# Get Wire Instructions

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="74.8046875" align="center"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center"><mark style="color:green;"><strong>GET</strong></mark> </td><td>https://api.sfox.com/v1/user/wire-instructions</td></tr></tbody></table>

Returns wire instructions for depositing USD to the sFOX account.

***

{% hint style="warning" %}
**Wire Instructions May Vary and are Subject to Change**\
To avoid processing delays, do not re-use wire instructions retrieved previously. Instead, retrieve an end user's current wire instructions each instance that they intend to submit a wire transfer.
{% endhint %}

## Request

{% hint style="info" %}
**Authentication:** This endpoint requires a [User Auth Token](/connect/rest-api/end-users/create-user-auth-token.md) for authentication. Requests using your Connect API Key will be rejected.
{% endhint %}

### Example Request

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

```shell
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer ${USER_AUTH_TOKEN}" \
 'https://api.sfox.com/v1/user/wire-instructions'
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="NodeJS" %}

```javascript
const axios = require('axios');

const config = {
  method: 'get',
  url: 'https://api.sfox.com/v1/user/wire-instructions',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Authorization': 'Bearer <USER_AUTH_TOKEN>'
  }
}

axios(config)
  .then((response) => {
    console.log(response.status)
    console.log(respones.data)
  })
  .catch((err) => {
    console.error(err.response.status)
    console.error(err.response.data)
  });
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python" %}

```python
import requests
import os

data = requests.get(
  "https://api.sfox.com/v1/user/wire-instructions",
  headers={
    "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['USER_AUTH_TOKEN']}"
  }
)
print(data.status_code)
print(data.json())
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## Response

### Response Body

{% hint style="warning" %}
**WARNING**: Your user MUST specify their User Reference ID (**`sfox_user_ref_id`**) when submitting a wire transfer to their sFOX account.  This field is typically a "Memo" or "Special Instructions" field in banks' portals.  **Failure to include the User Reference ID will result in delays in funds being credited to the user's account.**&#x20;
{% endhint %}

<table><thead><tr><th width="207.8203125" valign="top">Key</th><th valign="top">Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><code>bank_name</code> <br>string</td><td valign="top">Name of the receiving bank. </td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><code>bank_address</code><br>string</td><td valign="top">The receiving bank's address.</td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><code>beneficiary_name</code><br>string</td><td valign="top">Name of the beneficiary.</td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><code>beneficiary_address</code><br>string</td><td valign="top">Address of the beneficiary.</td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><code>bank_routing_number</code><br>string</td><td valign="top">Routing number of the beneficiary bank account. <em>For domestic wire transfers.</em></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><code>bank_routing_swift</code><br>string</td><td valign="top">SWIFT number of the receiving bank. <em>For wire transfers originating from a bank account outside of the U.S.</em></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><code>bank_account_number</code><br>string</td><td valign="top">Account number of the beneficiary bank account.</td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><code>sfox_user_ref_id</code><br>string</td><td valign="top">sFOX User Reference ID. <br><strong>REQUIRED</strong>: End user MUST include this reference ID in their wire transfer instructions for the transfer to be properly credited to their account. Typically in a bank's portal, this would be specified in the memo or special instructions field of the wire template.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Responses

<details>

<summary><mark style="color:green;">200</mark>: OK</summary>

```json
{
    "data": {
        "bank_name": "MVB Bank",
        "bank_address": "301 Virginia Avenue Fairmont, West Virginia 26554",
        "beneficiary_name": "sFOX",
        "beneficiary_address": "400 Continental Blvd, 6th Floor, El Segundo, CA 90245",
        "bank_routing_number": "51504597",
        "bank_routing_swift": "PNCCUS33",
        "bank_account_number": "136379",
        "sfox_user_ref_id": "XpvdE"
    }
}
```

</details>


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