Transfer Balance

In this code snippet you will see how to transfer part (or all) of the parent account's balance to a subaccount.

Example

Ensure the following variables are set to your required values using any convenient method:

Key	Description
`NEXMO_API_KEY`	The API key of the parent account.
`NEXMO_API_SECRET`	The API secret of the parent account.
`SUBACCOUNT_KEY`	The API key of the subaccount to receive the specified amount.
`AMOUNT`	The amount of balance to be transferred to the specified subaccount.

Write the code

Add the following to transfer-balance.sh:

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curl -X POST -u $NEXMO_API_KEY:$NEXMO_API_SECRET https://api.nexmo.com/accounts/$NEXMO_API_KEY/balance-transfers  \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json"  \
     -d $'{"from":"'$NEXMO_API_KEY'", "to":"'$SUBACCOUNT_KEY'", "amount": '$AMOUNT'}'

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Run your code

Save this file to your machine and run it:

bash transfer-balance.sh

Try it out

When you run the code you will transfer the specified amount of the parent account's balance to the specified subaccount.