---
title: "Create a Shippo Account"
method: POST
path: "/shippo-accounts"
tags: ["Shippo Accounts"]
---

# Create a Shippo Account

`POST /shippo-accounts`

Creates a new [Shippo Managed Account](https://docs.goshippo.com/docs/platformaccounts/platform_using_accounts/).

## Headers

- `SHIPPO-API-VERSION` string

## Request body

- ShippoAccountUpdateRequest
  - `email` string
  - `first_name` string
  - `last_name` string
  - `company_name` string

## Response `201`

Shippo account

- ShippoAccount
  - `email` string, required
  - `first_name` string, required
  - `last_name` string, required
  - `company_name` string
  - `object_created` string, date-time
  - `object_id` string
  - `object_updated` string, date-time

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request

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[API](https://skmtc.net/goshippo/apis/shippo-external-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/goshippo/apis/shippo-external-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/goshippo/shippo-external-api/revisions/13280a44853c/schema)