Create Recipient
wise.create_recipient
ActionBusiness appsconnection required
Calls the Wise API with the connection's credentials.
Add a recipient account that transfers can be sent to, with the bank details the currency and route require.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- Bearer token
- Providers
- Wise
- Secret shape
- the Wise API token, or {"api_token": "…"}
- Config it needs
- base_url, api_version, profile_id
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
7 fields, 4 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Constraints | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
currency Currency this recipient is paid in. A three-letter ISO 4217 currency code, for example GBP. | string | Yes | — | — | GBP |
account_type Account type for the route, such as sort_code, iban, aba or email. Wise: Get Account Requirements lists the types a quote supports. | string | Yes | — | — | sort_code |
account_holder_name The recipient's full legal name, as held by their bank. | string | Yes | — | — | — |
details The route-specific bank details, such as legalType, sortCode and accountNumber for GBP or IBAN for EUR. Wise: Get Account Requirements returns the exact keys for a quote. | object | Yes | — | — | — |
owned_by_customer Set true when the recipient account belongs to the profile owner themselves, which is what makes it a self-transfer. | boolean | No | — | — | — |
refund Set true to create a refund recipient — the account Wise returns money to — instead of a payee. | boolean | No | — | — | — |
profile_id Act for this Wise profile instead of the one on the connection. | string | No | — | — | — |
Example configuration
Every value below is the contract’s own example or default — nothing invented.
{
"account_type": "sort_code",
"currency": "GBP"
}Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
recipient The full recipient account object Wise returned. | object | — |
account_id The recipient account id, used as a transfer's target. | string | — |
currency Currency this recipient account is denominated in. | string | — |
type Account type for the route, such as iban or sort_code. | string | — |
active Whether Wise still considers this recipient usable. | boolean | — |
account_holder_name The recipient's full name as held by Wise. | string | — |
account_summary Wise's short human-readable description of the account. | string | — |
{
"account_holder_name": "",
"account_id": "",
"account_summary": "",
"active": false,
"currency": "",
"recipient": {},
"type": ""
}See Create Recipient run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the Wise connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.