# Add an account to the chart

`POST /accounting/accounts` · Rivier · accounting

Add an account to the chart.

- Scope: accounting:admin
- Sdk: accounting.account.create
- Cli: accounting account create

## Request body

`application/json`

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "code": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[0-9A-Za-z.-]{1,12}$"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 120
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "asset",
        "liability",
        "equity",
        "revenue",
        "expense"
      ]
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "code",
    "name",
    "type"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## Responses

- `201`: Success
- `400`: The request was malformed
- `401`: No valid credential
- `403`: The credential lacks the scope, origin or address
- `429`: Over the key's rate limit; see Retry-After

## Example

```sh
curl -X POST 'https://api.rivier.ai/accounting/accounts' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer $KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "code": "string",
  "name": "string",
  "type": "asset"
}'
```