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# Create Account with Custom Signers

> Create a Grid smart account with custom signer configurations

Creates a smart account with email signers (MPC-managed via Turnkey/Privy) or pubkey signers (external keys you manage).

## Signer Types

**Email**: MPC-managed wallet created for the email address.

**Pubkey**: Existing Solana public key you control.

## Permissions

| Permission     | Value | Description                   |
| -------------- | ----- | ----------------------------- |
| `CAN_INITIATE` | 1     | Create transaction proposals  |
| `CAN_VOTE`     | 2     | Approve or reject proposals   |
| `CAN_EXECUTE`  | 4     | Execute approved transactions |

<Note>
  Threshold cannot exceed the number of signers with `CAN_VOTE`.
</Note>

## Example: 2-of-3 Treasury

```typescript theme={null}
const response = await grid.createCustomAccount({
  policies: {
    threshold: 2,
    signers: [
      { type: "email", email: "cfo@co.com", provider: "turnkey", permissions: ["CAN_INITIATE", "CAN_VOTE", "CAN_EXECUTE"] },
      { type: "email", email: "ceo@co.com", provider: "turnkey", permissions: ["CAN_VOTE", "CAN_EXECUTE"] },
      { type: "pubkey", address: "7xK...abc", permissions: ["CAN_VOTE"] }
    ]
  }
});
```

## Related Endpoints

* [Create Account](/grid/v1/api-reference/endpoint/account-management/post)
* [Get Account](/grid/v1/api-reference/endpoint/account-management/get)


## OpenAPI

````yaml POST /api/grid/v1/accounts:custom
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Grid v1 API
  description: Grid v1 REST API for Solana-based smart account system
  contact:
    name: Grid API Support
    url: https://squads.so
    email: support@squads.so
  license:
    name: MIT
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://grid.squads.xyz
    description: Production server
security:
  - bearer_auth: []
tags:
  - name: accounts
    description: Smart account management operations
  - name: spending-limits
    description: Spending limit management
  - name: standing-orders
    description: Standing order operations
  - name: transactions
    description: Transaction management
  - name: trade
    description: Trade operations and management
  - name: payments
    description: Payment intent operations
  - name: passkeys
    description: Passkey management
  - name: kyc
    description: Know Your Customer operations
  - name: external-accounts
    description: External bank account management
  - name: virtual-accounts
    description: Virtual account management
  - name: auth
    description: Authentication operations
  - name: proposals
    description: Proposal management for multi-sig operations
  - name: compliance
    description: Compliance entity management and KYB/KYC operations
paths:
  /api/grid/v1/accounts:custom:
    post:
      tags:
        - accounts
      operationId: handler
      parameters:
        - name: x-grid-environment
          in: header
          description: Solana network environment (sandbox, production)
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          example: sandbox
        - name: x-idempotency-key
          in: header
          description: Optional idempotency key to prevent duplicate account creation
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          example: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateAccountWithSignersRequest'
        required: true
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Smart account created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: >-
                  #/components/schemas/GridApiResponse_CreateAccountWithSignersResponse
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '502':
          description: MPC provider error
      security:
        - bearer_auth: []
components:
  schemas:
    CreateAccountWithSignersRequest:
      type: object
      required:
        - policies
      properties:
        memo:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        policies:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountPolicies'
    GridApiResponse_CreateAccountWithSignersResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - data
        - metadata
      properties:
        data:
          type: object
          required:
            - type
            - address
            - policies
          properties:
            address:
              type: string
            policies:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResponsePolicies'
            type:
              type: string
        metadata:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Metadata'
    AccountPolicies:
      type: object
      required:
        - signers
        - threshold
      properties:
        admin_address:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        signers:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountSigner'
        threshold:
          type: integer
          format: int32
          minimum: 0
        time_lock:
          type:
            - integer
            - 'null'
          format: int32
          minimum: 0
    ResponsePolicies:
      type: object
      required:
        - threshold
        - signers
      properties:
        adminAddress:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        signers:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResponseSigner'
        threshold:
          type: integer
          format: int32
          minimum: 0
        timeLock:
          type:
            - integer
            - 'null'
          format: int32
          minimum: 0
    Metadata:
      type: object
      required:
        - request_id
        - timestamp
      properties:
        request_id:
          type: string
        timestamp:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    AccountSigner:
      type: object
      required:
        - address
        - role
        - permissions
      properties:
        address:
          type: string
        permissions:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Permission'
        provider:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/GridMPCProvider'
        role:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/GridSignerRole'
    ResponseSigner:
      type: object
      required:
        - address
        - permissions
      properties:
        address:
          type: string
        permissions:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/SignerPermission'
    Permission:
      type: string
      enum:
        - CAN_INITIATE
        - CAN_VOTE
        - CAN_EXECUTE
    GridMPCProvider:
      type: string
      enum:
        - privy
        - dynamic
        - passkey
        - turnkey
        - external
    GridSignerRole:
      type: string
      enum:
        - primary
        - backup
    SignerPermission:
      type: string
      enum:
        - CAN_INITIATE
        - CAN_VOTE
        - CAN_EXECUTE
  securitySchemes:
    bearer_auth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Your Grid API key from the Grid Dashboard

````