---
title: "Create accounting account"
method: POST
path: "/v1/accounting-accounts"
tags: ["Accounting accounts"]
---

# Create accounting account

`POST /v1/accounting-accounts`

Create an accounting account.

Refer to the [How to create accounting account](https://developers.pismo.io/pismo-docs/docs/create-an-accounting-account) guide for more information.

## Request body

- AccountingAccountPost
  - `description` string, required — Description that helps to identify the accounting account. Can be `0` or any value if there's no corresponding account.
  - `account` string, required — Accounting account number. Can be `0` or any value if there's no corresponding account.
  - `program_id` integer, required — Related program ID

## Response `201`

OK

- AccountingAccount
  - `id` integer — Accounting account ID
  - `description` string — Description of the accounting account
  - `account` string — Accounting account number
  - `program_id` integer — Program ID
  - `created_at` string, date-time — Date and time when the accounting account was created (ISO 8601).
  - `deactivated_at` string, date-time — Date and time when the accounting account was deactivated (ISO 8601). Filled when the account is deactivated.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request when some provided parameter is invalid.
- `409` — Accounting account already exists.

---

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