---
title: "Update a business"
method: PATCH
path: "/businesses/{business_id}"
tags: ["Businesses"]
---

# Update a business

`PATCH /businesses/{business_id}`

Updates a business associated with a brand

## Path parameters

- `business_id` string, required

## Request body

- BusinessesPatchSerializer
  - `brand_business_id` string — The brand's UUID for the business.
  - `ein` string — The Tax Identification Number
  - `legal_business_name` string — The legal business name
  - `dba_business_name` string — The doing-business-as name (trade name)
  - `business_type` 'cooperative' | 'limited_liability_company' | 'sole_proprietorship' | 'partnership' | 'limited_partnership' | 'corporation' | 'nonprofit_organization' — The business type
  - `date_established` string, string — Date of incorporation in YYYY-MM-DD format
  - `phone` string — Phone number
  - `email` string — Business contact email
  - `website` string — The official website
  - `industry_type` string — Type of business conducted
  - `number_of_employees` string — Description of number of employees at firm, as a range or value

## Response `200`

Example response

- object
  - `business_id` string, required
  - `brand_business_id` string, required
  - `ein` string, required
  - `phone` string, required
  - `email` string, required
  - `website` string, required
  - `legal_business_name` string, required
  - `dba_business_name` string, required
  - `business_type` string, required
  - `industry_type` string, required
  - `number_of_employees` string, required
  - `addresses` object[], required
    - `date_updated` string, required
    - `date_created` string, required
    - `address_id` string, required
    - `address_type` string, required
    - `street` string, required
    - `street2` string, required
    - `city` string, required — Has a 2 to 40-character limit. May contain only alphanumerics, `-`, `_`,`.`, and spaces
    - `state` string, required
    - `zip_code` string, required
    - `country` string, required
    - `is_primary` boolean, required
  - `beneficial_owners` object[], required
    - `first_name` string, required
    - `last_name` string, required
    - `dob` string, required
    - `addresses` object[]
      - `address_type` string, required
      - `street` string, required
      - `street2` string, required
      - `city` string, required — Has a 2 to 40-character limit. May contain only alphanumerics, `-`, `_`,`.`, and spaces
      - `state` string, required
      - `zip_code` string, required
      - `country` string, required
      - `is_primary` boolean, required

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