---
title: "Add an account holder"
method: POST
path: "/api/creditcontrol/accounts/{creditAccountId}/holders"
tags: ["Account"]
---

# Add an account holder

`POST /api/creditcontrol/accounts/{creditAccountId}/holders`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://apiexamples.vtexcommercestable.com.br`
- URL: `https://apiexamples.vtexcommercestable.com.br/api/creditcontrol/accounts/{creditAccountId}/holders`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `X-VTEX-API-AppKey` and API key in header `X-VTEX-API-AppToken`
  - API key in header `VtexIdclientAutCookie`

Adds a new account holder to the [customer credit account](https://help.vtex.com/en/tracks/customer-credit-getting-started--1hCRg21lXYy2seOKgqQ2CC/7FHLd0cmxqqGeEUuc8uioU). This new user can share the account's credit limit with users already registered on the account.

## Permissions

Any user or [API key](https://developers.vtex.com/docs/guides/api-authentication-using-api-keys) must have at least one of the appropriate [License Manager resources](https://help.vtex.com/en/tutorial/license-manager-resources--3q6ztrC8YynQf6rdc6euk3) to be able to successfully run this request. Otherwise they will receive a status code `403` error. These are the applicable resources for this endpoint:

| **Product** | **Category** | **Resource** |
| --------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- |
| Credit Control | Main | **Main Access** |
| Credit Control | Checking Accounts | **Create Checking Accounts** |

There are no applicable [predefined roles](https://help.vtex.com/en/tutorial/predefined-roles--jGDurZKJHvHJS13LnO7Dy) for this resource list. You must [create a custom role](https://help.vtex.com/en/tutorial/roles--7HKK5Uau2H6wxE1rH5oRbc#creating-a-role) and add at least one of the resources above in order to use this endpoint.To learn more about machine authentication at VTEX, see [Authentication overview](https://developers.vtex.com/docs/guides/authentication).

>❗ To prevent integrations from having excessive permissions, consider the [best practices for managing API keys](https://help.vtex.com/en/tutorial/best-practices-api-keys--7b6nD1VMHa49aI5brlOvJm) when assigning License Manager roles to integrations.

## Path parameters

- `creditAccountId` string, required

## Headers

- `Content-Type` string, required
- `Accept` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `claims` object, required: Holder information.
    - `email` string, required: Holder email.

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `level` number, required: Holder hierarchy. The value `2` indicates that the holder is a dependent of the account's main holder.
  - `claims` object, required: New holder information.
    - `email` string, required: Holder email.
  - `id` string, required: Holder identification.
  - `createdAt` string, required: Date of appointment of the holder.

## Changes

- **2023-12-21** `0cfe5b381175`: 10 warning
  - the optional response header `Connection` removed for the status `200`
  - the optional response header `Content-Length` removed for the status `200`
  - the optional response header `Date` removed for the status `200`
  - the optional response header `Server` removed for the status `200`
  - …6 more
- **2023-11-24** `c8735f67eb83`: 2 breaking, 5 info
  - removed the required property `data` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the required property `summary` from the response with the `200` status
  - the `email` request property default value `email@domain.com` was removed
  - added the required property `claims` to the response with the `200` status
  - …3 more
- **2023-11-17** `1a0ba22582f0`: 1 info
  - media type `application/json; charset=utf-8` was changed to `application/json` for the response status `200`

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/vtex/apis/customer-credit-api/changes/api/creditcontrol/accounts/:creditAccountId/holders/post.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/vtex/apis/customer-credit-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/vtex/apis/customer-credit-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/vtex/apis/customer-credit-api/revisions/831ad1f05e7d?raw)