etc.)
amount:
type: number
format: double
description: Payment amount
currency:
type: string
description: Payment currency (ISO 4217)
debitAccountId:
type: string
description: Account to debit
valueDate:
type: string
format: date
description: Requested value date (ISO 8601)
reference:
type: string
description: Client reference number
memo:
type: string
description: Payment memo or description
beneficiary:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Beneficiary'
PaymentResponse:
type: object
description: Payment transaction response
properties:
paymentId:
type: string
description: Unique payment identifier
clientReferenceId:
type: string
description: Client-provided reference
status:
type: string
description: Payment status
enum:
- pending
- processing
- completed
- rejected
- cancelled
paymentType:
type: string
description: Payment type
amount:
type: number
format: double
currency:
type: string
valueDate:
type: string
format: date
createdAt:
type: string
format: date-time
updatedAt:
type: string
format: date-time
statusMessage:
type: string
description: Additional status information
PaymentListResponse:
type: object
description: Paginated list of payments
properties:
payments:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/PaymentResponse'
totalCount:
type: integer
pageSize:
type: integer
offset:
type: integer
Beneficiary:
type: object
description: Payment beneficiary details
properties:
name:
type: string
description: Beneficiary name
accountNumber:
type: string
description: Beneficiary account number
routingNumber:
type: string
description: Beneficiary bank routing number (ABA)
bankName:
type: string
description: Beneficiary bank name
bankAddress:
type: string
description: Beneficiary bank address
swiftCode:
type: string
description: SWIFT/BIC code for international wires
securitySchemes:
bearerAuth:
type: http
scheme: bearer
externalDocs:
description: Documentation
url: https://developer.bankofamerica.com/