---
title: "Create Account"
method: POST
path: "/external/accounts"
tags: ["External Backends"]
---

# Create Account

`POST /external/accounts`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.chutes.ai` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.chutes.ai/external/accounts`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

## Headers

- `X-Chutes-Hotkey` string, nullable
- `X-Chutes-Signature` string, nullable
- `X-Chutes-Nonce` string, nullable
- `Authorization` string, nullable

## Request body

- ExternalBackendAccountCreate
  - `name` string, required
  - `adapter` string, required
  - `base_url` string, uri, required
  - `credentials` object, required
  - `auth_header_templates` ExternalAuthHeaderTemplate[], required
    - `name` string, required
    - `template` string, required
    - `references` object, required
  - `connection_config` object
  - `enabled` boolean

## Response `201`

Successful Response

- string

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-10-16** `23e8895b217d`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/chutes/apis/fastapi/changes/external/accounts/post.md)

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