**Example**

Create an account in the DataONE staging environment.

.. code-block:: bash

  $ cat person.xml

  <ns2:person xmlns:ns2="http://ns.dataone.org/service/types/v1">
    <subject>http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6513-4996</subject>
    <givenName>David</givenName>
    <familyName>Vieglais</familyName>
    <equivalentIdentity>CN=Dave Vieglais A335,O=Google,C=US,DC=cilogon,DC=org</equivalentIdentity>
    <verified>true</verified>
  </ns2:person>

  $ curl -s \
      -F person=@person.xml \
      -X POST \
      -w "Status: %{http_code}\n" \
      "https://cn-stage.test.dataone.org/cn/v2/accounts"
  Status: 200

Verify that the account was created using the :func:`getSubjectInfo` method.

Legitimacy of the account must be verified with the :func:`verifyAccount` method.