---
title: "Create a customer"
method: POST
path: "/customers"
tags: ["customers"]
---

# Create a customer

`POST /customers`

Creates a new customer with different verification levels and capabilities. Supports personal verified customers (individuals), business verified customers (businesses), unverified customers, and receive-only users. Customer type determines transaction limits, verification requirements, and available features.

## Headers

- `Accept` 'application/vnd.dwolla.v1.hal+json', required

## Response `201`

successful operation

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `403` — forbidden
- `404` — not found

## Changes

- **2025-07-03** `42af3b323835` — 1 warning, 2 info
  - removed the request property `oneOf[subschema #3: CreateVerifiedPersonalCustomer]/businessName`
  - the `oneOf[subschema #5: CreateVerifiedBusinessCustomerWithController]/controller/dateOfBirth` request property type/format was generalized from `string`/`date` to `string`/``
  - the `oneOf[subschema #6: CreateVerifiedBusinessCustomerWithInternationalController]/controller/dateOfBirth` request property type/format was generalized from `string`/`date` to `string`/``
- **2025-07-01** `8a20e7000645` — 1 breaking, 1 info
  - removed `#/components/schemas/CreateReceiveOnlyRequestBody, #/components/schemas/CreateUnverifiedCustomerRequestBody, #/components/schemas/CreateVerifiedPersonalRequestBody, #/components/schemas/CreateVerifiedSolePropRequestBody, #/components/schemas/CreateVerifiedBusinessRequestBody` from the request body `oneOf` list
  - added `#/components/schemas/CreateReceiveOnlyUser, #/components/schemas/CreateUnverifiedCustomer, #/components/schemas/CreateVerifiedPersonalCustomer, #/components/schemas/CreateVerifiedSolePropCustomer, #/components/schemas/CreateVerifiedBusinessCustomerWithController, #/components/schemas/CreateVerifiedBusinessCustomerWithInternationalController` to the request body `oneOf` list
- …earlier changes not shown

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/dwolla/apis/dwolla-api/changes/customers/post.md)

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