---
type: api
title: Create cloud connector
description: **Spaces method and path for this operation:**
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v9/operation/operation-post-fleet-cloud-connectors
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v9/operation/operation-post-fleet-cloud-connectors
products:
  - Kibana
---

# Create cloud connector

Availability: 9.2+

- Server: `https://{kibana_url}`

## Paths

- `POST` `/api/fleet/cloud_connectors`
- `POST` `/s/{space_id}/api/fleet/cloud_connectors`

- [Api key auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v9/authentication#apikeyauth)
- [Basic auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v9/authentication#basicauth)

## Description

Refer to [Spaces](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/manage-spaces) for more information.

Create a new Fleet cloud connector.<br/><br/>[Required authorization] Route required privileges: fleet-agent-policies-all OR integrations-all.

## Request Body

`application/json`

- `accountType` (enum) — optional
  The account type: single-account (single account/subscription) or organization-account (organization-wide).
  Values: `single-account`, `organization-account`
- `cloudProvider` (enum) — required
  The cloud provider type: aws, azure, or gcp.
  Values: `aws`, `azure`, `gcp`
- `name` (string · min: 1 · max: 255) — required
  The name of the cloud connector.
- `vars` (map string to anyOf) — required

## Responses

#### `200`

Successful response

`application/json`

- `item` (object)
  - `accountType` (string)
  - `cloudProvider` (string)
  - `created_at` (string)
  - `id` (string)
  - `name` (string)
  - `namespace` (string)
  - `packagePolicyCount` (number)
  - `updated_at` (string)
  - `vars` (map string to object)
  - `verification_failed_at` (string)
  - `verification_started_at` (string)
  - `verification_status` (string)
#### `400`

Bad Request

`application/json`

- `attributes` (object)
- `error` (string)
- `errorType` (string)
- `message` (string)
- `statusCode` (number)
## Code Examples

#### Console

```console
POST /api/fleet/cloud_connectors
{
  "accountType": "single-account",
  "cloudProvider": "aws",
  "name": "My AWS connector",
  "vars": {}
}
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X POST "https://{kibana_url}/api/fleet/cloud_connectors" \
  -H "kbn-xsrf: true" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "accountType": "single-account",
  "cloudProvider": "aws",
  "name": "My AWS connector",
  "vars": {}
}'
```

## Response Examples

#### Post cloud connector

The created Fleet cloud connector

```json
{
  "item": {
    "accountType": "single-account",
    "cloudProvider": "aws",
    "created_at": "2024-01-15T10:00:00.000Z",
    "id": "cloud-connector-id-2",
    "name": "My AWS connector",
    "packagePolicyCount": 0,
    "updated_at": "2024-01-15T10:00:00.000Z",
    "vars": {}
  }
}
```

#### Generic error response

Example of a generic error response

```json
{
  "error": "Bad Request",
  "message": "An error message describing what went wrong",
  "statusCode": 400
}
```