> ## Documentation Index
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# Create an account

> Creates a funding account for a program. Required before card issuance — pass the returned id as account_id in POST /v1/cards.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json post /v1/accounts
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Seismic Card Issuance API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    The Seismic Card Issuance API is the integration surface for issuing and
    managing cards. Authenticate with your Seismic API key, onboard applicants,
    run KYC, and issue virtual or physical cards — all through one white-labeled
    API.
  contact:
    name: Seismic Support
    url: https://seismic.systems
servers:
  - url: https://api.seismic-cards.systems
    description: Production
  - url: http://localhost:4000
    description: Local development
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Authentication
    description: Exchange Seismic API keys for a short-lived access token.
  - name: Applicants
    description: End-users and businesses, plus their identity verification (KYC).
  - name: KYC
    description: >-
      Identity verification settings, hosted sessions, BYOK share tokens, and
      issuer readiness.
    x-group: Identity verification (KYC)
  - name: Accounts
    description: Funding accounts that back issued cards.
  - name: Cardholders
    description: Approved applicants turned into cardholders.
  - name: Cards
    description: Issue and manage virtual and physical cards.
  - name: Transactions
    description: Card transaction history from the issuer or local ledger.
  - name: Widget SDK
    description: >-
      Public Seismic-hosted Widget.js for Method 1 card reveal (no auth).
      PAN/CVV render inside PCI iframes.
  - name: Card funding
    description: >-
      Fund prepaid cards with stablecoins: Seismic wallet service or
      bring-your-own (BYO) external wallet.
paths:
  /v1/accounts:
    post:
      tags:
        - Accounts
      summary: Create an account
      description: >-
        Creates a funding account for a program. Required before card issuance —
        pass the returned id as account_id in POST /v1/cards.
      operationId: createAccounts
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - program_id
              properties:
                program_id:
                  type: string
                currency:
                  type: string
                  default: USD
            example:
              program_id: prog_abc123
              currency: USD
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Account created.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Account'
components:
  schemas:
    Account:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        programId:
          type: string
        currency:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - ACTIVE
            - FROZEN
            - CLOSED
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: >-
        Bearer access token obtained from `POST /v1/oauth/token` using your
        Seismic API key.

````