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# Create account card

> Create a credit card for an existing credit account.

POST/credit/accounts/\{account\_token}/cards

Create a credit card for an existing credit account.

> [!NOTE]
>
> **Note**\
> You can ship cards to an address different from the [user](https://www.marqeta.com/docs/core-api/users/) address. After creating a card, send a `PUT` request to the `/cards` endpoint with the new address in the `fulfillment.shipping` object. For more, see [Update card](https://www.marqeta.com/docs/core-api/cards/update-card.md).

## URL path parameters

| Fields | Description |
| - | - |
| account\_token string  Required | Unique identifier of the credit account for which to create a credit card. Send a `GET` request to `/credit/accounts` to retrieve existing credit account tokens. **Allowable Values:**  Existing account token |

## Request body

Expected request body to create a credit card for an existing credit account. Refer to [Create card](https://www.marqeta.com/docs/core-api/cards/create-card.md) for the complete list of fields.

## Sample request body

```json JSON lines wrap theme={null}
{
  "card_product_token": "my-card-product1234",
  "user_token": "user1234"
}
```

## Response body

| Fields | Description |
| - | - |
| token string  Returned | Unique identifier of the credit card. **Allowable Values:**  36 char max |
| account\_token string  Returned | Unique identifier of the associated credit account. **Allowable Values:**  36 char max  Existing account token |
| user\_token string  Returned | Unique identifier of the credit cardholder. **Allowable Values:**  Existing user token |
| created\_time datetime  Returned | Date and time when the card was created on Marqeta's credit platform, in UTC. **Allowable Values:**  Format: yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm:ssZ |
| updated\_time datetime  Returned | Date and time when the card was last modified on Marqeta's credit platform, in UTC. **Allowable Values:**  Format: yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm:ssZ |

## Sample response body

```json JSON lines wrap theme={null}
{
  "token": "my_credit_card_token1234",
  "account_token": "my_account_token_12",
  "user_token": "user1234",
  "created_time": "2024-09-03T19:39:53.719Z",
  "updated_time": "2024-09-03T19:39:53.719Z"
}
```


## Related topics

- [Account Cards Overview](https://www.marqeta.com/docs/core-api/credit-account-cards.md)
- [Create account](https://www.marqeta.com/docs/core-api/credit-accounts/create-account.md)
- [Create deposit account](https://www.marqeta.com/docs/core-api/deposit-accounts-v3/create-deposit-account-v3.md)
- [Create account reward](https://www.marqeta.com/docs/core-api/credit-account-rewards/create-account-reward.md)
- [Create account adjustment](https://www.marqeta.com/docs/core-api/credit-account-adjustments/create-account-adjustment.md)