---
title: "Create an account link"
method: POST
path: "/v1/account_links"
---

# Create an account link

`POST /v1/account_links`

Creates an AccountLink object that includes a single-use Stripe URL that the platform can redirect their user to in order to take them through the Connect Onboarding flow.

## Response `200`

Successful response.

- AccountLink — Account Links are the means by which a Connect platform grants a connected account permission to access Stripe-hosted applications, such as Connect Onboarding. Related guide: [Connect Onboarding](https://docs.stripe.com/connect/custom/hosted-onboarding)
  - `created` integer, required — Time at which the object was created. Measured in seconds since the Unix epoch.
  - `expires_at` integer, required — The timestamp at which this account link will expire.
  - `object` 'account_link', required — String representing the object's type. Objects of the same type share the same value.
  - `url` string, required — The URL for the account link.

## Other responses

- `default` — Error response.

## Changes

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- **2026-07-01** `e24a26de4188` — 3 breaking
  - removed the required property `error/payment_intent/latest_charge/anyOf[subschema #2: Charge]/application_fee/anyOf[subschema #2: PlatformFee]/balance_transaction/anyOf[subschema #2: BalanceTransaction]/source/anyOf[subschema #6: Dispute]/payment_method_details/card/network` from the response with the `default` status
  - removed the required property `error/payment_intent/latest_charge/anyOf[subschema #2: Charge]/balance_transaction/anyOf[subschema #2: BalanceTransaction]/source/anyOf[subschema #6: Dispute]/payment_method_details/card/network` from the response with the `default` status
  - removed the required property `error/payment_intent/latest_charge/anyOf[subschema #2: Charge]/failure_balance_transaction/anyOf[subschema #2: BalanceTransaction]/source/anyOf[subschema #6: Dispute]/payment_method_details/card/network` from the response with the `default` status
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[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/stripe/apis/spec3/changes/v1/account_links/post.md)

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