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# Create a new Account Provider

ai\_gateway.custom\_providers.create(CustomProviderCreateParams\*\*kwargs)  \-> [CustomProviderCreateResponse](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python/resources/ai%5Fgateway#%28resource%29%20ai%5Fgateway.custom%5Fproviders%20%3E%20%28model%29%20custom%5Fprovider%5Fcreate%5Fresponse%20%3E%20%28schema%29)

POST/accounts/{account\_id}/ai-gateway/custom-providers

Creates a new AI Gateway.

##### Security

API Token

The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. [Create a token](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/get-started/create-token/).

**Example:**`Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY`

API Email + API Key

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.

**Example:**`X-Auth-Email: user@example.com`

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.

**Example:**`X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194`

##### Accepted Permissions (at least one required)

`AI Gateway Write`

##### ParametersExpand Collapse 

account\_id: str

base\_url: str

formaturi

name: str

slug: str

beta: Optional\[[bool](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python/resources/ai%5Fgateway/subresources/custom%5Fproviders/methods/create#%28resource%29%20ai%5Fgateway.custom%5Fproviders%20%3E%20%28method%29%20create%20%3E%20%28params%29%20default%20%3E%20%28param%29%20beta%20%3E%20%28schema%29)\]

curl\_example: Optional\[str\]

description: Optional\[str\]

enable: Optional\[[bool](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python/resources/ai%5Fgateway/subresources/custom%5Fproviders/methods/create#%28resource%29%20ai%5Fgateway.custom%5Fproviders%20%3E%20%28method%29%20create%20%3E%20%28params%29%20default%20%3E%20%28param%29%20enable%20%3E%20%28schema%29)\]

headers: Optional\[str\]

maxLength8192

js\_example: Optional\[str\]

link: Optional\[str\]

position: Optional\[int\]

##### ReturnsExpand Collapse 

class CustomProviderCreateResponse: …

id: str

formatuuid

base\_url: str

formaturi

created\_at: datetime

formatdate-time

modified\_at: datetime

formatdate-time

name: str

slug: str

beta: Optional\[bool\]

curl\_example: Optional\[str\]

description: Optional\[str\]

enable: Optional\[bool\]

headers: Optional\[str\]

maxLength8192

js\_example: Optional\[str\]

link: Optional\[str\]

logo: Optional\[str\]

position: Optional\[int\]

### Create a new Account Provider

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```
import os
from cloudflare import Cloudflare

client = Cloudflare(
    api_token=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
custom_provider = client.ai_gateway.custom_providers.create(
    account_id="3ebbcb006d4d46d7bb6a8c7f14676cb0",
    base_url="https://example.com",
    name="name",
    slug="slug",
)
print(custom_provider.id)
```

200 example

```
{
  "result": {
    "id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    "base_url": "https://example.com",
    "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "modified_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "name": "name",
    "slug": "slug",
    "beta": true,
    "curl_example": "curl_example",
    "description": "description",
    "enable": true,
    "headers": "headers",
    "js_example": "js_example",
    "link": "link",
    "logo": "logo",
    "position": 0
  },
  "success": true
}
```

##### Returns Examples

200 example

```
{
  "result": {
    "id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    "base_url": "https://example.com",
    "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "modified_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "name": "name",
    "slug": "slug",
    "beta": true,
    "curl_example": "curl_example",
    "description": "description",
    "enable": true,
    "headers": "headers",
    "js_example": "js_example",
    "link": "link",
    "logo": "logo",
    "position": 0
  },
  "success": true
}
```