--- title: Manage accounts description: Create, update, and delete customer accounts using the Cloudflare Tenant API or dashboard. image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/core-services-preview.png --- > Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.cloudflare.com/tenant/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. [Skip to content](#%5Ftop) # Manage accounts Each customer or team that uses Cloudflare should have their own account. This ensures proper security and access of resources. Each account acts as a container of zones and other resources. Depending on your needs, you may even provision multiple accounts for a single customer or team. When you create an account with the Tenant API, your Cloudflare user owns that account from creation, ongoing management, and finally deletion. ## Create account Each customer or team that uses Cloudflare should have their own account. This ensures proper security and access of resources. Each account acts as a container of zones and other resources. Depending on your needs, you may even provision multiple accounts for a single customer or team. When you create an account with the Tenant API, your Cloudflare user owns that account from creation, ongoing management, and finally deletion. * [ Dashboard ](#tab-panel-8563) * [ API ](#tab-panel-8564) To create an account under your tenant using the dashboard: 1. Log into the [Cloudflare dashboard ↗](https://dash.cloudflare.com). 2. Go to **Tenants** \> **Managed Accounts**. 3. Select **Create Account**. 4. Enter the **Account Name**, **Account Description**, and **Tenant Unit**. 5. Choose the appropriate account subscription. 6. Select **Add Account**. To create an account using the API, make a `POST` request to the `/accounts` endpoint and include the following values: * `name` string * The name of the account that is displayed in the Cloudflare dashboard. * `type` enum * Valid values are `standard` (default) and `enterprise`. For self-serve customers, use `standard`. For enterprise customers, use `enterprise`. * `unit` object * Information related to the tenant unit. * `id` string * (optional) ID of the unit to create this account on. Needs to be specified if user administers multiple tenants. Unit ID is the `unit_tag` from your [tenant details](https://developers.cloudflare.com/tenant/how-to/get-tenant-details/). ### Know-Your-Customer (optional) All KYC parameters are text fields, have a 120 character limit, and are optional unless enforced by the Tenant. * `business_name` string * (optional) The name of the business associated with this account. * `business_address` string * (optional) The address of the business associated with this account. * `business_email` string * (optional) The email of the business associated with this account. * `business_phone` string * (optional) The phone number of the business associated with this account. * `external_metadata` string * (optional) External metadata for this account. Request ``` curl "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts" \ --header "X-Auth-Email: " \ --header "X-Auth-Key: " \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "name": "", "type": "standard" }' ``` A successful request will return an HTTP status of `200` and the following response body: Response ``` { "result": { "id": "2bab6ace8c72ed3f09b9eca6db1396bb", "name": "", "type": "standard", "settings": { "enforce_twofactor": false } }, "success": true, "errors": [], "messages": [] } ``` A request with a unit ID: Request ``` curl "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts" \ --header "X-Auth-Email: " \ --header "X-Auth-Key: " \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "name": "", "type": "standard", "unit": { "id": "1a2b3c4d5e6f7g8h" } }' ``` A request with a unit ID and KYC: Request ``` curl "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts" \ --header "X-Auth-Email: " \ --header "X-Auth-Key: " \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "name": "", "type": "standard", "business_name": "Cloudflare", "business_email": "email@business.com", "business_address": "San Francisco", "business_phone": "1234567890", "external_metadata": "{'\''testKey'\'': '\''testValue'\''}", "unit": { "id": "1a2b3c4d5e6f7g8h" } }' ``` ## View accounts When you create an account with the Tenant API, your Cloudflare user owns that account from creation, ongoing management, and finally deletion. * [ Dashboard ](#tab-panel-8561) * [ API ](#tab-panel-8562) To view any accounts owned by your tenant using the dashboard: 1. Log into the [Cloudflare dashboard ↗](https://dash.cloudflare.com). 2. Go to **Tenants** \> **Managed Accounts**. To fetch any accounts owned by your tenant using the API, send a [GET](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/accounts/methods/list/) request to the `/accounts` endpoint. You will get back a list of all the accounts you have created plus any accounts your user already had access to. Request ``` curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts \ --header "X-Auth-Email: " \ --header "X-Auth-Key: " ``` Response ``` { "result": [ { "id": "a34bd6cc645a31486aa2ef71f1b9afb6", "name": "My Personal Account", "settings": { "enforce_twofactor": false } }, { "id": "1b16db169c9cb7853009857198fae1b9", "name": "Created Account", "settings": { "enforce_twofactor": false } } ], "result_info": { "page": 1, "per_page": 20, "total_pages": 1, "count": 2, "total_count": 2 }, "success": true, "errors": [], "messages": [] } ``` ## Update account To update an account, send a [PUT](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/accounts/methods/update/) request to the `/accounts/{account_id}` endpoint. ## Delete account To delete an account you have created, send a `DELETE` request to the `/accounts/{account_id}` endpoint. Account deletion is permanent and will delete any zones or other resources under the account. Request ``` curl --request DELETE \ https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id} \ --header "X-Auth-Email: " \ --header "X-Auth-Key: " ``` A successful request will return the id to confirm the operation: Response ``` { "result": { "id": "1b16db169c9cb7853009857198fae1b9" }, "success": true, "errors": [], "messages": [] } ``` ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/directory/","name":"Directory"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tenant/","name":"Tenant"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"/tenant/how-to/","name":"How to"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"item":{"@id":"/tenant/how-to/manage-accounts/","name":"Manage accounts"}}]} ```