Accounts (Webhooks)

Reference information for our Accounts webhook events.

Historical update

As soon as your banking link is created, we asynchronously load the accounts available for the link and will send you the following webhook:

Webhook CodeDescription
historical_updateThe total number of accounts found for the link.

In the webhook payload we include the number of accounts found for the link.

{
  "webhook_id": "aadf41a1fc8e4f79a49f7f04027ac999",
  "webhook_type": "ACCOUNTS",
  "process_type": "historical_update",
  "webhook_code": "historical_update",
  "link_id": "16f68516-bcbc-4cf7-b815-c500d4204e28",
  "request_id": "4363b08b-51eb-4350-9c74-5df5ac92a7f6",
  "external_id": "your_external_id",
  "data": {
    "total_accounts": 5 // Total number of accounts found.
  }
}

Once you receive the notification, you can get further details by making the following request:

curl --request GET 'https://api.belvo.com/api/accounts/?link=link_id' \
  -u [Secret Key ID]:[Secret Key PASSWORD]
Query ParameterDescriptionExample
linkThe link_id you received in the webhook notification.2f5d361d-dad6-45d4-a0bf-26d479766067

New accounts available

According to your chosen refresh rate, Belvo will asynchronously retrieve data about any new accounts that have appeared for the given link since the last update.

Webhook CodeDescription
new_accounts_availableThe number of new accounts found in the institution since the last update.

In the webhook payload we include the number of new accounts found for the link.

{
  "webhook_id": "aadf41a1fc8e4f79a49f7f04027ac999",
  "webhook_type": "ACCOUNTS",
  "process_type": "recurrent_update",
  "webhook_code": "new_accounts_available",
  "link_id": "16f68516-bcbc-4cf7-b815-c500d4204e28",
  "request_id": "4363b08b-51eb-4350-9c74-5df5ac92a7f6",
  "external_id": "your_external_id",
  "data": {
    "new_accounts": 1 // New accounts found for the link
  }
}

Once you receive the notification, you can get further details by making the following request:

curl --request GET 'https://api.belvo.com/api/accounts/?link={id}' \
  -u [Secret Key ID]:[Secret Key PASSWORD]
Query ParameterDescriptionExample
linkThe link_id you received in the webhook notification.2f5d361d-dad6-45d4-a0bf-26d479766067