Create an account

client.Account.New(ctx, body) (*AccountCreateResponse, error)

POST/v1/accounts

Creates a new account record. The $name field is required.

If a $website is provided, Lightfield automatically enriches the account in the background. The $howTheyMakeMoney and $accountStatus fields are read-only and cannot be set via the API. The $opportunity, $task, and $note relationships are also read-only — manage them via the $account relationship on the opportunity or task, or the $account/$opportunity note relationships instead.

Supports idempotency via the Idempotency-Key header.

To avoid duplicates, we recommend a find-or-create pattern — use list filtering to check if a record exists before creating.

Required scope: accounts:create

Rate limit category: Write

ParametersExpand Collapse

body AccountNewParams

Fields param.Field[map[string, AccountNewParamsFieldUnion]]

Field values for the new account. System fields use a $ prefix (e.g. $name, $website); custom attributes use their bare slug (e.g. tier, renewalDate). Required: $name (string). Fields of type SINGLE_SELECT or MULTI_SELECT accept either an option ID or label from the field’s typeConfiguration.options — call the definitions endpoint to discover available fields and options. See Fields and relationships for value type details.

map[string, AccountNewParamsFieldUnion]

One of the following:

string

float64

bool

type AccountNewParamsFieldArray []string

type AccountNewParamsFieldAddress struct{…}

City stringOptional

City name.

Country stringOptional

2-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.

Latitude float64Optional

Latitude coordinate.

Longitude float64Optional

Longitude coordinate.

PostalCode stringOptional

Postal or ZIP code.

State stringOptional

State or province.

Street stringOptional

Street address line 1.

Street2 stringOptional

Street address line 2.

type AccountNewParamsFieldFullName struct{…}

FirstName stringOptional

The contact’s first name.

LastName stringOptional

The contact’s last name.

Relationships param.Field[map[string, AccountNewParamsRelationshipUnion]]Optional

Relationships to set on the new account. System relationships use a $ prefix (e.g. $owner, $contact); custom relationships use their bare slug. Each value is a single entity ID or an array of IDs. Call the definitions endpoint to list available relationship keys.

map[string, AccountNewParamsRelationshipUnion]

One of the following:

string

type AccountNewParamsRelationshipArray []string

ReturnsExpand Collapse

type AccountCreateResponse struct{…}

ID string

Unique identifier for the entity.

CreatedAt string

ISO 8601 timestamp of when the entity was created.

Fields map[string, AccountCreateResponseField]

Map of field names to their typed values. System fields are prefixed with $ (e.g. $name, $email); custom attributes use their bare slug.

Value AccountCreateResponseFieldValueUnion

The field value, or null if unset.

One of the following:

string

float64

bool

type AccountCreateResponseFieldValueArray []string

type AccountCreateResponseFieldValueAddress struct{…}

City stringOptional

City name.

Country stringOptional

2-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.

Latitude float64Optional

Latitude coordinate.

Longitude float64Optional

Longitude coordinate.

PostalCode stringOptional

Postal or ZIP code.

State stringOptional

State or province.

Street stringOptional

Street address line 1.

Street2 stringOptional

Street address line 2.

type AccountCreateResponseFieldValueFullName struct{…}

FirstName stringOptional

The contact’s first name.

LastName stringOptional

The contact’s last name.

ValueType string

The data type of the field.

One of the following:

const AccountCreateResponseFieldValueTypeAddress AccountCreateResponseFieldValueType = "ADDRESS"

const AccountCreateResponseFieldValueTypeCheckbox AccountCreateResponseFieldValueType = "CHECKBOX"

const AccountCreateResponseFieldValueTypeCurrency AccountCreateResponseFieldValueType = "CURRENCY"

const AccountCreateResponseFieldValueTypeDatetime AccountCreateResponseFieldValueType = "DATETIME"

const AccountCreateResponseFieldValueTypeEmail AccountCreateResponseFieldValueType = "EMAIL"

const AccountCreateResponseFieldValueTypeFullName AccountCreateResponseFieldValueType = "FULL_NAME"

const AccountCreateResponseFieldValueTypeMarkdown AccountCreateResponseFieldValueType = "MARKDOWN"

const AccountCreateResponseFieldValueTypeMultiSelect AccountCreateResponseFieldValueType = "MULTI_SELECT"

const AccountCreateResponseFieldValueTypeNumber AccountCreateResponseFieldValueType = "NUMBER"

const AccountCreateResponseFieldValueTypeSingleSelect AccountCreateResponseFieldValueType = "SINGLE_SELECT"

const AccountCreateResponseFieldValueTypeSocialHandle AccountCreateResponseFieldValueType = "SOCIAL_HANDLE"

const AccountCreateResponseFieldValueTypeTelephone AccountCreateResponseFieldValueType = "TELEPHONE"

const AccountCreateResponseFieldValueTypeText AccountCreateResponseFieldValueType = "TEXT"

const AccountCreateResponseFieldValueTypeURL AccountCreateResponseFieldValueType = "URL"

HTTPLink string

URL to view the entity in the Lightfield web app, or null.

Relationships map[string, AccountCreateResponseRelationship]

Map of relationship names to their associated entities. System relationships are prefixed with $ (e.g. $owner, $contact).

Cardinality string

Whether the relationship is has_one or has_many.

ObjectType string

The type of the related object (e.g. account, contact).

Values []string

IDs of the related entities.

UpdatedAt string

ISO 8601 timestamp of when the entity was last updated, or null.

ExternalID stringOptional

External identifier for the entity, or null if unset.

Create an account

package main

import (
  "context"
  "fmt"

  "github.com/Lightfld/lightfield-go"
  "github.com/Lightfld/lightfield-go/option"
)

func main() {
  client := githubcomlightfldlightfieldgo.NewClient(
    option.WithAPIKey("My API Key"),
  )
  accountCreateResponse, err := client.Account.New(context.TODO(), githubcomlightfldlightfieldgo.AccountNewParams{
    Fields: map[string]githubcomlightfldlightfieldgo.AccountNewParamsFieldUnion{
    "foo": githubcomlightfldlightfieldgo.AccountNewParamsFieldUnion{
      OfString: githubcomlightfldlightfieldgo.String("string"),
    },
    },
  })
  if err != nil {
    panic(err.Error())
  }
  fmt.Printf("%+v\n", accountCreateResponse.ID)
}

{
  "id": "id",
  "createdAt": "createdAt",
  "fields": {
    "foo": {
      "value": "string",
      "valueType": "ADDRESS"
    }
  },
  "httpLink": "httpLink",
  "relationships": {
    "foo": {
      "cardinality": "cardinality",
      "objectType": "objectType",
      "values": [
        "string"
      ]
    }
  },
  "updatedAt": "updatedAt",
  "externalId": "externalId"
}

Returns Examples

{
  "id": "id",
  "createdAt": "createdAt",
  "fields": {
    "foo": {
      "value": "string",
      "valueType": "ADDRESS"
    }
  },
  "httpLink": "httpLink",
  "relationships": {
    "foo": {
      "cardinality": "cardinality",
      "objectType": "objectType",
      "values": [
        "string"
      ]
    }
  },
  "updatedAt": "updatedAt",
  "externalId": "externalId"
}