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diff --git a/firefly_cli/commands/account.py b/firefly_cli/commands/account.py
index d78f8fc..81c2e1d 100644
--- a/firefly_cli/commands/account.py
+++ b/firefly_cli/commands/account.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ def _create_args(p):
p.add_argument("--opening-balance", dest="opening_balance", default=None,
help="initial balance (asset accounts); dated today")
p.add_argument("--currency", default=None, help="currency code, e.g. EUR")
+ p.add_argument("--if-not-exists", dest="if_not_exists", action="store_true",
+ help="if an account with this name exists, return it (existed:true) instead of erroring")
@registry.command("account create", help="create an asset, expense, or revenue account", args=_create_args)
def cmd_create(args, ctx):
@@ -30,6 +32,17 @@ def cmd_create(args, ctx):
raise FireflyError(
f'Unsupported account type "{args.type}". '
f'Use one of: {", ".join(_CREATE_TYPES)}.')
+ if getattr(args, "if_not_exists", False):
+ # Resolve by name to detect existence; avoids parsing Firefly's 422
+ # "name already in use" error string. Missing = ResolutionError -> create.
+ from firefly_cli.errors import ResolutionError
+ try:
+ existing = ctx.resolver.account(args.name)
+ except ResolutionError:
+ existing = None
+ if existing is not None:
+ output.emit({**existing, "existed": True}, human=ctx.human)
+ return 0
body = {"name": args.name, "type": args.type}
if args.type == "asset":
body["account_role"] = "defaultAsset"