# Create a vertex account

To [create](https://docs.commercelayer.io/core/creating-resources) a new vertex account, send a `POST` request to the `/api/vertex_accounts` endpoint, passing the resource arguments in the request body.

## Request

**POST** <https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/vertex\\_accounts>

### Arguments

| Body Parameter                   | Type      | Required                     |
| -------------------------------- | --------- | ---------------------------- |
| **type**                         | `string`  | Required                     |
| attributes.**name**              | `string`  | Required                     |
| attributes.**reference**         | `string`  | Optional                     |
| attributes.**reference\_origin** | `string`  | Optional                     |
| attributes.**metadata**          | `object`  | Optional                     |
| attributes.**kind**              | `string`  | Optional, default is 'cloud' |
| attributes.**baseurl**           | `string`  | Optional, if cloud           |
| attributes.**client\_id**        | `string`  | Required                     |
| attributes.**client\_secret**    | `string`  | Required                     |
| attributes.**commit\_invoice**   | `boolean` | Optional                     |

### Example

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The following request creates a new vertex account:

```shell
curl -g -X POST \
  'https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/vertex_accounts' \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer your-access-token' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -d '{
  "data": {
    "type": "vertex_accounts",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Personal tax calculator",
      "client_id": "xxx-yyy-zzz",
      "client_secret": "xxx-yyy-zzz"
    }
  }
}'
```

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On success, the API responds with a `201 Created` status code, returning the created resource object:

```json
{
  "data": {
    "id": "XAyRWNUzyN",
    "type": "vertex_accounts",
    "links": {
      "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/vertex_accounts/XAyRWNUzyN"
    },
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Personal tax calculator",
      "type": "avalara_accounts",
      "created_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "updated_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "reference": "ANY-EXTERNAL-REFEFERNCE",
      "reference_origin": "ANY-EXTERNAL-REFEFERNCE-ORIGIN",
      "metadata": {
        "foo": "bar"
      },
      "kind": "cloud",
      "baseurl": "yourbaseurl",
      "api_endpoint": "https://my_baseurl.ondemand.vertexinc.com",
      "commit_invoice": true,
      "token_expires_at": "2018-01-02T12:00:00.000Z"
    },
    "relationships": {
      "markets": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/vertex_accounts/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/markets",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/vertex_accounts/XAyRWNUzyN/markets"
        }
      },
      "attachments": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/vertex_accounts/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/attachments",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/vertex_accounts/XAyRWNUzyN/attachments"
        }
      },
      "events": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/vertex_accounts/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/events",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/vertex_accounts/XAyRWNUzyN/events"
        }
      },
      "versions": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/vertex_accounts/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/versions",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/vertex_accounts/XAyRWNUzyN/versions"
        }
      },
      "event_stores": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/vertex_accounts/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/event_stores",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/vertex_accounts/XAyRWNUzyN/event_stores"
        }
      }
    },
    "meta": {
      "mode": "test",
      "organization_id": "xRRkjDFafe",
      "trace_id": "69abaa3545913c78132e5578bd26208d44aa9043647d78698fd0021f3958cd74"
    }
  }
}
```

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