---
title: "Creates an account"
method: POST
path: "/accounts"
tags: ["Chart of Accounts"]
---

# Creates an account

`POST /accounts`

Adds an account to the chart of accounts for the organization.
The account currency is inherited from the organization, its status is ACTIVE, and its default grouping and closing behavior are derived from the selected type and subtype.

## Request body

- CreateAccountRequest
  - `name` string, required — Display name of the account.
  - `code` string, required — Unique account code within the organization. May contain letters, numbers, periods, and dashes.
  - `type` 'ASSET' | 'LIABILITY' | 'EQUITY' | 'EXPENSE' | 'INCOME', required — Top-level accounting classification. Must be compatible with subtype. Allowed values: ASSET, LIABILITY, EQUITY, EXPENSE, INCOME.
  - `subtype` 'Revenue' | 'Cost of Goods Sold' | 'Operating Expense' | 'Equity' | 'Equity, Compensation' | 'Other Current Liability' | 'Other Long Term Liability' | 'Accounts Payable' | 'Accounts Receivable' | 'Credit Card' | 'Fixed Assets' | 'Accumulated Depreciation' | 'Other Current Asset' | 'Bank' | 'Allowance for Doubtful Accounts' | 'Unbilled Revenue' | 'Deferred Revenue' | 'Prepaid Expense' | 'Deferred Commissions' | 'Right of Use Asset' | 'Other Assets' | 'Restricted Cash' | 'Accrued Expense' | 'Sales Tax Liability' | 'Debt' | 'Lease Liability' | 'Customer Deposits' | 'Customer Credit' | 'Additional Paid In Capital' | 'Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income' | 'Retained Earnings' | 'Operating Expense - Personnel' | 'Operating Expense - Office Expenses' | 'Operating Expense - Sales & Marketing' | 'Operating Expense - Commissions' | 'Operating Expense - Research & Development' | 'Non Operating Expense' | 'Non Operating Income', required — Accounting subtype. The following exact values are accepted and must be paired with the indicated type: ASSET: `Accounts Receivable`, `Fixed Assets`, `Accumulated Depreciation`, `Other Current Asset`, `Bank`, `Allowance for Doubtful Accounts`, `Unbilled Revenue`, `Prepaid Expense`, `Deferred Commissions`, `Right of Use Asset`, `Other Assets`, `Restricted Cash`. LIABILITY: `Other Current Liability`, `Other Long Term Liability`, `Accounts Payable`, `Credit Card`, `Deferred Revenue`, `Accrued Expense`, `Sales Tax Liability`, `Debt`, `Lease Liability`, `Customer Deposits`, `Customer Credit`. EQUITY: `Equity`, `Equity, Compensation`, `Additional Paid In Capital`, `Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income`, `Retained Earnings`. EXPENSE: `Cost of Goods Sold`, `Operating Expense`, `Operating Expense - Personnel`, `Operating Expense - Office Expenses`, `Operating Expense - Sales & Marketing`, `Operating Expense - Commissions`, `Operating Expense - Research & Development`, `Non Operating Expense`, `Non Operating Income`. INCOME: `Revenue`.
  - `intercompany` boolean, required — Whether the account is used for intercompany accounting.

## Response `200`

OK

- Account
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `code` string, required — The account code found in the Chart of Accounts
  - `name` string, required
  - `type` 'ASSET' | 'LIABILITY' | 'EQUITY' | 'EXPENSE' | 'INCOME', required
  - `subtype` string, required
  - `status` 'ACTIVE' | 'INACTIVE', required
  - `intercompany` boolean, required
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required — ISO 8601 timestamp in UTC timezone (must end with 'Z')

## Other responses

- `default` — Error

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