# Create account

**POST /api/v1/accounts**

Creates an account for the authenticated API key owner only when the requested currency is enabled in the owner's effective jurisdiction.


## Servers
- https://api.lumetrade.com: https://api.lumetrade.com ()



## Parameters
### Headers

- **X-API-KEY** (string)
  Public API key issued from the Lumetrade API key management flow.

- **X-API-SECRET** (string)
  API secret paired with the public API key.




### Body: application/json (object)

- **currency** (string)
  Currency code for the account to create.



## Responses
### 201
Account created successfully

#### Body: application/json (object)
- **id** (string)
  Account id used by external account endpoints.

- **currency** (string)
  Account currency.

- **balance** (number)
  Available account balance.

- **lockedBalance** (number)
  Locked account balance.


### 400
Request validation failed

#### Body: application/json (object)
- **id** (string)
  Account id used by external account endpoints.

- **currency** (string)
  Account currency.

- **balance** (number)
  Available account balance.

- **lockedBalance** (number)
  Locked account balance.


### 404
Currency is not supported for this user

#### Body: application/json (object)
- **id** (string)
  Account id used by external account endpoints.

- **currency** (string)
  Account currency.

- **balance** (number)
  Available account balance.

- **lockedBalance** (number)
  Locked account balance.


### 409
Account already exists

#### Body: application/json (object)
- **id** (string)
  Account id used by external account endpoints.

- **currency** (string)
  Account currency.

- **balance** (number)
  Available account balance.

- **lockedBalance** (number)
  Locked account balance.



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