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title: Create a store
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# Create a store

secrets\_store.stores.create(StoreCreateParams\*\*kwargs) -> [StoreCreateResponse](<https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python/resources/secrets_store#(resource)%20secrets_store.stores%20%3E%20(model)%20store_create_response%20%3E%20(schema)>)

POST/accounts/{account\_id}/secrets\_store/stores

Creates a store in the account.

##### Security

API Email + API Key

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.

**Example:**`X-Auth-Email: user@example.com`

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.

**Example:**`X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194`

##### Accepted Permissions (at least one required)

`Secrets Store Write`

##### ParametersExpand Collapse

account\_id: str

maxLength32

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20secrets_store.stores%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20account_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)

name: str

The name of the store.

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20secrets_store.stores%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20name%20%3E%20(schema)>)

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<details>

<summary>

class StoreCreateResponse: …

</summary>

id: str

Store Identifier.

maxLength32

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created: datetime

When the secret was created.

formatdate-time

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modified: datetime

When the secret was modified.

formatdate-time

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name: str

The name of the store.

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account\_id: Optional\[str]

Account Identifier.

maxLength32

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[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20secrets_store.stores%20%3E%20(model)%20store_create_response%20%3E%20(schema)>)

### Create a store

Python

HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform

```
import os
from cloudflare import Cloudflare

client = Cloudflare(
    api_email=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_EMAIL"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
    api_key=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
store = client.secrets_store.stores.create(
    account_id="985e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
    name="service_x_keys",
)
print(store.id)
```

200 example

```
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    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "id": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
    "created": "2023-09-21T18:56:32.624632Z",
    "modified": "2023-09-21T18:56:32.624632Z",
    "name": "service_x_keys",
    "account_id": "985e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353"
  },
  "result_info": {
    "count": 1,
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  }
}
```

##### Returns Examples

200 example

```
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  "errors": [
    {
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      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
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  "messages": [
    {
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      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "id": "023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
    "created": "2023-09-21T18:56:32.624632Z",
    "modified": "2023-09-21T18:56:32.624632Z",
    "name": "service_x_keys",
    "account_id": "985e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353"
  },
  "result_info": {
    "count": 1,
    "page": 1,
    "per_page": 20,
    "total_count": 2000,
    "total_pages": 100
  }
}
```