# An error occurred trying to deposit funds account is not allowed to deposit funds

**URL:** <https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/an-error-occurred-trying-to-deposit-funds-account-is-not-allowed-to-deposit-funds/16745>\
**Category:** Random\
**Created:** [April 13, 2025, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/an-error-occurred-trying-to-deposit-funds-account-is-not-allowed-to-deposit-funds/16745 "2025-04-13T20:17:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Alkaline198](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ab992/32.png) [@Alkaline198](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/Alkaline198)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2025, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/an-error-occurred-trying-to-deposit-funds-account-is-not-allowed-to-deposit-funds/16745/1 "2025-04-13T20:17:32Z")

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Getting an error at the bottom when i try to deposit funds “An error occurred trying to deposit funds  
account is not allowed to deposit funds”. i tried a few different bank accounts via PLAID. any ideas?

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**Author:** ![sarahvignale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e8cbc/32.png) [@sarahvignale](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/sarahvignale)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2025, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/an-error-occurred-trying-to-deposit-funds-account-is-not-allowed-to-deposit-funds/16745/2 "2025-04-15T10:10:27Z")

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Have you deposited funds before? You can always try the option of [wire transfer](https://alpaca.markets/support/wire-deposit), which is free for inbound transfer.

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**Author:** ![Alkaline198](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ab992/32.png) [@Alkaline198](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/Alkaline198)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2025, 11:14am UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/an-error-occurred-trying-to-deposit-funds-account-is-not-allowed-to-deposit-funds/16745/3 "2025-04-15T11:14:58Z")

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I just want to use ach for 50,000. Why won’t it work