---
title: "Create a service account"
method: POST
path: "/code/service-accounts"
---

# Create a service account

`POST /code/service-accounts`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.caveman.so/api/v1`
- URL: `https://api.caveman.so/api/v1/code/service-accounts`
- Auth: one of:
  - OAuth 2
    - Authorization code: `/api/v1/oauth/authorize`
    - Token URL: `/api/v1/oauth/token` scopes: `org:update`
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in cookie `cave_access`
  - API key in cookie `__Secure-cave_identity.session_token`

POST /api/v1/code/service-accounts on the Caveman Cloud control plane. Requires the org:update scope. Not exposed to autonomous agents: Service accounts, their code:run keys and the organization's Code policy are a person's decisions (org:update). No agent connection mints credentials, disables an account or changes the policy.

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string, required
  - `project_id` string, uuid
  - `owner_user_id` string, uuid

## Response `201`

The service account

- CodeServiceAccount
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `organization_id` string, uuid
  - `project_id` string, uuid, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `owner_user_id` string, uuid, nullable
  - `created_by` string, uuid, nullable
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `updated_at` string, date-time
  - `disabled_at` string, date-time, nullable
  - `active` boolean, required: Enabled, and its owner is still a member who may run Caveman Code.

## Other responses

- `409`: A service account of that name exists.
- `2XX`: Successful response. Exact status depends on synchronous or durable delivery outcome.
- `4XX`: Structured failure. `error.code` is stable; `error.request_id` is echoed in the x-cave-request-id header.
- `5XX`: Structured failure. `error.code` is stable; `error.request_id` is echoed in the x-cave-request-id header.

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