---
title: "POST /accounts"
method: POST
path: "/accounts"
---

# POST /accounts

`POST /accounts`

Creates an Amazon Chime account under the administrator's AWS account. Only <code>Team</code> account types are currently supported for this action. For more information about different account types, see <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/chime/latest/ag/manage-chime-account.html">Managing Your Amazon Chime Accounts</a> in the <i>Amazon Chime Administration Guide</i>.

## Request body

- object
  - `Name` string, required — The name of the Amazon Chime account.

## Response `201`

Success

- CreateAccountResponse
  - `Account` object — The Amazon Chime account details.
    - `AwsAccountId` string, required — The AWS account ID.
    - `AccountId` string, required — The Amazon Chime account ID.
    - `Name` string, required — The Amazon Chime account name.
    - `AccountType` 'Team' | 'EnterpriseDirectory' | 'EnterpriseLWA' | 'EnterpriseOIDC' — The Amazon Chime account type. For more information about different account types, see <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/chime/latest/ag/manage-chime-account.html">Managing Your Amazon Chime Accounts</a> in the <i>Amazon Chime Administration Guide</i>.
    - `CreatedTimestamp` string, date-time — The Amazon Chime account creation timestamp, in ISO 8601 format.
    - `DefaultLicense` 'Basic' | 'Plus' | 'Pro' | 'ProTrial' — The default license for the Amazon Chime account.
    - `SupportedLicenses` License[] — Supported licenses for the Amazon Chime account.
    - `AccountStatus` 'Suspended' | 'Active' — The status of the account.
    - `SigninDelegateGroups` SigninDelegateGroup[] — The sign-in delegate groups associated with the account.
      - `GroupName` string — The group name.

## Other responses

- `480` — UnauthorizedClientException
- `481` — NotFoundException
- `482` — ForbiddenException
- `483` — BadRequestException
- `484` — ThrottledClientException
- `485` — ServiceUnavailableException
- `486` — ServiceFailureException

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