---
title: "Create subaccount with API key"
source_url: https://dev.digicert.com/partner-subscriptions-api/account-management/create-subaccount-with-api-key.html
api_method: POST
api_endpoint: "/partner-subscription/api/v1/account/subaccount"
api_url: "https://www.digicert.com/partner-subscription/api/v1/account/subaccount"
---

**POST** `https://www.digicert.com/partner-subscription/api/v1/account/subaccount`

Use this endpoint to create a new partner subscriptions subaccount and generate an API key for that subaccount.


> **Info**
>
> This endpoint requires a parent account Partner Subscriptions API key. Subaccounts cannot create their own subaccounts.


> **Warning**
>
> Save the generated API key securely. The full API key value is displayed only once during creation.


## Example requests and responses

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST \
  https://www.digicert.com/partner-subscription/api/v1/account/subaccount \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-PARTNER-APIKEY: {{partner_api_key}}' \
  -d '{
    "api_key_name": "Production API Key",
    "name": "ACME Corporation Subaccount",
    "emergency_contact_emails": [
      "security@example.com",
      "emergency@example.com"
    ]
}'
```

**Python**

```python
import requests

url = "https://www.digicert.com/partner-subscription/api/v1/account/subaccount"

payload = "{\n  \"api_key_name\": \"Production API Key\",\n  \"name\": \"ACME Corporation Subaccount\",\n  \"emergency_contact_emails\": [\n    \"security@example.com\",\n    \"emergency@example.com\"\n  ]\n}"

headers = {
    'X-PARTNER-APIKEY': "{{partner_api_key}}",
    'Content-Type': "application/json"
    }

response = requests.request("POST", url, data=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
```

**Go**

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io/ioutil"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://www.digicert.com/partner-subscription/api/v1/account/subaccount"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"api_key_name\": \"Production API Key\",\n  \"name\": \"ACME Corporation Subaccount\",\n  \"emergency_contact_emails\": [\n    \"security@example.com\",\n    \"emergency@example.com\"\n  ]\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("X-PARTNER-APIKEY", "{{partner_api_key}}")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

**NodeJS**

```javascript
var request = require("request");

var options = {
  method: 'POST',
  url: 'https://www.digicert.com/partner-subscription/api/v1/account/subaccount',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'X-PARTNER-APIKEY': '{{partner_api_key}}'
  },
  body: {
    api_key_name: 'Production API Key',
    name: 'ACME Corporation Subaccount',
    emergency_contact_emails: [
      'security@example.com',
      'emergency@example.com'
    ]
  },
  json: true
};

request(options, function (error, response, body) {
  if (error) throw new Error(error);

  console.log(body);
});
```


## 201 Created

```json
{
  "id": "67890",
  "name": "ACME Corporation Subaccount",
  "emergency_contact_emails": [
    "security@example.com",
    "emergency@example.com"
  ],
  "api_key": {
    "id": 12345,
    "name": "Production API Key",
    "status": "active",
    "api_key": "abc123def456ghi789jkl012mno345pqr678stu901vwx234yz"
  }
}
```

## URL path and query parameters

This endpoint does not use URL path or query parameters.

## Request parameters

<table class="params-table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Req/Opt</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>api_key_name</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Descriptive name for the API key created for the new subaccount.<br>Maximum: 128 characters.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>name</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Name of the new partner subscriptions subaccount.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>emergency_contact_emails</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>array[string]</td>
<td>Emergency contact email addresses for the new subaccount. These email addresses are used for critical security or service-related notifications.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

## Response parameters

<table class="params-table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>id</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Unique identifier of the new subaccount.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>name</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Name of the new subaccount.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>emergency_contact_emails</td>
<td>array[string]</td>
<td>Emergency contact email addresses configured for the new subaccount.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>api_key</td>
<td>object</td>
<td>API key object created for the new subaccount.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>api_key.id</td>
<td>integer</td>
<td>Unique identifier of the API key.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>api_key.name</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Descriptive name of the API key.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>api_key.status</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Operational status of the API key.<br>Allowed values: <code>active</code>, <code>inactive</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>api_key.api_key</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Full API key value generated for the new subaccount.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>