Create Account - Currencycloud API Documentation

Home > Create Account

/v2/accounts/create

POST

Create a new sub-account. On success, returns the new account entity.

The API responses shown below are static. If you want to try out the API please login, or register for an API key

API parameters

Required

Name	In	Type	Description	Enum	Default
X-Auth-Token	header	string	Authentication token.
account_name	formData	string	Account name.
legal_entity_type	formData	string	Legal entity.	company individual
street	formData	string	First line of address.
city	formData	string	City.
country	formData	string	Two-letter country code.
Optional
Name	In	Type	Description	Enum	Default
postal_code	formData	string	Postal code. Required for sub-accounts on our outsourced KYC model, also required where country = "US", "CA" or "MX".
brand	formData	string	The value of this field is used for white labeling the Currencycloud user interface. If nothing is specified then the account will inherit the house account's brand.
your_reference	formData	string	User-generated reference code.
status	formData	string	Account status.	enabled enabled_no_trading disabled	enabled
state_or_province	formData	string	State or province two-letter ISO 3166 code. Only applicable to some countries, required where country = "US", "CA" or "MX".
spread_table	formData	string	The name of the spread table assigned to the account. This is needed if they intend to apply markup.		flat_0.00
api_trading	formData	boolean	Allows the account to make trades via the Currencycloud API.
online_trading	formData	boolean	Allows the account to make trades via Currencycloud Direct.
phone_trading	formData	boolean	Allows the account to make trades via phone.
identification_type	formData	string	A legal document that verifies the identity of the account owner. Required for individual sub-accounts on our outsourced KYC model, optional otherwise.	none drivers_license social_security_number green_card passport visa matricula_consular registro_federal_de_contribuyentes credential_de_elector social_insurance_number citizenship_papers drivers_license_canadian existing_credit_card_details employer_identification_number national_id others incorporation_number
identification_value	formData	string	A unique reference code for the identification document, such as a passport number. Required if "identification_type" is provided.
terms_and_conditions_accepted	formData	boolean	Acceptance of the terms and conditions. Required for sub-accounts that are on our Outsourced KYC model, optional otherwise.

curl -X POST  --header "X-Auth-Token: XXXX-XXXXX-XXXX"  https://devapi.currencycloud.com/v2/accounts/create

Response

{
    "id": "de278623-9819-4a3e-992e-f119b7d87931",
    "account_name": "My Example Account",
    "brand": "currency_cloud_dev_centre",
    "your_reference": null,
    "status": "enabled",
    "street": "My Example Street",
    "city": "My Example City",
    "state_or_province": null,
    "country": "GB",
    "postal_code": "Example Code",
    "spread_table": "flat_0.00",
    "legal_entity_type": "company",
    "created_at": "2021-08-31T14:40:14.000Z",
    "updated_at": "2021-08-31T14:40:14.000Z",
    "identification_type": null,
    "identification_value": null,
    "short_reference": "210831-02368",
    "api_trading": true,
    "online_trading": true,
    "phone_trading": true,
    "process_third_party_funds": false,
    "settlement_type": "net",
    "agent_or_reliance": false,
    "terms_and_conditions_accepted": null,
    "bank_account_verified": "not required"
}

Error Codes

HTTP Status	Code	Description	Params
400	account_name_is_too_short	account_name can not be shorter than 1 character(s)	`{ "minlength" => 1 }`
	account_name_is_too_long	account_name can not be longer than 150 character(s)	`{ "maxlength" => 150 }`
	account_name_is_required	account_name is required
	brand_is_too_short	brand can not be shorter than 1 character(s)	`{ "minlength" => 1 }`
	brand_is_too_long	brand can not be longer than 100 character(s)	`{ "maxlength" => 255 }`
	brand_not_found	Brand non_existing_brand wasn't found	`{ "brand" => "non_existing_brand" }`
	brand_account_not_broker	Account doesn't have broker permissions	`{ "brand" => "wrong_brand" }`
	your_reference_is_too_long	your_reference can not be longer than 25 character(s)	`{ "maxlength" => 25 }`
	status_not_in_range	status should be in range: enabled, disabled, enabled_no_trading	`{ "range" => "enabled, disabled, enabled_no_trading" }`
	legal_entity_type_not_in_range	legal_entity_type should be in range: individual, company	`{ "range" => "individual, company" }`
	legal_entity_type_is_required	Legal entity type is required
	street_is_too_long	street can not be longer than 150 character(s)	`{ "maxlength" => 150 }`
	street_is_required	Street is required
	city_is_too_long	city can not be longer than 100 character(s)	`{ "maxlength" => 100 }`
	city_is_required	City is required
	postal_code_is_too_long	postal_code can not be longer than 20 character(s)	`{ "maxlength" => 20 }`
	postal_code_is_required	Postal code is required
	state_or_province_invalid_format	state or province should be a two-letter ISO 3166 code	`{ "maxlength" => 2 }`
	country_is_too_long	country can not be longer than 2 character(s)	`{ "maxlength" => 2 }`
	country_is_required	Country is required
	spread_table_is_too_long	spread_table can not be longer than 100 character(s)	`{ "maxlength" => 100 }`
	identification_type_is_missing	identification_type is missing
	identification_type_is_invalid	identification_type is invalid
	identification_value_is_missing	identification_value is missing
	identification_value_is_invalid	identification_value is invalid
	state_or_province_is_required	State or province is required for US, CA and MX
	terms_and_conditions_accepted_is_required	Terms and conditions accepted is required
	invalid_extra_parameters	Invalid extra parameters extra_parameter	`{ "parameters" => "extra_parameter" }`
401	invalid_supplied_credentials	Authentication failed with the supplied credentials
429	too_many_requests	Too many requests have been made to the api. Please refer to the Developer Center for more information
500	internal_server_error	Internal server error
503	service_unavailable	Service is temporary unavailable

Was this post helpful?

Let us know if you liked the post. That’s the only way we can improve.

Yes