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Create an external account

An MCP tool from the Stripe API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.

Create an external account for a given account. [POST /v1/accounts/{account}/bank_accounts]

Name on the gateway: stripe_api__post_accounts_account_bank_accounts · may change things.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
account requiredstringaccount parameter
bank_accountobjectEither a token, like the ones returned by Stripe.js, or a dictionary…
default_for_currencybooleanWhen set to true, or if this is the first external account added in this…
expandarraySpecifies which fields in the response should be expanded.
external_accountstringA token, like the ones returned by Stripe.js or a dictionary containing a…
metadataobjectSet of key-value pairs that you can attach to an object. This can be useful…

How to call it

Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:

call_tool arguments
{
  "name": "stripe_api__post_accounts_account_bank_accounts",
  "arguments": {
    "account": "…"
  }
}

Or connect the Stripe API server directly, which lists 606 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http hj-stripe-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/stripe-api \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Try asking

Use the create an external account tool with account set to ….

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