Create a new customer

client.express.create(, ?): ExpressCreateResponse { createdAt, expressCustomerId, expressCustomerName, 6 more }

POST/v1/express

Creates a new customer with a unique identifier and name. Customers can be used to group and manage users, studies, and access permissions across the Avara platform.

ParametersExpand Collapse

body: ExpressCreateParams { expressCustomerName, metadata }

expressCustomerName: string

Name of the Express customer to create

minLength1

metadata?: Record<string, string>

Custom key-value metadata for the Express customer. Maximum 50 pairs

ReturnsExpand Collapse

ExpressCreateResponse { createdAt, expressCustomerId, expressCustomerName, 6 more }

An Express customer entity that groups users and studies

createdAt: string | null

Timestamp when the Express customer was created

formatdate-time

expressCustomerId: string

Unique Express customer identifier. Format: cus_{32-hex-chars}

expressCustomerName: string

Name of the Express customer

minLength1

isActive: boolean

Whether the Express customer is currently active

updatedAt: string | null

Timestamp when the Express customer was last updated

formatdate-time

userCount: number

Number of users currently in this Express customer

minimum0

createdByApiKeyId?: string

UUID of the API key used to create this Express customer, for audit tracking

formatuuid

createdByUserId?: string

User ID who created this Express customer via dashboard, null if created via API key

metadata?: Record<string, string>

Custom key-value metadata for the Express customer. Maximum 50 pairs, keys up to 100 chars, values up to 1000 chars

Create a new customer

import Avara from 'avara';

const client = new Avara({
  apiKey: process.env['AVARA_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
});

const express = await client.express.create({
  expressCustomerName: 'City Medical Center - Radiology Department',
});

console.log(express.createdAt);

{
  "createdAt": "2024-01-15T09:00:00Z",
  "expressCustomerId": "cus_1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef",
  "expressCustomerName": "City Medical Center - Radiology Department",
  "isActive": true,
  "updatedAt": "2024-03-15T14:20:00Z",
  "userCount": 15,
  "createdByApiKeyId": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "createdByUserId": "usr_1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef",
  "metadata": {
    "department": "radiology",
    "region": "northeast"
  }
}

Returns Examples

{
  "createdAt": "2024-01-15T09:00:00Z",
  "expressCustomerId": "cus_1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef",
  "expressCustomerName": "City Medical Center - Radiology Department",
  "isActive": true,
  "updatedAt": "2024-03-15T14:20:00Z",
  "userCount": 15,
  "createdByApiKeyId": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "createdByUserId": "usr_1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef",
  "metadata": {
    "department": "radiology",
    "region": "northeast"
  }
}