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# Create an account

client.accounts.create(AccountCreateParams { name, type, unit } body, RequestOptionsoptions?): [Account](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/typescript/resources/accounts#%28resource%29%20accounts%20%3E%20%28model%29%20account%20%3E%20%28schema%29) { id, name, type, 3 more } 

POST/accounts

Create an account (only available for tenant admins at this time)

##### Security

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`

##### ParametersExpand Collapse 

body: AccountCreateParams { name, type, unit } 

name: string

Account name

type?: "standard" | "enterprise"

One of the following:

"standard"

"enterprise"

unit?: [Unit](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/typescript/resources/accounts/methods/create#%28resource%29%20accounts%20%3E%20%28method%29%20create%20%3E%20%28params%29%20default%20%3E%20%28param%29%20unit%20%3E%20%28schema%29)

information related to the tenant unit, and optionally, an id of the unit to create the account on. see <https://developers.cloudflare.com/tenant/how-to/manage-accounts/>

id?: string

Tenant unit ID

##### ReturnsExpand Collapse 

Account { id, name, type, 3 more } 

id: string

Identifier

maxLength32

minLength32

name: string

Account name

maxLength100

type: "standard" | "enterprise"

One of the following:

"standard"

"enterprise"

created\_on?: string

Timestamp for the creation of the account

formatdate-time

managed\_by?: ManagedBy { parent\_org\_id, parent\_org\_name } 

Parent container details

parent\_org\_id?: string

ID of the parent Organization, if one exists

maxLength32

parent\_org\_name?: string

Name of the parent Organization, if one exists

settings?: Settings { abuse\_contact\_email, enforce\_twofactor } 

Account settings

abuse\_contact\_email?: string

Sets an abuse contact email to notify for abuse reports.

enforce\_twofactor?: boolean

Indicates whether membership in this account requires that Two-Factor Authentication is enabled

### Create an account

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```
import Cloudflare from 'cloudflare';

const client = new Cloudflare({
  apiEmail: process.env['CLOUDFLARE_EMAIL'], // This is the default and can be omitted
  apiKey: process.env['CLOUDFLARE_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
});

const account = await client.accounts.create({ name: 'name' });

console.log(account.id);
```

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "id": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
    "name": "Demo Account",
    "type": "standard",
    "created_on": "2014-03-01T12:21:02Z",
    "managed_by": {
      "parent_org_id": "4536bcfad5faccb111b47003c79917fa",
      "parent_org_name": "Demo Parent Organization"
    },
    "settings": {
      "abuse_contact_email": "abuse_contact_email",
      "enforce_twofactor": true
    }
  }
}
```

##### Returns Examples

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "id": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
    "name": "Demo Account",
    "type": "standard",
    "created_on": "2014-03-01T12:21:02Z",
    "managed_by": {
      "parent_org_id": "4536bcfad5faccb111b47003c79917fa",
      "parent_org_name": "Demo Parent Organization"
    },
    "settings": {
      "abuse_contact_email": "abuse_contact_email",
      "enforce_twofactor": true
    }
  }
}
```