> ## Documentation Index
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# Overview

> A Bank Account represents the financial accounts maintained by the business entity at various banking institutions, capturing account-specific details.

**The Bank Accounts Data Model** streamlines access of bank account information across various accounting platforms, providing a consistent and unified representation of bank account data.

* Unified bank account properties: The model consolidates essential bank account details such as institution name, account name, balance, and currency, simplifying interactions with bank account data from different platforms.
* Currency support: The model includes the ISO-4217 currency code for each bank account, enabling seamless handling of international transactions and reporting.

<ResponseExample name="The Bank Account Object">
  ```json The Bank Account Response Object theme={null}
  {
    "platform_id": "1234567890123456789",
    "currency_id": "3770712000000000099",
    "institution_name": "RootFi Investment Bank",
    "account_name": "RootFi Asset Account",
    "account_number": "xxxx1234",
    "balance": 5500.75,
    "updated_at": "2023-11-05T15:45:00.000Z"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

## Properties Supported

| Property          | Type   | Description                                                              |
| ----------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| platform\_id      | string | The Platform's ID for the bank account                                   |
| currency\_id      | string | The Platform's ID of the currency for the bank account                   |
| institution\_name | string | The name of the bank account                                             |
| account\_name     | string | Name of the bank account                                                 |
| account\_number   | string | The bank account number                                                  |
| balance           | float  | Balance of the bank account                                              |
| updated\_at       | date   | The date at which the information was updated on the accounting platform |

### Expandable Attributes

You can expand the following attributes to get the related data

| Property | Data Model                                                     | Description                      |
| -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| currency | [Currencies](/api-reference/v3/accounting/currencies/overview) | The currency of the bank account |