---
title: "Create a ledger account"
method: POST
path: "/api/external/v2/ledger_accounts"
tags: ["Ledger Accounts"]
---

# Create a ledger account

`POST /api/external/v2/ledger_accounts`

Create a ledger account


> ℹ️
> This endpoint requires the following scope: `ledger_accounts:all`

## Request body

- object
  - `number` string, required — Ledger Account's number. If the number starts with 401 (supplier) or 411 (customer) a corresponding supplier or company customer will also be created.
  - `label` string, required — Ledger Account's label
  - `vat_rate` 'FR_1_05' | 'FR_1_75' | 'FR_09' | 'FR_21' | 'FR_40' | 'FR_50' | 'FR_55' | 'FR_60' | 'FR_65' | 'FR_85' | 'FR_92' | 'FR_100' | 'FR_130' | 'FR_15_385' | 'FR_160' | 'FR_196' | 'FR_200' | 'AD_10' | 'AD_45' | 'AD_95' | 'AT_100' | 'AT_130' | 'AT_190' | 'AT_200' | 'BE_60' | 'BE_120' | 'BE_210' | 'BG_90' | 'BG_200' | 'CH_25' | 'CH_37' | 'CH_77' | 'CH_26' | 'CH_38' | 'CH_81' | 'CY_30' | 'CY_50' | 'CY_80' | 'CY_90' | 'CY_190' | 'CZ_100' | 'CZ_120' | 'CZ_150' | 'CZ_210' | 'DE_70' | 'DE_190' | 'DK_250' | 'EE_90' | 'EE_200' | 'EE_220' | 'EE_240' | 'ES_40' | 'ES_70' | 'ES_100' | 'ES_210' | 'FI_100' | 'FI_135' | 'FI_140' | 'FI_240' | 'FI_255' | 'GB_50' | 'GB_200' | 'GR_60' | 'GR_130' | 'GR_170' | 'GR_240' | 'GR_40' | 'HR_50' | 'HR_130' | 'HR_250' | 'HU_50' | 'HU_180' | 'HU_270' | 'IE_48' | 'IE_90' | 'IE_135' | 'IE_210' | 'IE_230' | 'IT_40' | 'IT_50' | 'IT_100' | 'IT_220' | 'LT_50' | 'LT_90' | 'LT_120' | 'LT_210' | 'LU_30' | 'LU_70' | 'LU_80' | 'LU_120' | 'LU_130' | 'LU_140' | 'LU_160' | 'LU_170' | 'LV_50' | 'LV_120' | 'LV_210' | 'MC_09' | 'MC_21' | 'MC_55' | 'MC_85' | 'MC_100' | 'MC_200' | 'MT_50' | 'MT_70' | 'MT_120' | 'MT_180' | 'MU_150' | 'NL_90' | 'NL_210' | 'PL_50' | 'PL_80' | 'PL_230' | 'PT_60' | 'PT_130' | 'PT_160' | 'PT_180' | 'PT_220' | 'PT_230' | 'RO_50' | 'RO_90' | 'RO_110' | 'RO_190' | 'RO_210' | 'SE_60' | 'SE_120' | 'SE_250' | 'SI_50' | 'SI_95' | 'SI_220' | 'SK_100' | 'SK_190' | 'SK_200' | 'SK_230' | 'SK_50' | 'NO_120' | 'NO_150' | 'NO_250' | 'exempt' | 'intracom_21' | 'intracom_55' | 'intracom_85' | 'intracom_100' | 'crossborder' | 'extracom' | 'FR_85_construction' | 'FR_100_construction' | 'FR_200_construction' | 'any'
  - `country_alpha2` 'AT' | 'BE' | 'BG' | 'CY' | 'CZ' | 'DE' | 'DK' | 'EE' | 'ES' | 'FI' | 'FR' | 'GR' | 'HR' | 'HU' | 'IE' | 'IT' | 'LT' | 'LU' | 'LV' | 'MT' | 'NL' | 'PL' | 'PT' | 'RO' | 'SE' | 'SI' | 'SK' | 'GB' | 'MC' | 'CH' | 'AD' | 'MU' | 'NO' | 'XK' | 'any'

## Response `201`

Returns the created ledger account

- object
  - `id` integer, required
  - `number` string, required
  - `label` string, required
  - `vat_rate` string, required — Ledger Account's VAT rate in percentage
  - `country_alpha2` string, required — Ledger Account's country code (alpha2)
  - `enabled` boolean, required
  - `type` string, required
  - `letterable` boolean, required
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required — The time the ledger account has been created
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required — The last time the ledger account has been updated

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request
- `401` — Access token is missing or invalid
- `403` — Access to this resource forbidden
- `404` — The resource was not found
- `422` — Unprocessable content

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