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Checks

Manage check print

Use the Checks API to submit check print requests that print and mail checks to payees.

By the end of this tutorial, you will:

  • Print a U.S. cashier’s check via USPS without remittance documents.
  • Print a U.S. cashier’s check via FedEx with remittance documents.
  • Print a U.S. or Canada Accounts Payable 6‑column check with standard delivery.
  • Print a U.S. or Canada Accounts Payable 6‑column check with special delivery.

Before you begin

Confirm your access and configuration before you send requests.

  • Use a registered and fully onboarded Developer Account on the J.P. Morgan Payments Developer Portal.
  • Use an active project with credentials to make API requests.
  • For Accounts Payable 6‑column, enable Active Access check print services and obtain an active check print form code.
  • For cashier’s checks, enable Active Access check print services.

Submit a check print request for processing

Submit a POST request to /checks/print with debtor account, payee, delivery, and amount details. 

U.S. cashier’s check without remittance documents and USPS courier

Send a POST request to /checks/print to create a U.S. cashier’s check with one payee and USPS delivery, omitting remittance.documents.

Sample: Request
Json
{
  "printType": "CASHIERS",
  "debtor": {
    "accountNumber": "987654321"
  },
  "clientReference": "REF1234567",
  "checkAmount": {
    "amount": "500.00",
    "currency": "USD"
  },
  "payees": [
    {
      "name": "Jack Doe",
      "priority": 1
    }
  ],
  "address": {
    "addressLines": [
      "123 Main St"
    ],
    "city": "New York",
    "postalCode": "10001",
    "countrySubDivision": "NY",
    "country": "US"
  },
  "delivery": {
    "courier": "USPS"
  },
  "remittance": {
    "remitter": "John Smith"
  }
}

U.S. cashier’s check with remittance documents and FedEx courier

Send a POST request to /checks/print to create a U.S. cashier’s check with one or more payees and FedEx delivery; include contactPhone and remittance.documents with description, documentDate, and NET_AMOUNT.

Sample: Request
Json
{
  "printType": "CASHIERS",
  "debtor": {
    "accountNumber": "987654321"
  },
  "clientReference": "REF1234566",
  "checkAmount": {
    "amount": "500.00",
    "currency": "USD"
  },
  "payees": [
    {
      "name": "John Doe",
      "priority": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "ELITE CORP & AM",
      "priority": 2
    }
  ],
  "address": {
    "addressLines": [
      "456 Corporate Ave",
      "Floor 10",
      "Building B"
    ],
    "city": "Chicago",
    "postalCode": "60642",
    "countrySubDivision": "IL",
    "country": "US"
  },
  "delivery": {
    "courier": "FEDEX",
    "contactPhone": "312-555-6789"
  },
  "vendorId": "12345",
  "remittance": {
    "documents": [
      {
        "description": [
          "Reimbursement",
          "Back pay"
        ],
        "documentDate": "2020-01-01",
        "amounts": [
          {
            "value": {
              "amount": "500.00",
              "currency": "USD"
            },
            "type": "NET_AMOUNT"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "remitter": "Acme Corp"
  }
}

U.S. or Canada Accounts Payable 6‑column print request without special delivery

Send a POST request to /checks/print to create an Accounts Payable 6‑column check for the U.S. or Canada. Set printType to ACCOUNTS_PAYABLE_6_COLUMN, include checkNumber, formCode, and remittance.documents, and omit specialHandling.

