Automated teller machines (ATMs) are computerised machines that can be used to complete monetary transactions, such as balance checks or withdrawals, in the HD Universe of the Grand Theft Auto series. Although ATMs have existed since Grand Theft Auto III, they are interactive only in Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto V, and Grand Theft Auto Online.
Description
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, ATMs largely serve no purpose. In the mission Small Town Bank, CJ has to destroy the machines inside Palomino Creek Bank to get to their contents, when he and Catalina hold up the bank.
A functional ATM is located at the Venturas Steaks Steakhouse on the Old Venturas Strip. Pedestrians who walk by will stop and can be seen withdrawing money. Killing them shortly afterwards can result in them dropping more money than normal.
Grand Theft Auto IV
An ATM in GTA IV when the player "uses" it. The ATM can only display the amount of money the player carries.
Grand Theft Auto IV is the first game of the Grand Theft Auto series where ATMs are interactive, although they serve little purpose as they only show the player's balance, which is already displayed within the game's HUD. ATMs in Grand Theft Auto IV can be found in various locations throughout Liberty City, such as near shopping complexes, hospitals and other areas useful to the player, and are operated by the Bank of Liberty. ATMs are either standalone or wall-mounted.
Grand Theft Auto V
Fleeca ATMs
In Grand Theft Auto V, ATMs play a similar role to their GTA IV depiction. Michael, Franklin and Trevor can visit an ATM to check their money and view their transaction history. The player can also use their in-game cell phone or laptop to enter their bank accounts via the Internet, but it depends on the bank account they own (Franklin owns a bank account with Fleeca, Michael with Maze Bank and Trevor with the Bank of Liberty).
In the game, there are also random events that involve the player pursuing a robber after he steals the wallet of a pedestrian while he was withdrawing money from the ATM.
ATMs can be found in many locations throughout San Andreas, outside Fleeca, Maze Bank or Lombank branches, and in places like the Vanilla Unicorn, Maze Bank Arena, or the ground floor of some buildings in Los Santos.
Grand Theft Auto Online
In Grand Theft Auto Online, ATMs now have a prominent role. The player can visit an ATM to deposit their collected money into their bank account to prevent it from being stolen by other players. The player has up to six options of set amounts to deposit money ($50, $500, $2,500, $10,000, $100,000, and $10,000,000) shown by how much a player has; for example if one has $1,000, only the amounts up to $500 are shown. The sixth option will either show $10,000,000 or the amount the player has if it's between $100,000 and $10,000. Since places such as Ammu-Nation stores and real estate brokers accept debit cards, it is not necessary to withdraw large sums of cash from ATMs in order to make big purchases. The player is not allowed to deposit less than $50, though this can be circumvented by withdrawing $50 or more, then depositing the new sum.
The player can also use ATMs to view their purchase history like in GTA V. It is best to visit ATMs when not around many other players in GTA Online, for if the player visits an ATM, they are vulnerable to attacks. The player's money can then be stolen by other players, making the use of ATMs in the game very risky. The safest option is to deposit and withdraw money using the cell phone or a laptop, from Maze Bank's website or activating Passive Mode (in the enhanced version, as players are fully immune to any sort of attacks).
The player can find the closest ATM with the Quick GPS option of the Interaction Menu, holding the 
button (PlayStation 3), the 
button (Xbox 360) or the List button (Xbox One), or by pressing the 
(PlayStation 4).
Types of ATMs
Locations
Grand Theft Auto IV
- Awards Shop, Hove Beach.
- Bank of Liberty, South Slopes.
- Cassidy Street Building, Schottler.
- Lombank, Hove Beach.
- Schottler Medical Center, Schottler.
- Bank of Liberty, East Island City.
- Big Willis Mall, Willis.
- Francis International Airport Station, near the stairs that lead to the train station.
- RON, Meadows Park.
- Seymour Avenue and Ellery Street, Willis.
- Supplier's Apartment, South Bohan.
- Pill-Pharm, Industrial.
- Three at The Triangle Club, Northern Gardens.
- Seven at Bank of Liberty, Chinatown.
- Four at Bank of Liberty, The Exchange.
- Four at Bank of Liberty, Hatton Gardens.
- Two at Bank of Liberty, East Holland.
- Bank of Liberty, Star Junction.
- Three at Schlongberg Sachs, Lancaster.
- Two at Lombank, North Holland.
- Whan-Q Bank, Star Junction.
