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# AllocateExternalParty

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      <h1 class="x2mdx-ref-title">AllocateExternalParty</h1>

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      <code>/com.daml.ledger.api.v2.admin.PartyManagementService/AllocateExternalParty</code>
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    ## Protocol Details

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        <dt>Protocol</dt>
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        <dt>Service</dt>
        <dd>PartyManagementService</dd>
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        <dt>RPC</dt>
        <dd>AllocateExternalParty</dd>
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        <dt>Client stream</dt>
        <dd>No</dd>
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        <dt>Server stream</dt>
        <dd>No</dd>
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    ## Inputs

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        <h3>AllocateExternalPartyRequest</h3>
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          <dt>Message</dt>
          <dd>com.daml.ledger.api.v2.admin.AllocateExternalPartyRequest</dd>
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          <dt>Client stream</dt>
          <dd>No</dd>
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            <code class="x2mdx-ref-field-name">synchronizer</code>
            <span class="x2mdx-ref-type-badge">string</span>
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          <div class="x2mdx-ref-field-main">
            <code class="x2mdx-ref-field-name">onboarding\_transactions</code>
            <span class="x2mdx-ref-type-badge">repeated SignedTransaction</span>
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            <code class="x2mdx-ref-field-name">multi\_hash\_signatures</code>
            <span class="x2mdx-ref-type-badge">repeated Signature</span>
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          <div class="x2mdx-ref-field-main">
            <code class="x2mdx-ref-field-name">identity\_provider\_id</code>
            <span class="x2mdx-ref-type-badge">string</span>
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          <div class="x2mdx-ref-field-main">
            <code class="x2mdx-ref-field-name">wait\_for\_allocation</code>
            <span class="x2mdx-ref-type-badge">bool</span>
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            <code class="x2mdx-ref-field-name">user\_id</code>
            <span class="x2mdx-ref-type-badge">string</span>
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    ## Outputs

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        <h3>AllocateExternalPartyResponse</h3>
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          <dt>Message</dt>
          <dd>com.daml.ledger.api.v2.admin.AllocateExternalPartyResponse</dd>
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          <dt>Server stream</dt>
          <dd>No</dd>
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            <code class="x2mdx-ref-field-name">party\_id</code>
            <span class="x2mdx-ref-type-badge">string</span>
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    ## Lifecycle Changes

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        <span class="x2mdx-ref-change-version">3.4.4</span>
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    ## Related Schemas

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      <Accordion title="com.daml.ledger.api.v2.admin.AllocateExternalPartyRequest">
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              <div class="x2mdx-ref-field-main">
                <code class="x2mdx-ref-field-name">synchronizer</code>
                <span class="x2mdx-ref-type-badge">string</span>
              </div>
            </div>

            <div class="x2mdx-ref-field-row">
              <div class="x2mdx-ref-field-main">
                <code class="x2mdx-ref-field-name">onboarding\_transactions</code>
                <span class="x2mdx-ref-type-badge">repeated SignedTransaction</span>
              </div>
            </div>

            <div class="x2mdx-ref-field-row">
              <div class="x2mdx-ref-field-main">
                <code class="x2mdx-ref-field-name">multi\_hash\_signatures</code>
                <span class="x2mdx-ref-type-badge">repeated Signature</span>
              </div>
            </div>

            <div class="x2mdx-ref-field-row">
              <div class="x2mdx-ref-field-main">
                <code class="x2mdx-ref-field-name">identity\_provider\_id</code>
                <span class="x2mdx-ref-type-badge">string</span>
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            </div>

            <div class="x2mdx-ref-field-row">
              <div class="x2mdx-ref-field-main">
                <code class="x2mdx-ref-field-name">wait\_for\_allocation</code>
                <span class="x2mdx-ref-type-badge">bool</span>
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            </div>

            <div class="x2mdx-ref-field-row">
              <div class="x2mdx-ref-field-main">
                <code class="x2mdx-ref-field-name">user\_id</code>
                <span class="x2mdx-ref-type-badge">string</span>
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>
      </Accordion>

      <Accordion title="com.daml.ledger.api.v2.admin.AllocateExternalPartyRequest.SignedTransaction">
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                <code class="x2mdx-ref-field-name">transaction</code>
                <span class="x2mdx-ref-type-badge">bytes</span>
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                <code class="x2mdx-ref-field-name">signatures</code>
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                <code class="x2mdx-ref-field-name">signature</code>
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                <code class="x2mdx-ref-field-name">signed\_by</code>
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                <code class="x2mdx-ref-field-name">signing\_algorithm\_spec</code>
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            <li><code>SIGNATURE\_FORMAT\_UNSPECIFIED</code></li>

            <li><code>SIGNATURE\_FORMAT\_RAW</code></li>

            <li><code>SIGNATURE\_FORMAT\_DER</code></li>

            <li><code>SIGNATURE\_FORMAT\_CONCAT</code></li>

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            <li><code>SIGNING\_ALGORITHM\_SPEC\_UNSPECIFIED</code></li>

            <li><code>SIGNING\_ALGORITHM\_SPEC\_ED25519</code></li>

            <li><code>SIGNING\_ALGORITHM\_SPEC\_EC\_DSA\_SHA\_256</code></li>

            <li><code>SIGNING\_ALGORITHM\_SPEC\_EC\_DSA\_SHA\_384</code></li>
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                <code class="x2mdx-ref-field-name">party\_id</code>
                <span class="x2mdx-ref-type-badge">string</span>
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        ```bash grpcurl theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
        # Add -plaintext if the server is not using TLS.
        grpcurl \
          -d @ \
          <HOST:PORT> \
          com.daml.ledger.api.v2.admin.PartyManagementService/AllocateExternalParty <<'EOF'
        {
          "synchronizer": "string",
          "onboardingTransactions": [
            {
              "transaction": "BASE64_ENCODED_BYTES",
              "signatures": [
                {
                  "format": "SIGNATURE_FORMAT_UNSPECIFIED",
                  "signature": "BASE64_ENCODED_BYTES",
                  "signedBy": "string",
                  "signingAlgorithmSpec": "SIGNING_ALGORITHM_SPEC_UNSPECIFIED"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "multiHashSignatures": [
            {
              "format": "SIGNATURE_FORMAT_UNSPECIFIED",
              "signature": "BASE64_ENCODED_BYTES",
              "signedBy": "string",
              "signingAlgorithmSpec": "SIGNING_ALGORITHM_SPEC_UNSPECIFIED"
            }
          ],
          "identityProviderId": "string",
          "waitForAllocation": true,
          "userId": "string"
        }
        EOF
        ```
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          <span className="x2mdx-ref-rail-heading">OK</span>

          <span className="x2mdx-ref-response-label">application/json</span>
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        ```json OK theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
        {
          "partyId": "string"
        }
        ```
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