Check Deposits

Unit enables Check deposits using a standard Remote Deposit Capture (RDC) mechanism.

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Unit uses the Check Deposits component ( Web, iOS, Android and React Native ) to allow you to create check deposits, and to capture and upload its images. The main benefit of the component is that it runs client-side validations and provides the customer with immediate feedback on the image quality.

Once a check deposit is created, and the check's images are uploaded, Unit will validate the images, process the check and credit the customer's deposit account if successful.

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Check Deposit lifecycle may vary per bank partner. For more information and guidance, please contact Unit.

Dynamic Clearing Period (Check Deposits)

Dynamic Clearing Period enables you to set the amount of days it will take a check deposit to clear and funds to become available in the deposit account. When this feature is enabled, the value that is passed as clearingDaysOverride, will replace the default amount of clearing days as it is defined in the deposit product. In order to enable the Dynamic Clearing Period feature, new definitions of maximum clearing days and minimum clearing days will need to be added to the deposit product so the clearingDaysOverride attribute will support values between the minimum clearing days and the maximum clearing days .

If a clearing days override is not specified when the check deposit is created, the clearing period will be set to the default clearing period set in the deposit product.

The clearing period can be changed after the check deposit resource has been created, as long as it is still in Pending or PendingReview status.

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The dynamic clearing period functionality is disabled by default. If you would like to enable it, please contact Unit.

Create Check Deposit

Deprecated

The Create Check Deposit endpoint has been deprecated and replaced with the White Label UI Check Deposits component. Existing implementations will continue to be be supported but we recommend to switch to the White Label UI Check Deposit component for better performance.

Creates a check deposit for an Account.

Verb	POST
Url	https://api.s.unit.sh/check-deposits
Required Scope	check-deposits-write
Data Type	checkDeposit
Timeout (Seconds)	5

Attributes

Name	Type	Description
amount	integer	The check amount (in cents) to deposit.
description	string	Description of the check deposit (maximum of 50 characters).
clearingDaysOverride	number	Optional. See Dynamic Clearing Period.
tags	object	Optional. See Tags.
idempotencyKey	string	Optional, but strongly recommended . See Idempotency.

Relationships

Name	Type	Description
account	JSON:API Relationship	The account receiving the check deposit.

Example Request:

curl -X POST 'https://api.s.unit.sh/check-deposits'
-H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json'
-H 'Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}'
--data-raw '{
  "data": {
    "type": "checkDeposit",
    "attributes": {
      "amount": 20000,
      "description": "Check deposit"
    },
    "relationships": {
      "account": {
        "data": {
          "type": "depositAccount",
          "id": "10001"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}'

Response

Response is a JSON:API document.

201 Created

Field	Type	Description
data	CheckDeposit	The requested resource after the operation was completed.

Example Response:

{
  "data": {
    "type": "checkDeposit",
    "id": "1112",
    "attributes": {
      "createdAt": "2021-05-27T09:29:30.828Z",
      "amount": 20000,
      "description": "Check deposit",
      "status": "AwaitingImages"
    },
    "relationships": {
      "account": {
        "data": {
          "type": "account",
          "id": "10001"
        }
      },
      "customer": {
        "data": {
          "type": "customer",
          "id": "10000"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Check Deposit Status

When you create a check deposit it will be created with an AwaitingImages status. You may track its progress using the status attribute or listening to relevant webhooks.

The possible status values are:

Status	Description
AwaitingImages	The check deposit was created. Waiting for the front-side and back-side images to be uploaded.
AwaitingFrontImage	The back-side image of the check was received. Waiting for the front-side image to be uploaded.
AwaitingBackImage	The front-side image of the check was received. Waiting for the back-side image to be uploaded.
Pending	The check deposit was created on the Unit ledger but was not yet processed. Check deposits with Pending status may be canceled by the originator.
PendingReview	The check deposit is pending review by Unit.
Rejected	The check deposit was rejected (see reason for more details). Some rejections are immediate but some can take up to a couple of days.
Clearing	The check deposit was processed and the funds have been received by Unit, but the deposit account was not credited yet. The check deposit will stay clearing for a period of time as defined on the deposit product, for fraud risk mitigation reasons. It’s recommended that the physical check is kept securely until the end of the statement cycle.
Sent	The check deposit was processed and the deposit account was credited. This is the final state for successful check deposits.
Canceled	The check deposit was canceled.
Returned	The check deposit was processed but the receiving bank was not able to complete the transfer (see reason for more details).
AwaitingCustomerConfirmation	The check deposit requires the customer's attention: either retaking the images or confirmation check deposit amount. If no action is captured within a 10 minutes window, the check deposit will automatically be Rejected. This status is not part of all check deposit's lifecycles and mainly depends on a bank partner.

