# Create account

POST https://api.astropod.ai/api/v1/accounts
Content-Type: application/json

Creates a new personal or team account for the authenticated user.

Reference: https://docs.astropod.ai/api-reference/endpoints/astro-ai-api/accounts/create-account

## OpenAPI Specification

```yaml
openapi: 3.1.1
info:
  title: Create account
  version: endpoint_accounts.createAccount
paths:
  /accounts:
    post:
      operationId: create-account
      summary: Create account
      description: Creates a new personal or team account for the authenticated user.
      tags:
        - - subpackage_accounts
      parameters:
        - name: Authorization
          in: header
          description: OAuth 2.0 device flow or session token from WorkOS
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Account created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountResponse'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request body or parameters
          content: {}
        '401':
          description: Authentication required
          content: {}
        '409':
          description: Conflict — personal account already exists
          content: {}
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateAccountRequest'
components:
  schemas:
    CreateAccountRequestType:
      type: string
      enum:
        - value: personal
        - value: team
    CreateAccountRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateAccountRequestType'
      required:
        - name
        - type
    AccountResponseType:
      type: string
      enum:
        - value: personal
        - value: team
    AccountResponseOwner:
      type: object
      properties:
        first_name:
          type: string
        last_name:
          type: string
        profile_picture_url:
          type: string
    AccountResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountResponseType'
        owner:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountResponseOwner'
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time

```

## SDK Code Examples

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.astropod.ai/api/v1/accounts"

payload = {
    "name": "Jane Doe Personal Account",
    "type": "personal"
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.astropod.ai/api/v1/accounts';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"name":"Jane Doe Personal Account","type":"personal"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.astropod.ai/api/v1/accounts"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"name\": \"Jane Doe Personal Account\",\n  \"type\": \"personal\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.astropod.ai/api/v1/accounts")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"name\": \"Jane Doe Personal Account\",\n  \"type\": \"personal\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.astropod.ai/api/v1/accounts")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"name\": \"Jane Doe Personal Account\",\n  \"type\": \"personal\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.astropod.ai/api/v1/accounts', [
  'body' => '{
  "name": "Jane Doe Personal Account",
  "type": "personal"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.astropod.ai/api/v1/accounts");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"name\": \"Jane Doe Personal Account\",\n  \"type\": \"personal\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "name": "Jane Doe Personal Account",
  "type": "personal"
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.astropod.ai/api/v1/accounts")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```