# Creating a Dynamic Monetization Instance

**Authorization**: administration token

**Endpoint information**: [Create an instance](/apis/openapi-spec/instances/addinstance)

This section describes the steps for using the POST **/instances** API to create an instance for a customer account.

Important: If this is the first instance created for a specific account, it will be created as the default instance.

Send a POST to **/provisioning/api/<version>/instances**. Use the values as described in the following table:

| Item | Description |
|  --- | --- |
| **URI** | **/provisioning/api/<version>/instances** |
| **Method** | POST |
| **Query parameters** | N/A |
| **Request body** | 
```json
{ 
  "shortName": "ACME-def-inst",
  "accountId": "ACME"
}
```
 |


## Sample Response

If the request was successful, the response returns the instance information, similar to this:


```json
{
    "id": "d889a651-123a-456b-78d9-60d6de8cfes9",
    "shortName": "ACME-def-inst",
    "accountId": "ACME",
    "defaultInstance": true,
    "created": 1,
    "modified": 0
}
```