---
title: "Create a new account."
method: POST
path: "/createAccount"
---

# Create a new account.

`POST /createAccount`

Creates an account under an account holder. An account holder can have [multiple accounts](https://docs.adyen.com/platforms/account-holders-and-accounts#create-additional-accounts).

## Request body

- CreateAccountRequest
  - `accountHolderCode` string, required — The code of Account Holder under which to create the account.
  - `payoutSchedule` 'BIWEEKLY_ON_1ST_AND_15TH_AT_MIDNIGHT' | 'BIWEEKLY_ON_1ST_AND_15TH_AT_NOON' | 'DAILY' | 'DAILY_6PM' | 'DAILY_AU' | 'DAILY_EU' | 'DAILY_SG' | 'DAILY_US' | 'DEFAULT' | 'EVERY_6_HOURS_FROM_MIDNIGHT' | 'HOLD' | 'MONTHLY' | 'WEEKLY' | 'WEEKLY_ON_TUE_FRI_MIDNIGHT' | 'YEARLY' — The payout schedule of the prospective account. >Permitted values: `DEFAULT`, `HOLD`, `DAILY`, `WEEKLY`, `MONTHLY`.
  - `payoutScheduleReason` string — The reason for the payout schedule choice. >Required if the payoutSchedule is `HOLD`.

## Response `200`

OK - the request has succeeded.

- CreateAccountResponse
  - `accountCode` string, required — The code of the new account.
  - `accountHolderCode` string, required — The code of the account holder.
  - `payoutSchedule` PayoutScheduleResponse
    - `nextScheduledPayout` string, date-time — The date of the next scheduled payout.
    - `schedule` 'BIWEEKLY_ON_1ST_AND_15TH_AT_MIDNIGHT' | 'BIWEEKLY_ON_1ST_AND_15TH_AT_NOON' | 'DAILY' | 'DAILY_6PM' | 'DAILY_AU' | 'DAILY_EU' | 'DAILY_SG' | 'DAILY_US' | 'DEFAULT' | 'EVERY_6_HOURS_FROM_MIDNIGHT' | 'HOLD' | 'MONTHLY' | 'WEEKLY' | 'WEEKLY_ON_TUE_FRI_MIDNIGHT' | 'YEARLY', required — The payout schedule of the account. >Permitted values: `DEFAULT`, `HOLD`, `DAILY`, `WEEKLY`, `MONTHLY`.
  - `pspReference` string — The reference of a request. Can be used to uniquely identify the request.
  - `resultCode` string — The result code.
  - `status` 'Active' | 'Closed' | 'Inactive' | 'Suspended', required — The status of the account. >Permitted values: `Active`.
  - `submittedAsync` boolean — Indicates whether the request is processed asynchronously. Depending on the request's platform settings, the following scenarios may be applied: * **true**: The request is queued and will be executed when the providing service is available in the order in which the requests are received. * **false**: The processing of the request is immediately attempted; it may result in an error if the providing service is unavailable.

## Other responses

- `202` — Accepted - the request has been accepted for processing, but the processing has not been completed.
- `400` — Bad Request - a problem reading or understanding the request.
- `401` — Unauthorized - authentication required.
- `403` — Forbidden - insufficient permissions to process the request.
- `422` — Unprocessable Entity - a request validation error.
- `500` — Internal Server Error - the server could not process the request.

## Changes

- **2021-04-10** (v3) `ceb412cd780b` — 1 breaking, 6 info
  - the response property `payoutSchedule/nextScheduledPayout` became optional for the status `200`
  - added the optional property `status` to the response with the `400` status
  - added the optional property `status` to the response with the `401` status
  - added the optional property `status` to the response with the `403` status
  - …3 more
- **2021-03-26** (v3) `451ffbde20dc` — 1 warning, 1 info
  - added the new `DAILY_SG` enum value to the `payoutSchedule/schedule` response property for the response status `200`
  - added the new `DAILY_SG` enum value to the request property `payoutSchedule`
- **2021-03-05** (v3) `b04b573249e2` — 5 info
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `400`
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `401`
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `403`
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `422`
  - …1 more
- **2020-08-05** (v3) `2e73ca0384b4` — 2 breaking, 1 info
  - the response property `pspReference` became optional for the status `200`
  - the response property `submittedAsync` became optional for the status `200`
  - api operation id `post-createAccount` was added
- …earlier changes not shown

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/adyen/apis/accountservice/changes/createAccount/post.md)

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