Customer Confirmation Reasons

Status Reason	Required Action
Check amount could not be confirmed. Please review and re-enter amount.	Update check amount
Review and confirm your signature endorsement is on back of check.	Upload back side image
Review and confirm payer signature is on front of check.	Upload front side image
Review and confirm that “For Mobile Deposit Only” is under signature endorsement on back of check.	Upload back side image

Check Deposit Return Reasons

Below is a list of some of the more common return reasons for check deposits.

Return Reason	Description
Not Sufficient Funds	Check owner account does not have enough funds.
Uncollected Funds Hold	The funds are on hold at the paying bank.
Stop Payment	The owner of the check requested their bank not honor the check.
Closed Account	Check owner account is closed.
Frozen Account	Check owner account is Frozen.
Unable to Locate Account	The issuing bank was not able to locate the bank account.
Refer to Maker	There has been an issue with paying the check. Please refer to check owner.
Duplicate Presentment	The check has already been deposited in the past.

Check Deposit Reject Reasons

Below is a list of some of the more common rejection reasons for check deposits. This list is regularly updated as Unit continues to add more fraud prevention measures.

Reject Reason	Description	Required Action
Altered / Fictitious	Check appears to have been altered or forged.
Suspected Counterfeit
Missing Endorsement	Endorsement area is blank.	Sign back of the check
Cannot read check		Retake photo of check. Ensure proper focus, good lighting and that all four corners are visible. If the issue persists
Date Issue	A check is either undated, post-dated or stale-dated.	Replace with a check with a valid date (date cannot be a future date, older than 6 months or outside of a "void by" date specified on the check.
Check has already been submitted		This check cannot be accepted again
Missing Signature	Unsigned by maker.
Beneficiary Name Mismatch	Beneficiary name does not match the customer name.	Make sure the name on the check matches the one on the account.
Check processing failed		Please try again.
No check uploaded
Cannot read Account data on bottom of check	Retake photo of check. Ensure proper focus, good lighting and that all four corners are visible
Unable to read account information due to interference from signature or other markings.
Incomplete Check	Any of the required check elements are not visible, or if the customer did not upload both the front and back of the check.
Amount Mismatch	The legal amount (written out) does not the match numeric amount or the amount entered by the customer when the check deposit was submitted.
Blank Check
Duplicate Check	Check may have been deposited before.	Please try a different check.
Partial Endorsement	Check is missing either endorsement signature or restrictive endorsement.
Session Expired	The allowed time frame for confirmation has passed. See Customer Confirmation	Please try again.
Other

Get by Id

Get a check deposit by id.

Verb	GET
Url	https://api.s.unit.sh/check-deposits/{id}
Required Scope	check-deposits
Timeout (Seconds)	5

Query Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
include	string	(empty)	Optional. A comma-separated list of related resources to include in the response. Related resources include: customer, account, transaction. See Getting Related Resources

Response

Response is a JSON:API document.

200 OK

Field	Type	Description
data	Check Deposit	CheckDeposit resource.
included	Array of DepositAccount or Customer or Transaction	Array of resources requested by the include query parameter.

curl -X GET 'https://api.s.unit.sh/check-deposits/100' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}"

List

List check deposit resources. Filtering, paging and sorting can be applied.

Verb	GET
Url	https://api.s.unit.sh/check-deposits
Required Scope	check-deposits
Timeout (Seconds)	120

Query Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
page[limit]	integer	100	Maximum number of resources that will be returned. Maximum is 1000 resources. See Pagination.
page[offset]	integer	0	Number of resources to skip. See Pagination.
filter[accountId]	string	(empty)	Optional. Filters the results by the specified account id.
filter[customerId]	string	(empty)	Optional. Filters the results by the specified customer id.
filter[status]	Check Deposit Status	(empty)	Optional. Filter by Check Deposit Status. Usage Example: filter[status][0]=PendingReview&filter[status][1]=AwaitingImages
filter[tags]	Tags (JSON)	(empty)	Optional. Filter check deposits by Tags.
sort	string	sort=-createdAt	Optional. Leave empty or provide sort=createdAt for ascending order. Provide sort=-createdAt (leading minus sign) for descending order.
include	string	(empty)	Optional. A comma-separated list of related resources to include in the response. Related resources include: customer, account, transaction. See Getting Related Resources

curl -X GET 'https://api.s.unit.sh/check-deposits?page[limit]=20&page[offset]=10' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}"

Response

Response is a JSON:API document.

200 OK

Field	Type	Description
data	Array of Check Deposit	Array of check deposit resources.
included	Array of DepositAccount or Customer or Transaction	Array of resources requested by the include query parameter.

