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