## Create

`client.externalAccounts.create(ExternalAccountCreateParamsbody, RequestOptionsoptions?): ExternalAccountCreateResponse`

**post** `/external-accounts`

Creates a new external account

### Parameters

- `body: ExternalAccountCreateParams`

  - `external_id: string`

    External ID for the account (user-provided, unique, mutable)

  - `name: string`

    Human-readable name for the external account (mutable)

### Returns

- `ExternalAccountCreateResponse`

  - `data: Data`

    External account object

    - `id: string`

      Fragment-generated unique ID for the external account

    - `external_id: string`

      User-provided external ID

    - `name: string`

      Human-readable name for the external account

### Example

```typescript
import Fragment from '@fragment-dev/ts-node';

const client = new Fragment();

const externalAccount = await client.externalAccounts.create({
  external_id: 'ext_acc_123',
  name: 'Checking Account',
});

console.log(externalAccount.data);
```