---
title: "Create a new Company"
method: POST
path: "/v1/companies"
tags: ["companies"]
---

# Create a new Company

`POST /v1/companies`

## Request body

- CompanyCreate
  - `name` string, required
  - `identifier` string — An external identifier that can be used by integrated systems
  - `require_mfa` boolean, required — Whether new users will have multi-factor authentication enabled

## Response `201`

The newly created Company

- object
  - `data` CompanyRead, required
    - `uuid` string, uuid, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `identifier` string, nullable — An external identifier that can be used by integrated systems
    - `type` 'client' | 'firm', required — Whether the company is a Firm (the audit provider) or a Client.
    - `require_mfa` boolean, required — Whether new users will have multi-factor authentication enabled
    - `_links` CompanyReadLinks, required
      - `fieldguide` HalLink, required
        - `href` string, uri, required
        - `title` string — A human-readable title for the link
        - `type` string, required — The content-type

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden (requires permission `['insert', 'companies']`) Forbidden (requires scopes `companies:write`)
- `429` — Too many requests

---

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