Sample: Request
Json
{
  "printType": "ACCOUNTS_PAYABLE_6_COLUMN",
  "debtor": {
    "accountNumber": "1234567"
  },
  "checkNumber": "100200301",
  "checkAmount": {
    "amount": "1200.00",
    "currency": "USD"
  },
  "issueDate": "2025-12-10",
    "formCode": "JULIETWO",
  "remittance": {
    "documents": [
      {
        "description": [
          "Office Supplies October"
        ],
        "documentDate": "2023-10-10",
        "documentIdentifier": "INV-9001",
        "amounts": [
          {
            "value": {
              "amount": "1200.00",
              "currency": "USD"
            },
            "type": "NET_AMOUNT"
          },
          {
            "value": {
              "amount": "0.00",
              "currency": "USD"
            },
            "type": "DISCOUNT_AMOUNT"
          },
          {
            "value": {
              "amount": "1200.00",
              "currency": "USD"
            },
            "type": "GROSS_AMOUNT"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "payees": [
    {
      "name": "Supply Depot Inc",
      "priority": 1
    }
  ],
  "address": {
    "addressLines": [
      "789 Market St"
    ],
    "city": "Chicago",
    "postalCode": "60601",
    "countrySubDivision": "IL",
    "country": "US"
  },
  "delivery": {
    "courier": "UPS",
    "contactPhone": "555-123-4567"
  },
  "vendorId": "SUPDEPOT01",
  "memoLines": [
    "Payment for October supplies"
  ]
}

U.S. or Canada Accounts Payable 6‑column print request with special delivery

Send a POST request to /checks/print to create an Accounts Payable 6‑column check for the U.S. or Canada. Set printType to ACCOUNTS_PAYABLE_6_COLUMN; include checkNumber, formCode, and remittance.documents; add delivery.specialHandling with deliveryAddress, companyName, and attention.

Sample: Request
Json
{
  "printType": "ACCOUNTS_PAYABLE_6_COLUMN",
  "debtor": {
    "accountNumber": "1234567"
  },
  "checkNumber": "100200300",
  "checkAmount": {
    "amount": "1000.00",
    "currency": "USD"
  },
  "issueDate": "2025-12-09",
  "formCode": "123AP6",
  "remittance": {
    "documents": [
      {
        "description": [
          "Payment for services rendered"
        ],
        "documentDate": "2023-10-10",
        "documentIdentifier": "INV-10001",
        "amounts": [
          {
            "value": {
              "amount": "1000.00",
              "currency": "USD"
            },
            "type": "NET_AMOUNT"
          },
          {
            "value": {
              "amount": "0.00",
              "currency": "USD"
            },
            "type": "DISCOUNT_AMOUNT"
          },
          {
            "value": {
              "amount": "1000.00",
              "currency": "USD"
            },
            "type": "GROSS_AMOUNT"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "payees": [
    {
      "name": "Jane Doe",
      "priority": 1
    }
  ],
  "address": {
    "addressLines": [
      "789 Market St",
      "Lon & Brooklyn",
      "Suite 100"
    ],
    "city": "Chicago",
    "postalCode": "60601",
    "countrySubDivision": "IL",
    "country": "US"
  },
  "delivery": {
    "courier": "UPS",
    "contactPhone": "312-555-6789",
    "specialHandling": {
      "deliveryAddress": {
        "addressLines": [
          "Anon",
          "PO Box 5678",
          "123 Delivery Ave"
        ],
        "city": "Chicago",
        "postalCode": "60642",
        "countrySubDivision": "IL",
        "country": "US"
      },
      "companyName": "Mailing Services Inc.",
      "attention": "John Doe"
    }
  },
  "vendorId": "SUPDEPOT01",
  "memoLines": [
    "Payment for October supplies"
  ]
}

On success, all requests return id, issueDate, and requestInvocationId. The fields are consistent across scenarios and only the values differ. Use id to track status, and retain requestInvocationId for auditing.

Sample: Response
Json
{
  "id": "b1b2c3d4-e5f6-7g8h-9i0j-k1l2m3n4o5p6",
  "issueDate": "2025-12-09",
  "requestInvocationId": "n8a40v3r-3769-4o79-9z0l-ale1edc90389"
}
  • For more information about check print, see check print Overview.
  • For information about status responses and error codes supported by the checks API, see Error codes.
  • For more information about check print resources, see Resources.