# createAccount

**Type:** GraphQL mutations

**Description:**
Create an Account

## Arguments
- input (CreateAccountInput, Not Null): undefined
  - accountId (String): Unique identifier of the account (short account name).
Example: "12345"
  - accountType (String): Defines the account type.
Valid values: CUSTOMER, PUBLISHER, CHANNEL_PARTNER.
Default: CUSTOMER.
(Using GraphQL, a new account cannot be created with an accountType of SELF_REGISTERED)
Example: "CUSTOMER"
  - address1 (String): First line of account's address.
Example: "123 Flexera St"
  - address2 (String): Second line of account's address.
Example: "Suite 100"
  - attributes (AttributeInput): List of custom attributes attached to this account. Note that mandatory custom attributes must be included in this list
    - name (String): Name of the custom attribute.
Example: "REGION"
    - value (JSON): Value assigned to the custom attribute. Format and example depend on the type:
- Single Text: "EMEA"
- Multi-valued text: provide list of values between brackets [] delimited by , (e.g. ["Text1", "Text2"])
- Date: "YYYY/MM/DD" (e.g. "2025/12/31")
- Number: 12345
  - city (String): City portion of account's address.
Example: "Chicago"
  - country (String): Two-letter country code.
Example: "US"
  - description (String): Description of the account.
Example: "Flexera Software LLC - Main Office"
  - name (String): Display name of the account (full account name).
Example: "Flexera Software LLC"
  - region (String): Region in which this account's address exists.
Example: "North America"
  - state (String): State portion of account's address.
Example: "IL"
  - visible (Boolean): Applicable to CUSTOMER and CHANNEL_PARTNER accounts, visible determines whether or not an account unrelated to this account can see the name of this account when it is in a channel partner tier of an entitlement, line item, or device.
If visible is false, this account will appear as Name Withheld to unrelated accounts.
Default: true.
Example: true
  - zipcode (String): Zip/Postal code of the account's address.
Example: "60601"

## Response
**Type:** AccountCreationResponse
**Description:**
Response returned after attempting to create an account

### Fields
- message (String): Account creation success message
- status (String): Status of the account creation