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# Create Payout Account

> Create the seller's payout account with the configured provider.

Creates a payout account for the current seller through the configured payout provider (e.g. Stripe Connect).

## Body parameters

<ParamField body="data" type="object">
  Provider-specific data forwarded when creating the account.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="context" type="object">
  Provider-specific context (e.g. `{ "country": "US" }` for Stripe Connect).
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField name="payout_account" type="object">
  <Expandable title="properties">
    <ResponseField name="id" type="string">The payout account's ID.</ResponseField>
    <ResponseField name="status" type="enum">One of `pending`, `active`, `restricted`, `rejected`.</ResponseField>
    <ResponseField name="data" type="object">Provider-specific account data.</ResponseField>
    <ResponseField name="context" type="object">The context used to create the account.</ResponseField>
    <ResponseField name="onboarding" type="object">The onboarding record, once created.</ResponseField>
    <ResponseField name="created_at" type="string">Creation timestamp.</ResponseField>
  </Expandable>
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X POST 'http://localhost:9000/vendor/payout-accounts' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
    -H 'x-seller-id: <seller_id>' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{"context": {"country": "US"}}'
  ```

  ```ts JS Client theme={null}
  const { payout_account } = await client.vendor.payoutAccounts.mutate({
    context: { country: "US" },
  })
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 201 theme={null}
  {
    "payout_account": {
      "id": "pacc_01HXYZ",
      "status": "pending",
      "context": { "country": "US" },
      "created_at": "2026-01-15T10:00:00.000Z"
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>