- Two at 24/7, The Exchange.
- Two at 24/7, Star Junction.
- Two inside Bahama Mamas in The Ballad of Gay Tony, one by the stairwell and another near the dance floor, beside a seating lounge and Vic Manzano's office. It can only be accessed in Boulevard Baby.
- Babbage Drive (on the corner of Cockerell Avenue).
- Northwest corner of Long John Avenue and Franklin Street.
- East side of Hubbard Avenue (where it curves north toward Panhandle Road).
- Westdyke Deli on Percell Road.
- Jim's Flowers on Bridger Street.
Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online
- Peaceful Street (at Quik House and Slaughter, Slaughter & Slaughter building).
- Vespucci Boulevard (at the Lombank Building).
- Vespucci Boulevard (at a FLEECA branch).
- San Andreas Avenue (at the FIB Headquarters).
- San Andreas Avenue (at Maison Ricard).
- Power Street (at the Union Depository).
- Alta Street (at 707 Vespucci, corner of Vespucci Boulevard).
- Elgin Avenue (at an Escapism Travel branch).
- Strawberry Avenue (at Robert Dazzler International Jewelry Exchange, corner of San Andreas Avenue).
- Clinton Avenue (inside a 24/7).
- Spanish Avenue (between Pop's Pills and a public parking lot).
- Eclipse Boulevard (at Hardcore Comic Store).
- West Mirror Drive (inside a Limited Service convenience store).
- West Mirror Drive (next to Chico's Hypermarket).
- Corner of Mirror Park Boulevard and Nikola Avenue (at a small shopping mall).
- Corner of Hawick Avenue and Las Lagunas Boulevard (outside a liquor store).
- Corner of Vinewood Boulevard and Power Street (at the Vinewood Mall souvenir gift shop).
- Two sets within the Pacific Standard Public Deposit Bank on Vinewood Boulevard (after installation of the Heists update).
- South Rockford Drive (at a Binco outlet).
- Corner of Palomino Avenue and San Andreas Avenue (at Little Seoul Tower).
- Lindsay Circus (inside a Limited Service convenience store).
- Vespucci Boulevard (next to a Kayton branch and Arirang Plaza).
- Vespucci Boulevard (between Look-See and Blick stores).
- Prosperity Street Promenade (at the Astro Theaters).
- Bay City Avenue (at a Maze Bank branch).
- Boulevard Del Perro (at FLEECA branch, next to the BAWSAQ and Betta building).
- Cougar Avenue (next to an International Online Unlimited branch).
- Mad Wayne Thunder Drive (Lombank branch, corner of South Boulevard Del Perro).
- Corner of Dorset Drive and Heritage Way (International Online Unlimited building).
- Back entrance of Leopolds.
- West Mirror Drive and Mirror Park Boulevard (inside a Limited Service convenience store).
- Corner of Grove Street and Davis Avenue (inside a Limited Service convenience store).
- Innocence Boulevard (inside a 24/7)
- Three of them at the enterance hallway inside Vanilla Unicorn.
- Northstar Rock (inside a Limited Service convience store).
- Palomino Freeway (inside a 24/7).
- Route 1 (outside Rob's Liquor and a FLEECA branch).
- Barbareno Road (two can be found here, one inside a 24/7 and one just outside the store).
- Ineseno Road (inside a 24/7).
- Chumash Plaza (at a Blaine County Savings Bank branch).
- Route 68 (next to a Discount Store).
- Great Ocean Highway (two sets, one to the either side of Don's Country Store at the Paleto Bay Rest Stop).
- Paleto Boulevard (near a liquor store and Paleto Bay Sheriff's Office).
- Cascabel Avenue (at a Blaine County Savings Bank branch).
- North Mount Chiliad (inside a 24/7).
- Zancudo Avenue (at Sandy Shores Medical Center).
- Alhambra Drive (inside a 24/7).
- Grapeseed Main Street (two sets, one inside a Limited Service convience store and one just down the street by a Discount Store).
- Route 68 (inside a 24/7).
- Senora Freeway (inside a 24/7).
- Route 68 (two sets, in between Scoops Liquor Barn and a FLEECA branch).
- Senora Freeway (next to an ECola vending machine beside the entrance of Rex's Diner).
Trivia
Grand Theft Auto IV
- Occasionally, if the player kills a pedestrian who just used an ATM, massive amounts of money will spawn repeatedly on the ground. This will happen even with cops, who normally only drop a pistol.