Create a Subaccount
In this code snippet you will see how to create a subaccount.
Example
Ensure the following variables are set to your required values using any convenient method:
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
VONAGE_API_KEY | The API key of the parent account. |
VONAGE_API_SECRET | The API secret of the parent account. |
NEW_SUBACCOUNT_NAME | The name of the new subaccount. |
NEW_SUBACCOUNT_SECRET | The API secret of the new subaccount. |
Run your code
Save this file to your machine and run it:
Prerequisites
Create a file named create-subaccount.js and add the following code:
const { SubAccounts } = require('@vonage/subaccounts');
const subAccountClient = new SubAccounts({
apiKey: VONAGE_API_KEY,
apiSecret: VONAGE_API_SECRET,
});Write the code
Add the following to create-subaccount.js:
subAccountClient.createSubAccount({
name: NEW_SUBACCOUNT_NAME,
secret: NEW_SUBACCOUNT_SECRET,
})
.then((newSubAccount) => console.log(newSubAccount))
.catch((error) => console.error(error));Run your code
Save this file to your machine and run it:
Prerequisites
Add the following to build.gradle:
Create a file named CreateSubaccount and add the following code to the main method:
Run your code
We can use the application plugin for Gradle to simplify the running of our application. Update your build.gradle with the following:
Run the following gradle command to execute your application, replacing com.vonage.quickstart.kt.subaccounts with the package containing CreateSubaccount:
Prerequisites
Add the following to build.gradle:
Create a file named CreateSubaccount and add the following code to the main method:
VonageClient client = VonageClient.builder()
.apiKey(VONAGE_API_KEY)
.apiSecret(VONAGE_API_SECRET)
.build();Write the code
Add the following to the main method of the CreateSubaccount file:
Account subaccount = client.getSubaccountsClient().createSubaccount(
CreateSubaccountRequest.builder()
.name(SUBACCOUNT_NAME)
.secret(SUBACCOUNT_SECRET)
.build()
);Run your code
We can use the application plugin for Gradle to simplify the running of our application. Update your build.gradle with the following:
Run the following gradle command to execute your application, replacing com.vonage.quickstart.subaccounts with the package containing CreateSubaccount:
Prerequisites
Create a file named CreateSubAccountRequest.cs and add the following code:
Add the following to CreateSubAccountRequest.cs:
Prerequisites
Create a file named create-subaccount.php and add the following code:
Run your code
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Prerequisites
Run your code
Save this file to your machine and run it:
Prerequisites
Create a file named create-subaccount.rb and add the following code:
Run your code
Save this file to your machine and run it:
Try it out
When you run the code you create a new subaccount of the parent account.
NOTE: This code snippet will create a subaccount that has a credit and balance facility shared with the parent account. If you want to create a subaccount that does not have a credit and balance shared with the parent then you need to set use_primary_account_balance to false when you create the subaccount.