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# POST /account/username

Sets the username for your account.

`POST https://api.aevo.xyz/account/username`

> **Authentication required.** Include your `AEVO-KEY` and `AEVO-SECRET` headers. See [Authentication](/api-reference/urls/authentication.md).

## Body Parameters

| Field      | Type   | Required | Description                                                                                              |
| ---------- | ------ | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `username` | string | Yes      | Account's auto-generated username based on their Ethereum address. Example: `officially-evolved-terrier` |

## Example Request

```bash
curl --request POST \
     --url https://api.aevo.xyz/account/username \
     --header 'accept: application/json' \
     --header 'AEVO-KEY: <your-api-key>' \
     --header 'AEVO-SECRET: <your-api-secret>' \
     --header 'content-type: application/json' \
     --data '{ ... }'
```

## Responses

**`200`** — Whether or not the username was successfully set.

| Field     | Type    | Required | Description                                                 |
| --------- | ------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| `success` | boolean | Yes      | Request successful if true. Example: `true` Example: `True` |

**`400`** — Bad request.

| Field   | Type   | Required | Description                                     |
| ------- | ------ | -------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| `error` | string | Yes      | Error message. Example: `ERR_MALFORMED_REQUEST` |

**`401`** — Unauthorized.

| Field   | Type   | Required | Description                            |
| ------- | ------ | -------- | -------------------------------------- |
| `error` | string | Yes      | Error message. Example: `UNAUTHORIZED` |

**`429`** — Rate limit exceeded.

| Field   | Type   | Required | Description                                   |
| ------- | ------ | -------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| `error` | string | Yes      | Error message. Example: `RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED` |

**`500`** — Internal server error.

| Field   | Type   | Required | Description                              |
| ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| `error` | string | Yes      | Error message. Example: `INTERNAL_ERROR` |