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curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.usedatabrain.com/api/v2/admin-account \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
    "firstName": "Admin",
    "email": "admin@company.com",
    "password": "SecureP@ss1",
    "companyName": "My Company"
  }'

{
  "data": {
    "accessToken": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9..."
  }
}
POST
https://api.usedatabrain.com
/
api
/
v2
/
admin-account
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.usedatabrain.com/api/v2/admin-account \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
    "firstName": "Admin",
    "email": "admin@company.com",
    "password": "SecureP@ss1",
    "companyName": "My Company"
  }'

{
  "data": {
    "accessToken": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9..."
  }
}
Create the initial admin user and company for a self-hosted deployment. On success, the API returns an access token that can be used for subsequent admin operations (e.g. creating a service token, managing Data Apps). Only one company can exist on a self-hosted instance; if an account already exists, sign in via Create Admin JWT instead.
Self-Hosted Only: This endpoint is available only on self-hosted Databrain instances. Calling it on cloud will return an error.

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Headers

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Content-Type
string
required
Must be application/json when sending a JSON body.
Content-Type: application/json

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Request Body

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firstName
string
required
Admin user’s first name. Must be between 3 and 30 characters.
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email
string
required
Admin user’s email address. Must be a valid email with at least two domain segments (e.g. user@example.com). Some common consumer email domains may be blocked (e.g. gmail, yahoo, outlook).
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password
string
required
Password for the admin account. Must meet:
  • Minimum 8 characters
  • At least 1 uppercase letter
  • At least 1 lowercase letter
  • At least 1 digit
  • At least 1 special character
  • No spaces
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companyName
string
required
Name of the company/organization to create for this admin.

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Response

On success, the API returns 200 with a JSON object:
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data
object
Wrapper object for the response payload.
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data.accessToken
string
JWT access token for the newly created admin. Use this in the Authorization: Bearer <accessToken> header for admin APIs (e.g. Create Service Token, Reset Admin Password).
On error, the API returns a JSON object with error.code and error.message and an appropriate HTTP status (400 or 500).

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Examples

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HTTP Status Code Summary

Status CodeDescription
200OK – Admin account created; data.accessToken returned
400Bad Request – Validation error (invalid email, weak password, missing fields) or company already exists
500Internal Server Error – Server error or self-hosted-only error

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Possible Errors

CodeMessageHTTP Status
INVALID REQUEST BODYJoi validation message (e.g. "firstName" is required, "password" should contain at least 1 uppercase character)400
INVALID_REQUESTYour company account is already created, please sign in400
SELFHOSTED_APP_ERRORThis feature is only available for self-hosted instances500
INTERNAL_SERVER_ERRORINTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR500