Manage account restrictions
What you will learn
✅ How to apply a restriction to an account in COS Explorer
✅ How to remove a restriction
You can also use the Restrict account and Remove restriction endpoints to perform these actions via API.
Learn about Accounts.
Before you begin
Make sure you have:
Process overview
Apply restrictions to the activities an account or subaccount can do, such as:
- Block an account from transaction using a specific rail or rails (for example, via ACH)
- Define a maximum amount for transactions
- Limit an account to only debit or credit activities
- Apply the restrictions for a specific time period
Restrict an account
Navigate to Deposit Accounts under Core.
Find the account you want to restrict.
On the Deposit Account Details screen, scroll down to the pane that offers various account activities on its tabs.
Click Restrictions. You now see a list of any already-applied restrictions on the account.
To add a restriction, click the 3-dots menu and select Add Restrictions.
In the pop-up window, define the restrictions you want for this account.
- You must add a Reason for the restriction.
- In the Applies to field, choose from:
- All. Restricts the master account and all subledgers under that master account.
- Account. Restricts only the master account, but not any subledgers under it.
- Sub Accounts. Restricts all the subledgers under the master account, but not the master account itself.
- Do not use the Other Account field.
- Define all the actual restrictions as guided in the pop-up window.
Click Submit. The new restriction appears in the list.
If you want to restrict a specific subaccount, find it and do the same procedure as for an account.
Remove a restriction
Find the account you want to remove the restriction from.
On the Deposit Account Details screen, scroll down to the pane that offers various account activities on its tabs.
Click Restrictions. You now see a list of any already-applied restrictions on the account.
Scroll horizontally to the end of the row of the restriction you want to remove, and click the X.
The restriction disappears from the list.
You cannot edit an existing restriction.