--- title: "Create an employer" method: POST path: "/employers" tags: ["Employers"] --- # Create an employer `POST /employers` Creates an `employer`. ## Headers - `Idempotency-Key` string - `X-Platform-Id` string ## Request body - CreateEmployerRequest - `legal_name` string, required — Legal name of the company. NOTE: This field will be normalized according to our internal formatting rules. - `registration_number` string, nullable — Company registration number. NOTE: This field will be normalized according to our internal formatting rules. - `legal_address` AddressModel, required - `line1` string, required — Must not be empty. NOTE: This field will be normalized according to our internal formatting rules. - `line2` string, nullable — NOTE: This field will be normalized according to our internal formatting rules. - `line3` string, nullable — NOTE: This field will be normalized according to our internal formatting rules. - `city` string, required — Must not be empty. NOTE: This field will be normalized according to our internal formatting rules. - `state` string, nullable — Required for United States (State), and Canada (Province). NOTE: This field will be normalized according to our internal formatting rules. - `postal_code` string, required — Must not be empty, and a valid postal code for the specified country. NOTE: This field will be normalized according to our internal formatting rules. - `country_code` 'af' | 'