---
title: "Create platform account"
method: POST
path: "/config/platforms/accounts"
tags: ["Platform accounts"]
---

# Create platform account

`POST /config/platforms/accounts`

Creates a RippleNet platform account, which represents a real-world account owned by a financial entity (e.g. Bank, Exchange or Wallet provider). This operation creates a database record for a platform account on a RippleNet node.

## Request body

- CreatePlatformAccountRequest — Request object for creating a Ripplenet platform account.
  - `name` string, required — Name of the platform account.
  - `platform_id` string, uuid, required — The unique identifier for the RippleNet platform where this account is defined.
  - `description` string — A short description of the platform account.
  - `external_account_id` string, required — Unique reference identifier for the real world account which is represented by this platform account.
  - `currency` string, required — The currency of the account. Ripple recommends using ISO-4217 currency codes.

## Response `200`

Successfully created RippleNet platform account.

- PlatformAccountResponse — Response object for creating a Ripplenet platform account.
  - `platform_account_id` string, uuid — Unique identifier for the platform account.
  - `name` string — Name of the platform account.
  - `platform_id` string, uuid — The unique identifier for the RippleNet platform where this account is defined.
  - `description` string — A short description of the platform account.
  - `external_account_id` string — Unique reference identifier for the real world account which is represented by this platform account.
  - `currency` string — The currency of the account. Ripple recommends using ISO-4217 currency codes.
  - `balance` number — Real world account balance of the platform account (if available)

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request.

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