# Reject an account

With [Connect](https://docs.stripe.com/connect.md), you can reject accounts that you have flagged as suspicious.

Only accounts where your platform is liable for negative account balances, which includes Custom and Express accounts, can be rejected.

## Request

```curl
curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/accounts/{{ACCOUNT_ID}}/reject \
  -u "<<YOUR_SECRET_KEY>>" \
  -d reason=fraud
```

### Response

```json
{
  "id": "acct_1Nv0FGQ9RKHgCVdK",
  "object": "account",
  "business_profile": {
    "annual_revenue": null,
    "estimated_worker_count": null,
    "mcc": null,
    "name": null,
    "product_description": null,
    "support_address": null,
    "support_email": null,
    "support_phone": null,
    "support_url": null,
    "url": null
  },
  "business_type": null,
  "capabilities": {},
  "charges_enabled": false,
  "controller": {
    "fees": {
      "payer": "application"
    },
    "is_controller": true,
    "losses": {
      "payments": "application"
    },
    "requirement_collection": "stripe",
    "stripe_dashboard": {
      "type": "express"
    },
    "type": "application"
  },
  "country": "US",
  "created": 1385798567,
  "default_currency": "usd",
  "details_submitted": true,
  "email": "jenny.rosen@example.com",
  "external_accounts": {
    "object": "list",
    "data": [],
    "has_more": false,
    "total_count": 0,
    "url": "/v1/accounts/acct_1Nv0FGQ9RKHgCVdK/external_accounts"
  },
  "future_requirements": {
    "alternatives": [],
    "current_deadline": null,
    "currently_due": [],
    "disabled_reason": null,
    "errors": [],
    "eventually_due": [],
    "past_due": [],
    "pending_verification": []
  },
  "login_links": {
    "object": "list",
    "total_count": 0,
    "has_more": false,
    "url": "/v1/accounts/acct_1Nv0FGQ9RKHgCVdK/login_links",
    "data": []
  },
  "metadata": {},
  "payouts_enabled": true,
  "requirements": {
    "alternatives": [],
    "current_deadline": null,
    "currently_due": [
      "business_profile.mcc",
      "business_profile.product_description",
      "business_profile.support_phone",
      "business_profile.url",
      "business_type",
      "external_account",
      "person_8UayFKIMRJklog.first_name",
      "person_8UayFKIMRJklog.last_name",
      "tos_acceptance.date",
      "tos_acceptance.ip"
    ],
    "disabled_reason": "rejected.fraud",
    "errors": [],
    "eventually_due": [
      "business_profile.mcc",
      "business_profile.product_description",
      "business_profile.support_phone",
      "business_profile.url",
      "business_type",
      "external_account",
      "person_8UayFKIMRJklog.first_name",
      "person_8UayFKIMRJklog.last_name",
      "tos_acceptance.date",
      "tos_acceptance.ip"
    ],
    "past_due": [
      "business_profile.mcc",
      "business_profile.product_description",
      "business_profile.support_phone",
      "business_profile.url",
      "business_type",
      "external_account",
      "person_8UayFKIMRJklog.first_name",
      "person_8UayFKIMRJklog.last_name",
      "tos_acceptance.date",
      "tos_acceptance.ip"
    ],
    "pending_verification": []
  },
  "settings": {
    "bacs_debit_payments": {
      "display_name": null,
      "service_user_number": null
    },
    "branding": {
      "icon": null,
      "logo": null,
      "primary_color": null,
      "secondary_color": null
    },
    "card_issuing": {
      "tos_acceptance": {
        "date": null,
        "ip": null
      }
    },
    "card_payments": {
      "decline_on": {
        "avs_failure": false,
        "cvc_failure": false
      },
      "statement_descriptor_prefix": null,
      "statement_descriptor_prefix_kanji": null,
      "statement_descriptor_prefix_kana": null
    },
    "dashboard": {
      "display_name": null,
      "timezone": "Etc/UTC"
    },
    "invoices": {
      "default_account_tax_ids": null
    },
    "payments": {
      "statement_descriptor": null,
      "statement_descriptor_kana": null,
      "statement_descriptor_kanji": null
    },
    "payouts": {
      "debit_negative_balances": true,
      "schedule": {
        "delay_days": 2,
        "interval": "daily"
      },
      "statement_descriptor": null
    },
    "sepa_debit_payments": {}
  },
  "tos_acceptance": {
    "date": null,
    "ip": null,
    "user_agent": null
  },
  "type": "none"
}
```

## Returns

Returns an account with `payouts_enabled` and `charges_enabled` set to false on success. If the account ID does not exist, this call raises [an error](https://docs.stripe.com/api/errors.md).

## Parameters

- `reason` (string, required)
  The reason for rejecting the account. Can be `fraud`, `terms_of_service`, or `other`.

- `payouts_action` (enum, optional)
  Whether to pause payouts on the account as part of the rejection. Defaults to `pause`. Use `none` to leave payouts enabled.