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POST
/
api
/
v1
/
smart-accounts
Create a new smart account
curl --request POST \
  --url https://developer-api.squads.so/api/v1/smart-accounts \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-squads-network: <x-squads-network>' \
  --data '
{
  "smart_account_signers": [
    {
      "address": "<string>",
      "permissions": []
    }
  ],
  "threshold": 123,
  "admin_address": "<string>",
  "memo": "<string>"
}
'
import requests

url = "https://developer-api.squads.so/api/v1/smart-accounts"

payload = {
    "smart_account_signers": [
        {
            "address": "<string>",
            "permissions": []
        }
    ],
    "threshold": 123,
    "admin_address": "<string>",
    "memo": "<string>"
}
headers = {
    "x-squads-network": "<x-squads-network>",
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'x-squads-network': '<x-squads-network>',
    Authorization: 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    smart_account_signers: [{address: '<string>', permissions: []}],
    threshold: 123,
    admin_address: '<string>',
    memo: '<string>'
  })
};

fetch('https://developer-api.squads.so/api/v1/smart-accounts', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://developer-api.squads.so/api/v1/smart-accounts",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'smart_account_signers' => [
        [
                'address' => '<string>',
                'permissions' => [
                                
                ]
        ]
    ],
    'threshold' => 123,
    'admin_address' => '<string>',
    'memo' => '<string>'
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type: application/json",
    "x-squads-network: <x-squads-network>"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}
package main

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

func main() {

	url := "https://developer-api.squads.so/api/v1/smart-accounts"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"smart_account_signers\": [\n    {\n      \"address\": \"<string>\",\n      \"permissions\": []\n    }\n  ],\n  \"threshold\": 123,\n  \"admin_address\": \"<string>\",\n  \"memo\": \"<string>\"\n}")

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

	req.Header.Add("x-squads-network", "<x-squads-network>")
	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

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

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

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://developer-api.squads.so/api/v1/smart-accounts")
  .header("x-squads-network", "<x-squads-network>")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"smart_account_signers\": [\n    {\n      \"address\": \"<string>\",\n      \"permissions\": []\n    }\n  ],\n  \"threshold\": 123,\n  \"admin_address\": \"<string>\",\n  \"memo\": \"<string>\"\n}")
  .asString();
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://developer-api.squads.so/api/v1/smart-accounts")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["x-squads-network"] = '<x-squads-network>'
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"smart_account_signers\": [\n    {\n      \"address\": \"<string>\",\n      \"permissions\": []\n    }\n  ],\n  \"threshold\": 123,\n  \"admin_address\": \"<string>\",\n  \"memo\": \"<string>\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
{
  "smart_account_address": "<string>"
}
{
  "status": 123,
  "code": "<string>",
  "message": "<string>",
  "details": [
    {
      "field": "<string>",
      "code": "<string>",
      "message": "<string>",
      "expected": "<string>",
      "actual": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "metadata": {
    "status": 123,
    "request_id": "<string>",
    "timestamp": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
    "resource_id": "<string>",
    "useful_links": [
      "<string>"
    ]
  },
  "custom": {},
  "simulation_logs": [
    "<string>"
  ]
}
{
  "status": 123,
  "code": "<string>",
  "message": "<string>",
  "details": [
    {
      "field": "<string>",
      "code": "<string>",
      "message": "<string>",
      "expected": "<string>",
      "actual": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "metadata": {
    "status": 123,
    "request_id": "<string>",
    "timestamp": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
    "resource_id": "<string>",
    "useful_links": [
      "<string>"
    ]
  },
  "custom": {},
  "simulation_logs": [
    "<string>"
  ]
}
{
  "status": 123,
  "code": "<string>",
  "message": "<string>",
  "details": [
    {
      "field": "<string>",
      "code": "<string>",
      "message": "<string>",
      "expected": "<string>",
      "actual": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "metadata": {
    "status": 123,
    "request_id": "<string>",
    "timestamp": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
    "resource_id": "<string>",
    "useful_links": [
      "<string>"
    ]
  },
  "custom": {},
  "simulation_logs": [
    "<string>"
  ]
}
Create a new Smart Account with your desired configuration of signers, threshold, and optional settings. The Smart Account will be created on-chain and you’ll receive its address in the response.

​
Key Concepts

  • Signers and Permissions: Each signer must have specific permissions (CAN_INITIATE, CAN_VOTE, CAN_EXECUTE)
  • Threshold: The minimum number of required signatures for any action
  • Optional Settings: Configure an admin address to limit the ability to update the account’s settings to only the admin address

​
Idempotency

You can optionally provide an idempotency key via the x-idempotency-key header to prevent duplicate account creation. The idempotency key can be any random string and helps ensure that retrying the same request won’t create multiple accounts. When using idempotency:
  • If an account was already created with the provided key → Returns status “created” and the existing account address
  • If a request is still being processed → Returns status “pending” and an empty address
  • If no idempotency key is provided → Creates a new account and returns status “created” with the new address

​
Important Notes

  • At least one signer must have CAN_INITIATE permission
  • The threshold cannot exceed the number of signers with CAN_VOTE permission
  • Use idempotency keys when retrying failed requests to prevent duplicate accounts
  • The response status field indicates whether the account is ready to use
  • Updating an account with an admin_address set requires admin mode

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

UUID-based API key provided by Squads

Headers

​
x-squads-network
enum<string>
required

Specifies the network for the API request

Available options:
mainnet,
devnet
​
x-idempotency-key
string

Optional idempotency key to prevent duplicate account creation. If provided, the API will return the same result for identical requests.

Body

application/json
​
smart_account_signers
object[]
required

List of signers for the smart account

​
threshold
integer<uint32>
required

Number of signatures required

​
admin_address
string

Optional admin address

​
memo
string

Optional memo

Response

Smart account creation request processed successfully

​
status
enum<string>
required

Status of the account creation. 'created' indicates the account is ready, 'pending' means it's still being processed.

Available options:
created,
pending
​
smart_account_address
string

Address of the created smart account. Empty if status is pending.