# Close Account

Closes an existing account. The operation is irreversible and requires valid account information. <br/><br/>Related Event Notifications: <br/>Please refer to the Event Push API documentation: [Account Events](../fd-events/account-events)

# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "info": {
    "title": "Webull Open API Reference",
    "description": "application.yml\\ncom\\ni18n\\nMETA-INF\\nstatic\\n\\r\\n",
    "contact": {
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      "url": "",
      "email": ""
    },
    "version": "2.0",
    "x-logo": {
      "url": "static/png/logo.png"
    }
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://broker-api.sandbox.webull.com"
    }
  ],
  "path": "/broker/accounts/close",
  "method": "post",
  "tags": [
    "Accounts"
  ],
  "description": "Closes an existing account. The operation is irreversible and requires valid account information. <br/><br/>Related Event Notifications: <br/>Please refer to the Event Push API documentation: [Account Events](../fd-events/account-events)",
  "operationId": "closeAccount",
  "parameters": [
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      "name": "x-app-key",
      "in": "header",
      "description": "A unique identifier issued to a developer for accessing an application's API.",
      "required": true,
      "schema": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "x-app-secret",
      "in": "header",
      "description": "A unique key issued to developers to access the application's API.",
      "required": true,
      "schema": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "x-timestamp",
      "in": "header",
      "description": "Timestamp of the request, follows ISO8601 format: YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ, e.g. 2023-07-16T19:23:51Z, only supports UTC time zone.",
      "required": true,
      "schema": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "x-signature-version",
      "in": "header",
      "description": "Signature algorithm version, default is 1.0.",
      "required": true,
      "schema": {
        "type": "string",
        "default": "1.0"
      },
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        }
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "x-signature-algorithm",
      "in": "header",
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      "required": true,
      "schema": {
        "type": "string",
        "default": "HMAC-SHA1"
      },
      "examples": {
        "HMAC-SHA1": {
          "value": "HMAC-SHA1"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "x-signature-nonce",
      "in": "header",
      "description": "Signature unique random number.",
      "required": true,
      "schema": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "x-version",
      "in": "header",
      "description": "API interface version. Supported values: `v2`, `v3`.",
      "required": true,
      "schema": {
        "type": "string",
        "default": "v3"
      },
      "examples": {
        "v3": {
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        }
      }
    },
    {
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      "in": "header",
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      "required": true,
      "schema": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    }
  ],
  "requestBody": {
    "content": {
      "application/json": {
        "schema": {
          "required": [
            "account_id",
            "client_request_id",
            "close_reason"
          ],
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "client_request_id": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Client-supplied request ID, which is unique for each account closure request.",
              "example": "ac0753e04f5a42099a02579225527856"
            },
            "account_id": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Unique identifier of the account to be closed.",
              "example": "ac0753e04f5a42099a02579225527856"
            },
            "close_reason": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Optional detailed textual explanation of the account closure reason. Limited to 512 characters.",
              "example": "Switching to another broker for better trading conditions."
            }
          },
          "description": "Request payload submitted when a client wants to close an account.",
          "title": "AccountCloseReq"
        }
      }
    },
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  },
  "responses": {
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      "description": "OK",
      "content": {
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              "account_id",
              "client_request_id"
            ],
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "client_request_id": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Client-generated unique identifier for idempotency and audit purposes.",
                "example": "A9C3F2E84D0B4A7E9D1F8C6B12345678"
              },
              "account_id": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Account ID to be closed.",
                "example": "ACC123456789"
              }
            },
            "description": "Account Closure Status",
            "title": "AccountCloseStatusResult"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "401": {
      "description": "Unauthorized: Authentication required",
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "error_code": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Internal logic error code",
                "example": "UNAUTHORIZED"
              },
              "message": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Error message",
                "example": "Insufficient permission"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "417": {
      "description": "A business logic error triggered when the request cannot be processed due to domain-specific constraints.",
      "content": {
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          "schema": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "error_code": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Internal logic error code",
                "example": "INVALID_PARAMETER"
              },
              "message": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Error message",
                "example": "Parameter error, phone"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "500": {
      "description": "Internal Server Error.",
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "error_code": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Internal logic error code",
                "example": "SYSTEM_ERROR"
              },
              "message": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Error message",
                "example": "Internal Server Error"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "jsonRequestBodyExample": {
    "client_request_id": "ac0753e04f5a42099a02579225527856",
    "account_id": "ac0753e04f5a42099a02579225527856",
    "close_reason": "Switching to another broker for better trading conditions."
  },
  "postman": {
    "name": "Close Account",
    "description": {
      "content": "Closes an existing account. The operation is irreversible and requires valid account information. <br/><br/>Related Event Notifications: <br/>Please refer to the Event Push API documentation: [Account Events](../fd-events/account-events)",
      "type": "text/plain"
    },
    "url": {
      "path": [
        "broker",
        "accounts",
        "close"
      ],
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "query": [],
      "variable": []
    },
    "header": [
      {
        "disabled": false,
        "description": {
          "content": "(Required) A unique identifier issued to a developer for accessing an application's API.",
          "type": "text/plain"
        },
        "key": "x-app-key",
        "value": ""
      },
      {
        "disabled": false,
        "description": {
          "content": "(Required) A unique key issued to developers to access the application's API.",
          "type": "text/plain"
        },
        "key": "x-app-secret",
        "value": ""
      },
      {
        "disabled": false,
        "description": {
          "content": "(Required) Timestamp of the request, follows ISO8601 format: YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ, e.g. 2023-07-16T19:23:51Z, only supports UTC time zone.",
          "type": "text/plain"
        },
        "key": "x-timestamp",
        "value": ""
      },
      {
        "disabled": false,
        "description": {
          "content": "(Required) Signature algorithm version, default is 1.0.",
          "type": "text/plain"
        },
        "key": "x-signature-version",
        "value": ""
      },
      {
        "disabled": false,
        "description": {
          "content": "(Required) Signature algorithm, default is HMAC-SHA1.",
          "type": "text/plain"
        },
        "key": "x-signature-algorithm",
        "value": ""
      },
      {
        "disabled": false,
        "description": {
          "content": "(Required) Signature unique random number.",
          "type": "text/plain"
        },
        "key": "x-signature-nonce",
        "value": ""
      },
      {
        "disabled": false,
        "description": {
          "content": "(Required) API interface version. Supported values: `v2`, `v3`.",
          "type": "text/plain"
        },
        "key": "x-version",
        "value": ""
      },
      {
        "disabled": false,
        "description": {
          "content": "(Required) A signature is a unique digital fingerprint, typically encrypted, that verifies the authenticity and integrity of a message or transaction, ensuring it has not been tampered with during transmission.",
          "type": "text/plain"
        },
        "key": "x-signature",
        "value": ""
      },
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      },
      {
        "key": "Accept",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "method": "POST",
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "json"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```