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POST
/
merchant
/
open
/
institution
/
v1
/
accounts
/
update
Update Sub-Account
curl --request POST \
  --url https://openplatform.gateapi.io/merchant/open/institution/v1/accounts/update \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'X-GatePay-Certificate-ClientId: <x-gatepay-certificate-clientid>' \
  --header 'X-GatePay-Nonce: <x-gatepay-nonce>' \
  --header 'X-GatePay-On-Behalf-Of: <x-gatepay-on-behalf-of>' \
  --header 'X-GatePay-Signature: <x-gatepay-signature>' \
  --header 'X-GatePay-Timestamp: <x-gatepay-timestamp>' \
  --data '{}'
{
  "status": "SUCCESS",
  "code": "000000",
  "errorMessage": "",
  "data": {
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "updated": "1764141615061",
    "display_name": "new name",
    "customer_id": "1234",
    "account_id": "2124538349",
    "account_holder": {
      "entity_country": "AF",
      "entity_type": "BUSINESS",
      "entity_name": null,
      "entity_id_type": "BUSINESS_LICENSE",
      "entity_id_number": "abcd1234",
      "entity_id_expiry": {
        "valid_from": 1763538010509,
        "valid_to": null
      },
      "dob": null,
      "business_registration": null,
      "address": null,
      "merchant_category": "GENERAL_RETAIL",
      "website": null,
      "user_agreement": true
    },
    "metadata": null
  }
}

Headers

​
X-GatePay-Certificate-ClientId
string
required

The clientId assigned when the merchant registers an application in the Gate merchant console.

Example:

"4186d0c6-6a35-55a9-8dc6-5312769dbff8"

​
X-GatePay-Timestamp
string
required

UTC timestamp in milliseconds when the request is generated. GatePay will not process requests where the difference from the receive time exceeds 10 seconds.

Example:

"1672905655498"

​
X-GatePay-Nonce
string
required

Random string. Must comply with HTTP header rules; recommended length is within 32 characters, composed of digits and letters.

Example:

"9578"

​
X-GatePay-Signature
string
required

Request signature. GatePay uses this signature to verify whether the request is valid.

​
X-GatePay-On-Behalf-Of
string
required

The institution account id being acted on behalf of (sub-account ID).

Example:

"2124538349"

Body

application/json
​
display_name
string

Display name of the sub-account.

​
account_holder
object

Account holder (entity) information (overwrite update).

​
metadata
object

Additional key–value metadata.

Response

200 - application/json

Success

​
status
string
​
code
string
​
errorMessage
string
​
data
object