#mattcomroe_connect-external-account
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eager iron
Hello 👋
You can retrieve the full external account object from the External Bank Account API here:
https://docs.stripe.com/api/external_account_bank_accounts/retrieve?api-version=2025-08-27.basil&rds=1
What about that payload isn't getting you the information you need?
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oh.. i was trying to walk through the links in the Inspector tool on the Stripe dashboard. I didn't realize i had to make a special query to get those external account details. But looking at the API documentation, I'm not seeing how to find that Created date for it.
also hello! and thank you for your help! i appreciate your time and knowledge!
eager iron
You are right, we don't surface that in the API object. Unfortunately, there isn't a 1:1 feature parity between what the Dashboard displays and what is available in the API.
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ok.. so if i wanted to restrict access to the Instant Payouts feature based on age of bank account/external account, that's not something I can get via the API, correct?
eager iron
Correct. Since this is a Custom account, I think you must have created the Bank Account object for them. Could you use your API logs to find the request?
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Potentially! might be kind of a nasty query for how often we'd need to use it. we already have a metadata field that captures the last time any changes were made on the account.. so we could use that even if it's inexact.
eager iron
For the account ID you shared, it looks like it was this request: https://dashboard.stripe.com/logs/req_FWrVGaqP4Qc4v8
Which is spot on with the metadata.bank_account_last_updated property you set
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the only downside is "false positives" if someone goes in to put in missing requirements, for example. I think we update our metadata value then too so it's not really restricted to bank account changes. all that means is someone would have to wait x days after making a config change of any sort, which probably will be ok.
ok.. i think i have the info that I need! Thanks again for your help and quick answers and I hope you have a great rest of your day!
eager iron
You too 👋