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# Account Validation

**NB** Currently, validation of MTN MOMO MSISDN doesn't support name resolution

## Endpoint

<mark style="color:$warning;">**`POST`**</mark> `https://api.xtrakit.com/api/v1/payout/account/validate`

## Headers

`Authorization: Bearer API_KEY`

## **Request Body**

<table><thead><tr><th width="289">Parameters</th><th width="100">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>payoutMethodId</p><p><code>string</code></p></td><td>Required</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p>accountId</p><p><code>string</code></p></td><td>Required</td><td>MOMO Number/Bank Account</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Sample Response

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Success" %}

```json
{
    "status": "1016",
    "data": {
        "accountId": "+23354xxxxxxxx",
        "accountName": "Kofi Amartey"
    },
    "message": "Account resolution results."
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Error" %}

```json
{
    "status": 401,
    "error": "Unauthorized: Missing Bearer Token"
},

{
    "status": 401,
    "error": "Unauthorized: Invalid API Key"
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}