GC Logo Dark
Developer Docs

Guides

Bank Payments
Overview
Setting up mandatesDirect Debit Mandates Verified Mandates PayTo Agreements and Payments Build a client to create mandates offline Supporting mandates set up outside of your product Importing Mandates Blocking mandates
One-off paymentsTaking an Instant Bank Payment Taking a one off payment
Recurring paymentsTaking Subscription payments Taking Instalment payments Variable Recurring Payments
Combining one-off and recurring paymentsTake a first Instant Payment with mandate
 set up
Responding to eventsResponding to Mandate Events Responding to Billing Requests Events
FX Payments Reconciling Payouts ACH and PAD Consent Types VRP Commercial Payment Purpose Codes Billing Request Purpose Codes
Send money
Introduction to Outbound Payments Payment Account API request signing
Send an outbound paymentAdding a new recipient Initiate an outbound payment Approve an outbound payment Cancel an outbound payment
Tracking outbound payments Bank Account Holder Verification Strong Customer Authentication
Optimise and increase revenue
Prevent fraud with Protect+ Retain customers with fallbacks Reduced failed payments with Success+
Prefill customer detailsNew customer record Existing customer record Populate Billing Request Flow
Tutorials
Taking Direct Debit payments using Billing Requests and Custom Payment Pages Handling tax Handling Customer Notifications
GoCardless Embed
Introduction Creating a creditor Adding a creditor bank account OptionalSetting a scheme identifer Optional
Setting up mandates / collecting paymentsBilling Request with Actions: Setting up a Direct Debit mandate Collecting a Direct Debit payment Billing Request with Actions: Taking an Instant Bank Payment Billing Request with Actions Dual Flow: Taking an Instant Bank Payment and setting up a Direct Debit mandate
Handling webhooks
Reconciling payoutsPayout Items API Automated Payout Reporting Optional
Setting Up Branding OptionalAPI request signing OptionalBank Details Access Optional
Bank Account Data
Overview Quickstart Guide Endpoints Bank Selection UI Sandbox Statuses and Error code Output: Account Details Output: Balances Output: Transaction Details Postman Collection FAQs

Create a recipient

Before sending money, ensure that GoCardless has the recipient’s bank details. Recipients can either be:

  • existing customers who you already collect payments from;

  • new customers.

If you’ve used the GoCardless API before, this process will be straightforward. If you’re new to the API, take a moment to explore the API reference and examples via the links below. In summary, you’ll need to work with two key endpoints:

  • "Create a customer"

  • "Create a customer bank account"

Once created, you can use the same recipient to send outbound payments as many times as needed.

What’s next?

Create your first outbound payment to send money

Need help?
Connect as a partner