Example Response:

{
  "data": [
    {
      "type": "checkDeposit",
      "id": "112",
      "attributes": {
        "createdAt": "2021-05-27T09:29:30.828Z",
        "amount": 20000,
        "description": "Check deposit",
        "status": "AwaitingImages"
      },
      "relationships": {
        "account": {
          "data": {
            "type": "account",
            "id": "10001"
          }
        },
        "customer": {
          "data": {
            "type": "customer",
            "id": "10000"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "checkDeposit",
      "id": "233",
      "attributes": {
        "createdAt": "2021-05-27T10:49:23.287Z",
        "amount": 10000,
        "description": "Another check deposit",
        "status": "AwaitingImages"
      },
      "relationships": {
        "account": {
          "data": {
            "type": "account",
            "id": "10001"
          }
        },
        "customer": {
          "data": {
            "type": "customer",
            "id": "10000"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Update

Update a check deposit.

Verb	PATCH
Url	https://api.s.unit.sh/check-deposits/:id
Required Scope	check-deposits-write
Timeout (Seconds)	5

Attributes

Name	Type	Description
clearingDaysOverride	number	Optional. See Dynamic Clearing Period.
tags	object	See Updating Tags.

Response

Response is a JSON:API document.

200 OK

Field	Type	Description
data	CheckDeposit	The updated CheckDeposit resource.

Update check deposit:

curl -X PATCH 'https://api.s.unit.sh/check-deposits/:id'
-H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json'
-H 'Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}'
--data-raw '{
  "data": {
    "type": "checkDeposit",
    "attributes": {
      "tags": {
        "by": "Richard Hendricks",
        "id": "23033b64-38f8-4dbc-91a1-313ff0156d02"
      }
    }
  }
}'

Upload Front-Side Image

Deprecated

The Upload Front-Side Image endpoint has been deprecated and replaced with the White Label UI Check Deposits component. Existing implementations will continue to be be supported but we recommend to switch to the White Label UI Check Deposit component for better performance.

Uploads a check front-side image file. Currently only jpeg file type is supported.

Verb	PUT
Url	https://api.s.unit.sh/check-deposits/{checkDepositId}/front
Required Scope	check-deposits-write
Timeout (Seconds)	5

note

Maximum image size is 1.5mb.

Headers

Index	Value
Content-Type	Always image/jpeg.

Response

Response is a JSON:API document.

200 OK

Field	Type	Description
data	CheckDeposit	The updated CheckDeposit resource.

curl --request PUT 'https://api.s.unit.sh/check-deposits/46/front' \
--header 'Content-Type: image/jpeg' \
--data-binary 'front.jpg'

Upload Back-Side Image

Deprecated

The Upload Back-Side Image endpoint has been deprecated and replaced with the White Label UI Check Deposits component. Existing implementations will continue to be be supported but we recommend to switch to the White Label UI Check Deposit component for better performance.

Uploads a check back-side image file. Currently only jpeg file type is supported.

Verb	PUT
Url	https://api.s.unit.sh/check-deposits/{checkDepositId}/back
Required Scope	check-deposits-write
Timeout (Seconds)	5

note

Maximum image size is 1.5mb.

Headers

Index	Value
Content-Type	Always image/jpeg.

Response

Response is a JSON:API document.

200 OK

Field	Type	Description
data	CheckDeposit	The updated CheckDeposit resource.

curl --request PUT 'https://api.s.unit.sh/check-deposits/46/back' \
--header 'Content-Type: image/jpeg' \
--data-binary 'back.jpg'

Get front image by Id

Get a check deposit front image by check deposit id.

Verb	GET
Url	https://api.s.unit.sh/check-deposits/{id}/front
Required Scope	check-deposits
Timeout (Seconds)	5

Query Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description

Response

Response is a IMAGE:JPEG file.

200 OK / 302 Found

Client should support following redirects

curl -X GET 'https://api.s.unit.sh/check-deposits/100/front' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}"

Get back image by Id

Get a check deposit back image by check deposit id.

Verb	GET
Url	https://api.s.unit.sh/check-deposits/{id}/back
Required Scope	check-deposits
Timeout (Seconds)	5

Query Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description

Response

Response is a IMAGE:JPEG file.

200 OK / 302 Found

Client should support following redirects

curl -X GET 'https://api.s.unit.sh/check-deposits/100/back' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}"

Confirm details

Confirms a check deposit details when it's in AwaitingCustomerConfirmation status

Verb	POST
Url	https://api.s.unit.sh/check-deposits/{id}/confirm
Required Scope	check-deposits
Timeout (Seconds)	5

Response

Response is a JSON:API document.

200 OK

curl -X POST 'https://api.s.unit.sh/check-deposits/100/confirm' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}"