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POST
/
v1
/
accounts
Create an account
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api-sandbox.circle.com/v1/accounts \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "idempotencyKey": "ba943ff1-ca16-49b2-ba55-1057e70ca5c7",
  "description": "My account",
  "type": "first_party",
  "purpose": "custody",
  "clientEntityId": "a3f1b2c4-d5e6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890"
}
'
{
  "data": {
    "accountId": "1000662322",
    "entityId": "a49f9b1d-75e0-44a9-b8d2-4293b3f11ebd",
    "type": "first_party",
    "purpose": "custody",
    "status": "active",
    "description": "My account",
    "balances": [
      {
        "amount": "3.14"
      }
    ],
    "clientEntityId": "a3f1b2c4-d5e6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
    "businessPii": {
      "businessName": "Acme Corporation",
      "businessUniqueIdentifier": "12-3456789",
      "identifierIssuingCountryCode": "US",
      "address": {
        "line1": "100 Pine Street",
        "city": "San Francisco",
        "postalCode": "94111",
        "country": "US",
        "line2": "Suite 2500",
        "district": "CA"
      }
    },
    "groupId": "9c0f1c0d-6c61-4f3d-9b8a-1a3a4b3c5d6e"
  }
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

application/json

Create a Mint account

​
idempotencyKey
string<uuid>
required

Universally unique identifier (UUID v4) idempotency key. This key is utilized to ensure exactly-once execution of mutating requests.

Example:

"ba943ff1-ca16-49b2-ba55-1057e70ca5c7"

​
description
string
required

Human-readable description of the account.

Example:

"My account"

​
type
enum<string>
required

External account type.

  • first_party: the calling entity itself owns the account.
  • third_party: a sub-entity or end user owns the account.
Available options:
first_party,
third_party
Example:

"first_party"

​
purpose
enum<string>
required

Intended use of the account. Digital asset (Mint) accounts always hold stablecoin balances for the owning entity, so the only supported value is custody.

Available options:
custody
Example:

"custody"

​
clientEntityId
string<uuid>

Optional identifier of the client entity whose account should be created. If omitted, the account is owned by the caller and type must be first_party. If provided, the account is owned by a sub-entity and type must be third_party.

Example:

"a3f1b2c4-d5e6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890"

Response

Successfully created an account.

​
data
object

An account returned by the create account endpoint.