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You can POST data to the board endpoint via JSON.

## Top level boarding tags

The following elements are high level tags that aren't nested in sections.

## Top Level Boarding elements

**boardingRequestParams:** The wrapper of the scarecrowApplication tag.

**scarecrowApplication:** The container for all application data.

| **Element** | **Description** |
|---------------|-------------------------------------|
| clientId | Required. Assigned by Elavon. Identifies the client sending the application. |
| uniqueId | Required. Unique identifier per application; provided by the client. Can be up to 32 alpha numeric characters. |
| country | Required. Identifies the Partner's location. Use ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 standard (3 letter country code). |
| salesRepCode | Required. Assigned by Elavon under the Partner organization. |
| clientGroupNumber | Required in NA. Client Group system hierarchy designation provided by Elavon. Partner entity structure rolls up to this level of hierarchy with parent entity. |
| parentEntity | Required. Account designation/hierarchy. Provided by Elavon. Rolls up to Client Group. |
| fundingMethod | Required. Options are `GROSS` and `NETCREDIT`. `GROSS` - deposit includes all credits and any debits/fees are deducted separately. `NETCREDIT` - deposit includes all credits minus any debits/fees. |
| monetaryPricingProgram | Required for non-MSP Partners (Scoop/Direct Bill). Monetary pricing program for custom applications. |
| authenticatePricingProgram | Required in EU. Values provided by Elavon. |
| tapeId | Required. Funding method for customer deposits. Your Elavon representative can provide further information. |
| referrerName | Required. Name of the partner entity sending the application Value provided by Elavon. |
| shortName | Only required if Elavon provides the value; must be passed if provided. |

Passing data to board

Alliance Offers

Data as a Service

Invitation to Apply

Accounts

Bank Holidays

Card Activation

Card Controls

Commercial Credit Cards

Credit Card Account Details

Credit Card Accounts Overview

Credit Card Alerts

Credit Card Application Status

Credit Card APRs

Credit Card Payments

Credit Card Qualified Offers

Credit Card Statements

Credit Card Transactions

Data Sharing for Marketing Purposes

Digital Wallets

Make a Payment - Coming Soon

Rewards Accelerator

Rewards Automatic Redemption

Rewards Balance Summary

Rewards Redemption Coming Soon

Rewards Redemption Accounts

Rewards Redemptions

Rewards Transactions Earned and Redeemed

Travel Notifications

User Profile

3DSecure2

Avvance

CheckoutJs

Commerce SDK

Converge

Disputes Management

Dynamic Currency Conversion

eBoarding

Elavon Cloud Payments Interface

Fusebox

Hosted Payment Page

In Person Payments on Opayo

Leads

Lightbox payment modal

Online Payments on Opayo

Opayo

Opayo Direct

Opayo Forms

Opayo Reporting API

Opayo Server

Opayo Shared API

Payment Method Gateway

Payments Core 365

Simplify

viaconex

XML API

Access Online Transactions

Account Transfers

Account Validation

ACH Originations

Bank Information

Card as a Service

Card as a Service API

Check Payables

Core Banking API

Corporate Account Information

Corporate Credit Cards

Corporate Onboarding

Corporate Statements

Custody

Data Toolbox

Data Toolbox - Accounts

Data Toolbox - Documents

Data Toolbox - Transactions

Disbursements via Zelle

U.S. Bank Flexible Capital Platform

Freight Payment Customer Profiles

Freight Payment Transactions

Instant payments

Investment Accounting

Money Movement API

PaySmart

Payee Choice

Payee Token+

Personal Loans

Positive Pay

Push to Card

Receivables

Reference API

RTP® - Real-Time Payments

Tokenized Payments

Treasury Builder

U.S. Bank FBO Account

Virtual Account Reporting

Virtual Card Payments

Voyager Accounts

Voyager Cards

Voyager Drivers

Voyager Transactions

Voyager Vehicles

Wire Transfers

eBoarding Partner API Overview

Integration by flow type

Prerequisites and tools

Boarding process workflows

Main boarding elements

Principal applicant

Additional shareholders

Contact information

Financial information

Card pricing

Bank account information

Billing

Fees

Payment processing equipment

Dynamic currency conversion (DCC)

Value added services

Third-party signing

Complementary API calls

API reference

Element code tables

Merchant category codes

Boarding timeouts

Push notifications

Best practices

Release notes

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020