/// <summary>
/// Creates a new Account. Access is restricted to an API account with create merchant privileges.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="createAccount">An XML request to create an account</param>
/// <returns>An Account object</returns>
public Account CreateAccount(CreateAccount createAccount)
{
Account result = null;
Uri uri = new Uri(this.EndPoint.AbsoluteUri + "api/account/create");
HttpWebRequest request = this.CreateRequestPOST(uri, createAccount);
using (HttpWebResponse response = request.GetResponseWithoutException() as HttpWebResponse)
{
if (response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.Created)
{
using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream()))
{
XDocument document = XDocument.Load(reader);
result = new Account(document.Element("Account"));
}
}
else
{
this.HandleError(response);
}
}
return result;
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a new Account. Access is restricted to an API account with create merchant privileges.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="merchantID">Merchant system account ID</param>
/// <param name="emailAddress">Email address of the primary user</param>
/// <param name="firstName">First name of the primary user</param>
/// <param name="lastName">Last name of the primary user</param>
/// <param name="companyName">Merchant Company</param>
/// <param name="country">Country that the merchant is headquartered in. ISO 3166-1 2 character country code</param>
/// <param name="vatID">Tax ID for VAT accounting. Required for Irish merchants only</param>
/// <returns>An Account object</returns>
public Account CreateAccount(String merchantID, String emailAddress, String firstName, String lastName, String companyName, String country, String vatID = null)
{
CreateAccount createAccountRequest = new CreateAccount(merchantID, emailAddress, firstName, lastName, companyName, country, vatID);
Account account = this.CreateAccount(createAccountRequest);
return account;
}
