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updatedAt: 2025-10-12T20:28:11.000Z
agentTools:
  projectIndex: https://docs.checkhq.com/llms.txt
---

# Delete a bank account

Deletes the specified bank account.

> 📘 Deleting bank accounts
>
> Note that a bank account cannot be deleted if it's set as the `default_bank_account` of the company it's associated with.

# OpenAPI definition

```json
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      }
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  "security": [
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  "paths": {
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        "summary": "Delete a bank account",
        "description": "Deletes the specified bank account.",
        "operationId": "delete-a-bank-account",
        "parameters": [
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            "in": "path",
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```