---
title: "Create a service account"
method: POST
path: "/account/projects/{project}/service-accounts"
tags: ["account"]
---

# Create a service account

`POST /account/projects/{project}/service-accounts`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.mapsource.io`
- URL: `https://api.mapsource.io/account/projects/{project}/service-accounts`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Creates an identity for automated workloads with independently managed credentials.

When to use: Assign a dedicated identity to an application, integration, or agent.

## Path parameters

- `project` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string, required: Service account name.
  - `description` string: Service account description.

## Response `200`

Create a service account

- object
  - `schema` string
  - `serviceAccount` object

## Other responses

- `400`: Error with a stable machine code.
- `401`: Error with a stable machine code.
- `429`: Error with a stable machine code.
- `500`: Error with a stable machine code.

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/mapsource/apis/mapsource-overpass-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/mapsource/apis/mapsource-overpass-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/mapsource/apis/mapsource-overpass-api/revisions/8af8c2769e7b?raw)