---
title: "Add Account"
method: POST
path: "/accounts/add-account"
tags: ["Accounts"]
---

# Add Account

`POST /accounts/add-account`

Create a new account with default configuration files.

Args:
    account_name: Name of the new account to create

Returns:
    Success message when account is created

Raises:
    HTTPException: 400 if account already exists

## Query parameters

- `account_name` string, required

## Response `201`

Successful Response

- unknown

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-04-08** `92703f48a69e` — 2 info
  - added the optional property `detail/items/ctx` to the response with the `422` status
  - added the optional property `detail/items/input` to the response with the `422` status
- **2026-01-18** `2ad95b6a84b2` — 1 breaking
  - the response's body type/format changed from `object`/`` to ``/`` for status `201`
- **2026-01-18** `576ec8539f76` — 1 breaking
  - the response's body type/format changed from ``/`` to `object`/`` for status `201`
- **2025-12-20** `1005bcd47280` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/hummingbot/apis/hummingbot-api/changes/accounts/add-account/post.md)

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