> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://kamino.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create a distributor

> Registers a distributor under a unique name and returns its generated 5-character memo code. Private (authorized) API access only, please add a basic auth header to your request.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /kamino-api.json post /distributors
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  version: 1.0.0
  title: Kamino Public API
  description: >
    The Kamino API provides a comprehensive way to interact with Kamino without
    reading directly from the blockchain.


    The API also provides the ability to fetch data that might not be available
    from just reading the chain.


    The API is rate-limited for unauthenticated users. If you feel you need to
    make more requests or run into rate-limit issues, please reach out.
servers:
  - url: https://api.kamino.finance
security: []
paths:
  /distributors:
    post:
      tags:
        - Distributors
      summary: Create a distributor
      description: >-
        Registers a distributor under a unique name and returns its generated
        5-character memo code. Private (authorized) API access only, please add
        a basic auth header to your request.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                  minLength: 1
                  maxLength: 64
                  description: Unique distributor name
                  example: Sample Distributor
              required:
                - name
              additionalProperties: false
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Distributor'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                    description: High-level error message describing the failure
                    example: Invalid query params
                  details:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      additionalProperties: {}
                    description: >-
                      Detailed validation issues (present only for validation
                      errors)
                required:
                  - error
                description: Bad request response (400)
                example:
                  error: Invalid query request
                  details:
                    - code: invalid_union
                      errors:
                        - - code: custom
                            path: []
                            message: Invalid date string
                        - - expected: number
                            code: invalid_type
                            path: []
                            message: 'Invalid input: expected number, received string'
                      path:
                        - start
                      message: Invalid input
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                    description: Error message describing why it was not authorized
                    example: >-
                      Not authorized for this request. Please include the basic
                      auth headers.
                required:
                  - error
        '409':
          description: Conflict
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                    description: Error message describing the conflicting resource
                    example: Resource already exists
                required:
                  - error
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  schemas:
    Distributor:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          minLength: 5
          maxLength: 5
          description: >-
            Code the distributor puts in the spl-memo of the transactions it
            directs
          example: ex4mp
      required:
        - code
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error message for internal server failure
          example: An internal error occurred
      required:
        - error
      description: Internal server error response (500)
      example:
        error: An internal error occurred

````

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