---
title: "POST /external-accounts"
method: POST
path: "/external-accounts"
tags: ["External Accounts"]
---

# POST /external-accounts

`POST /external-accounts`

Creates an external account.

## Request body

- CreateExternalAccountRequest — Request body for creating an external account.
  - `external_id` string, required — User-provided unique ID.
  - `name` string, required — Name of the account.

## Response `201`

Success

- ExternalAccountSuccessResponse
  - `data` ExternalAccount, required — External account object.
    - `id` string, required — FRAGMENT generated unique ID.
    - `external_id` string, required — User-provided unique ID.
    - `name` string, required — Name of the account.

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `500` — Internal server error

## Changes

- **2026-02-16** `79cd0cd88786` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/fragment-dev/apis/fragment-payments-api/changes/external-accounts/post.md)

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