--- title: "Archive an Entity" method: POST path: "/entities/{entity_id}/archive" --- # Archive an Entity `POST /entities/{entity_id}/archive` ## Path parameters - `entity_id` string, required — The identifier of the Entity to archive. Any accounts associated with an entity must be closed before the entity can be archived. ## Response `200` Entity - Entity — Entities are the legal entities that own accounts. They can be people, corporations, joint accounts, trusts, or government authorities. To learn more, see [Entities](/documentation/entities). - `corporation` object, nullable, required — Details of the corporation entity. Will be present if `structure` is equal to `corporation`. - `address` object, required — The corporation's address. - `city` string, nullable, required — The city, district, town, or village of the address. - `country` string, required — The two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for the country of the address. - `line1` string, required — The first line of the address. - `line2` string, nullable, required — The second line of the address. - `state` string, nullable, required — The two-letter United States Postal Service (USPS) abbreviation for the US state, province, or region of the address. - `zip` string, nullable, required — The ZIP or postal code of the address. - `beneficial_owners` object[], required — The identifying details of anyone controlling or owning 25% or more of the corporation. - `company_title` string, nullable, required — This person's role or title within the entity. - `id` string, required — The identifier of this beneficial owner. - `individual` object, required — Personal details for the beneficial owner. - `address` object, required — The person's address. - `city` string, nullable, required — The city, district, town, or village of the address. - `country` string, required — The two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for the country of the address. - `line1` string, required — The first line of the address. - `line2` string, nullable, required — The second line of the address. - `state` string, nullable, required — The two-letter United States Postal Service (USPS) abbreviation for the US state, province, or region of the address. - `zip` string, nullable, required — The ZIP or postal code of the address. - `date_of_birth` string, date, required — The person's date of birth in YYYY-MM-DD format. - `identification` object, nullable, required — A means of verifying the person's identity. - `method` 'social_security_number' | 'individual_taxpayer_identification_number' | 'passport' | 'drivers_license' | 'other', required — A method that can be used to verify the individual's identity. - `number_last4` string, required — The last 4 digits of the identification number that can be used to verify the individual's identity. - `name` string, required — The person's legal name. - `prongs` string[], required — Why this person is considered a beneficial owner of the entity. - `beneficial_ownership_exemption_reason` 'regulated_financial_institution' | 'publicly_traded_company' | 'public_entity' | 'other', nullable, required — If the entity is exempt from the requirement to submit beneficial owners, the justification for the exemption. - `email` string, nullable, required — An email address for the business. - `incorporation_state` string, nullable, required — The two-letter United States Postal Service (USPS) abbreviation for the corporation's state of incorporation. - `industry_code` string, nullable, required — The numeric North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code submitted for the corporation. - `legal_identifier` object, nullable, required — The legal identifier of the corporation, like an Employer Identification Number (EIN). - `category` 'us_employer_identification_number' | 'other', required — The category of the legal identifier. - `value` string, required — The legal identifier itself. - `name` string, required — The legal name of the corporation. - `website` string, nullable, required — The website of the corporation. - `created_at` string, date-time, required — The [ISO 8601](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601) time at which the Entity was created. - `creating_entity_onboarding_session_id` string, nullable, required — The identifier of the Entity Onboarding Session that was used to create this Entity, if any. - `description` string, nullable, required — The entity's description for display purposes. - `details_confirmed_at` string, date-time, nullable, required — The [ISO 8601](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601) time at which the Entity's details were most recently confirmed. - `government_authority` object, nullable, required — Details of the government authority entity. Will be present if `structure` is equal to `government_authority`. - `address` object, required — The government authority's address. - `city` string, nullable, required — The city, district, town, or village of the address. - `country` string, required — The two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for the country of the address. - `line1` string, required — The first line of the address. - `line2` string, nullable, required — The second line of the address. - `state` string, nullable, required — The two-letter United States Postal Service (USPS) abbreviation for the US state, province, or region of the address. - `zip` string, nullable, required — The ZIP or postal code of the address. - `authorized_persons` object[], required — The identifying details of authorized persons of the government authority. - `authorized_person_id` string, required — The identifier of this authorized person. - `name` string, required — The person's legal name. - `category` 'municipality' | 'state_agency' | 'state_government' | 'federal_agency', required — The category of the government authority. - `name` string, required — The government authority's name. - `tax_identifier` string, nullable, required — The Employer Identification Number (EIN) of the government authority. - `website` string, nullable, required — The government authority's website. - `id` string, required — The entity's identifier. - `idempotency_key` string, nullable, required — The idempotency key you chose for this object. This value is unique across Increase and is used to ensure that a request is only processed once. Learn more about [idempotency](https://increase.com/documentation/idempotency-keys). - `joint` object, nullable, required — Details of the joint entity. Will be present if `structure` is equal to `joint`. - `individuals` object[], required — The two individuals that share control of the entity. - `address` object, required — The person's address. - `city` string, nullable, required — The city, district, town, or village of the address. - `country` string, required — The two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for the country of the address. - `line1` string, required — The first line of the address. - `line2` string, nullable, required — The second line of the address. - `state` string, nullable, required — The two-letter United States Postal Service (USPS) abbreviation for the US state, province, or region of the address. - `zip` string, nullable, required — The ZIP or postal code of the address. - `date_of_birth` string, date, required — The person's date of birth in YYYY-MM-DD format. - `identification` object, nullable, required — A means of verifying the person's identity. - `method` 'social_security_number' | 'individual_taxpayer_identification_number' | 'passport' | 'drivers_license' | 'other', required — A method that can be used to verify the individual's identity. - `number_last4` string, required — The last 4 digits of the identification number that can be used to verify the individual's identity. - `name` string, required — The person's legal name. - `name` string, required — The entity's name. - `natural_person` object, nullable, required — Details of the natural person entity. Will be present if `structure` is equal to `natural_person`. - `address` object, required — The person's address. - `city` string, nullable, required — The city, district, town, or village of the address. - `country` string, required — The two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for the country of the address. - `line1` string, required — The first line of the address. - `line2` string, nullable, required — The second line of the address. - `state` string, nullable, required — The two-letter United States Postal Service (USPS) abbreviation for the US state, province, or region of the address. - `zip` string, nullable, required — The ZIP or postal code of the address. - `date_of_birth` string, date, required — The person's date of birth in YYYY-MM-DD format. - `identification` object, nullable, required — A means of verifying the person's identity. - `method` 'social_security_number' | 'individual_taxpayer_identification_number' | 'passport' | 'drivers_license' | 'other', required — A method that can be used to verify the individual's identity. - `number_last4` string, required — The last 4 digits of the identification number that can be used to verify the individual's identity. - `name` string, required — The person's legal name. - `risk_rating` object, nullable, required — An assessment of the entity’s potential risk of involvement in financial crimes, such as money laundering. - `rated_at` string, date-time, required — The [ISO 8601](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601) time at which the risk rating was performed. - `rating` 'low' | 'medium' | 'high', required — The rating given to this entity. - `status` 'active' | 'archived' | 'disabled', required — The status of the entity. - `structure` 'corporation' | 'natural_person' | 'joint' | 'trust' | 'government_authority', required — The entity's legal structure. - `supplemental_documents` EntitySupplementalDocument[], required — Additional documentation associated with the entity. This is limited to the first 10 documents for an entity. If an entity has more than 10 documents, use the GET /entity_supplemental_documents list endpoint to retrieve them. - `created_at` string, date-time, required — The [ISO 8601](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601) time at which the Supplemental Document was created. - `entity_id` string, required — The Entity the supplemental document is attached to. - `file_id` string, required — The File containing the document. - `idempotency_key` string, nullable, required — The idempotency key you chose for this object. This value is unique across Increase and is used to ensure that a request is only processed once. Learn more about [idempotency](https://increase.com/documentation/idempotency-keys). - `type` 'entity_supplemental_document', required — A constant representing the object's type. For this resource it will always be `entity_supplemental_document`. - `terms_agreements` object[], required — The terms that the Entity agreed to. Not all programs are required to submit this data. - `agreed_at` string, date-time, required — The timestamp of when the Entity agreed to the terms. - `ip_address` string, nullable, required — The IP address the Entity accessed reviewed the terms from. - `terms_url` string, required — The URL of the terms agreement. This link will be provided by your bank partner. - `third_party_verification` object, nullable, required — If you are using a third-party service for identity verification, you can use this field to associate this Entity with the identifier that represents them in that service. - `reference` string, required — The reference identifier for the third party verification. - `vendor` 'alloy' | 'middesk' | 'oscilar' | 'persona' | 'taktile', required — The vendor that was used to perform the verification. - `trust` object, nullable, required — Details of the trust entity. Will be present if `structure` is equal to `trust`. - `address` object, required — The trust's address. - `city` string, nullable, required — The city, district, town, or village of the address. - `country` string, required — The two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for the country of the address. - `line1` string, required — The first line of the address. - `line2` string, nullable, required — The second line of the address. - `state` string, nullable, required — The two-letter United States Postal Service (USPS) abbreviation for the US state, province, or region of the address. - `zip` string, nullable, required — The ZIP or postal code of the address. - `category` 'revocable' | 'irrevocable', required — Whether the trust is `revocable` or `irrevocable`. - `formation_document_file_id` string, nullable, required — The ID for the File containing the formation document of the trust. - `formation_state` string, nullable, required — The two-letter United States Postal Service (USPS) abbreviation for the state in which the trust was formed. - `grantor` object, nullable, required — The grantor of the trust. Will be present if the `category` is `revocable`. - `address` object, nullable, required — The grantor's address. - `city` string, nullable, required — The city, district, town, or village of the address. - `country` string, required — The two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for the country of the address. - `line1` string, required — The first line of the address. - `line2` string, nullable, required — The second line of the address. - `state` string, nullable, required — The two-letter United States Postal Service (USPS) abbreviation for the US state, province, or region of the address. - `zip` string, nullable, required — The ZIP or postal code of the address. - `date_of_birth` string, date, nullable, required — The grantor's date of birth in YYYY-MM-DD format. - `identification` object, nullable, required — A means of verifying the grantor's identity. - `method` 'social_security_number' | 'individual_taxpayer_identification_number' | 'passport' | 'drivers_license' | 'other', required — A method that can be used to verify the grantor's identity. - `number_last4` string, required — The last 4 digits of the identification number that can be used to verify the grantor's identity. - `name` string, required — The grantor's legal name. - `name` string, required — The trust's name. - `tax_identifier` string, nullable, required — The Employer Identification Number (EIN) of the trust itself. - `trustees` object[], required — The trustees of the trust. - `individual` object, nullable, required — The individual trustee of the trust. Will be present if the trustee's `structure` is equal to `individual`. - `address` object, required — The person's address. - `city` string, nullable, required — The city, district, town, or village of the address. - `country` string, required — The two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for the country of the address. - `line1` string, required — The first line of the address. - `line2` string, nullable, required — The second line of the address. - `state` string, nullable, required — The two-letter United States Postal Service (USPS) abbreviation for the US state, province, or region of the address. - `zip` string, nullable, required — The ZIP or postal code of the address. - `date_of_birth` string, date, required — The person's date of birth in YYYY-MM-DD format. - `identification` object, nullable, required — A means of verifying the person's identity. - `method` 'social_security_number' | 'individual_taxpayer_identification_number' | 'passport' | 'drivers_license' | 'other', required — A method that can be used to verify the individual's identity. - `number_last4` string, required — The last 4 digits of the identification number that can be used to verify the individual's identity. - `name` string, required — The person's legal name. - `structure` 'individual', required — The structure of the trustee. Will always be equal to `individual`. - `type` 'entity', required — A constant representing the object's type. For this resource it will always be `entity`. - `validation` object, nullable, required — The validation results for the entity. Learn more about [validations](/documentation/entity-validation). - `issues` object[], required — The list of issues that need to be addressed. - `beneficial_owner_address` object, nullable, required — Details when the issue is with a beneficial owner's address. - `beneficial_owner_id` string, required — The ID of the beneficial owner. - `reason` 'mailbox_address', required — The reason the address is invalid. - `beneficial_owner_identity` object, nullable, required — Details when the issue is with a beneficial owner's identity verification. - `beneficial_owner_id` string, required — The ID of the beneficial owner. - `category` 'entity_tax_identifier' | 'entity_address' | 'entity_identity' | 'beneficial_owner_identity' | 'beneficial_owner_address', required — The type of issue. We may add additional possible values for this enum over time; your application should be able to handle such additions gracefully. - `entity_address` object, nullable, required — Details when the issue is with the entity's address. - `reason` 'mailbox_address', required — The reason the address is invalid. - `entity_identity` object, nullable, required — Details when the issue is with the entity's identity verification. - `entity_tax_identifier` object, nullable, required — Details when the issue is with the entity's tax ID. - `status` 'pending' | 'valid' | 'invalid', required — The validation status for the entity. If the status is `invalid`, the `issues` array will be populated. ## Other responses - `4XX` — Error - `5XX` — Error --- [API](https://skmtc.net/increase/apis/increase-api-2.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/increase/apis/increase-api-2/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/increase/increase-api-2/versions/c6111f49e8b7/schema)