# Create an Account Session

Creates a AccountSession object that includes a single-use token that the platform can use on their front-end to grant client-side API access.

## Request

```curl
curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/account_sessions \
  -u "<<YOUR_SECRET_KEY>>" \
  -d account={{ACCOUNT_ID}} \
  -d "components[account_onboarding][enabled]=true" \
  -d "components[payments][enabled]=true" \
  -d "components[payouts][enabled]=true" \
  -d "components[balances][enabled]=true"
```

### Response

```json
{
  "object": "account_session",
  "account": "acct_1NkDjjJyhOZfPCWt",
  "client_secret": "_OXIKXxEihJokDBnDoe2sgG5OGSO2Q12shKvbeboxpALZGng",
  "expires_at": 1693261123,
  "livemode": false,
  "components": {
    "account_management": {
      "enabled": false,
      "features": {
        "external_account_collection": true,
        "disable_stripe_user_authentication": false
      }
    },
    "account_onboarding": {
      "enabled": true,
      "features": {
        "external_account_collection": true,
        "disable_stripe_user_authentication": false
      }
    },
    "balance_report": {
      "enabled": false,
      "features": {}
    },
    "balances": {
      "enabled": true,
      "features": {
        "edit_payout_schedule": false,
        "instant_payouts": "disabled",
        "standard_payouts": false,
        "external_account_collection": true,
        "disable_stripe_user_authentication": false
      }
    },
    "documents": {
      "enabled": false,
      "features": {}
    },
    "financial_account": {
      "enabled": false,
      "features": {
        "disable_stripe_user_authentication": false,
        "external_account_collection": false,
        "money_movement": false,
        "send_money": false,
        "transfer_balance": false
      }
    },
    "financial_account_transactions": {
      "enabled": false,
      "features": {
        "card_spend_dispute_management": false
      }
    },
    "issuing_card": {
      "enabled": false,
      "features": {
        "card_management": false,
        "card_spend_dispute_management": false,
        "cardholder_management": false,
        "spend_control_management": false
      }
    },
    "issuing_cards_list": {
      "enabled": false,
      "features": {
        "card_management": false,
        "card_spend_dispute_management": false,
        "cardholder_management": false,
        "disable_stripe_user_authentication": false,
        "spend_control_management": false
      }
    },
    "notification_banner": {
      "enabled": false,
      "features": {
        "external_account_collection": true,
        "disable_stripe_user_authentication": false
      }
    },
    "payment_details": {
      "enabled": false,
      "features": {
        "capture_payments": true,
        "destination_on_behalf_of_charge_management": false,
        "dispute_management": true,
        "refund_management": true,
        "smart_disputes_management": true
      }
    },
    "payments": {
      "enabled": true,
      "features": {
        "capture_payments": true,
        "destination_on_behalf_of_charge_management": false,
        "dispute_management": true,
        "refund_management": true,
        "smart_disputes_management": true
      }
    },
    "disputes_list": {
      "enabled": false,
      "features": {
        "capture_payments": true,
        "destination_on_behalf_of_charge_management": false,
        "dispute_management": true,
        "refund_management": true,
        "smart_disputes_management": true
      }
    },
    "payment_disputes": {
      "enabled": false,
      "features": {
        "destination_on_behalf_of_charge_management": false,
        "dispute_management": true,
        "refund_management": true,
        "smart_disputes_management": true
      }
    },
    "payouts": {
      "enabled": true,
      "features": {
        "edit_payout_schedule": false,
        "instant_payouts": "disabled",
        "standard_payouts": false,
        "external_account_collection": true,
        "disable_stripe_user_authentication": false
      }
    },
    "payouts_list": {
      "enabled": false,
      "features": {}
    },
    "tax_registrations": {
      "enabled": false,
      "features": {}
    },
    "tax_settings": {
      "enabled": false,
      "features": {}
    },
    "instant_payouts_promotion": {
      "enabled": false,
      "features": {
        "disable_stripe_user_authentication": false,
        "external_account_collection": true,
        "instant_payouts": "disabled"
      }
    },
    "payout_details": {
      "enabled": false,
      "features": {}
    },
    "payout_reconciliation_report": {
      "enabled": false,
      "features": {}
    }
  }
}
```

## Returns

Returns an Account Session object if the call succeeded.

## Parameters

- `account` (string, required)
  The identifier of the account to create an Account Session for.

- [`components`](https://docs.stripe.com/api/account_sessions/create.md?query=components) (object, required)
  Each key of the dictionary represents an embedded component, and each embedded component maps to its configuration (e.g. whether it has been enabled or not).