---
title: "Create a tenant"
method: POST
path: "/1.0/kb/tenants"
tags: ["Tenant"]
---

# Create a tenant

`POST /1.0/kb/tenants`

## Query parameters

- `useGlobalDefault` boolean

## Headers

- `X-Killbill-CreatedBy` string, required
- `X-Killbill-Reason` string
- `X-Killbill-Comment` string

## Request body

- Tenant
  - `tenantId` string, uuid
  - `externalKey` string
  - `apiKey` string, required
  - `apiSecret` string, required
  - `auditLogs` AuditLog[]
    - `changeType` string
    - `changeDate` string, date-time
    - `objectType` 'ACCOUNT' | 'ACCOUNT_EMAIL' | 'BLOCKING_STATES' | 'BUNDLE' | 'CUSTOM_FIELD' | 'INVOICE' | 'PAYMENT' | 'TRANSACTION' | 'INVOICE_ITEM' | 'INVOICE_PAYMENT' | 'SUBSCRIPTION' | 'SUBSCRIPTION_EVENT' | 'SERVICE_BROADCAST' | 'PAYMENT_ATTEMPT' | 'PAYMENT_METHOD' | 'TAG' | 'TAG_DEFINITION' | 'TENANT' | 'TENANT_KVS'
    - `objectId` string, uuid
    - `changedBy` string
    - `reasonCode` string
    - `comments` string
    - `userToken` string
    - `history` Entity
      - `id` string, uuid
      - `updatedDate` string, date-time
      - `createdDate` string, date-time

## Response `201`

Tenant created successfully

- Tenant
  - `tenantId` string, uuid
  - `externalKey` string
  - `apiKey` string, required
  - `apiSecret` string, required
  - `auditLogs` AuditLog[]
    - `changeType` string
    - `changeDate` string, date-time
    - `objectType` 'ACCOUNT' | 'ACCOUNT_EMAIL' | 'BLOCKING_STATES' | 'BUNDLE' | 'CUSTOM_FIELD' | 'INVOICE' | 'PAYMENT' | 'TRANSACTION' | 'INVOICE_ITEM' | 'INVOICE_PAYMENT' | 'SUBSCRIPTION' | 'SUBSCRIPTION_EVENT' | 'SERVICE_BROADCAST' | 'PAYMENT_ATTEMPT' | 'PAYMENT_METHOD' | 'TAG' | 'TAG_DEFINITION' | 'TENANT' | 'TENANT_KVS'
    - `objectId` string, uuid
    - `changedBy` string
    - `reasonCode` string
    - `comments` string
    - `userToken` string
    - `history` Entity
      - `id` string, uuid
      - `updatedDate` string, date-time
      - `createdDate` string, date-time

## Other responses

- `409` — Tenant already exists

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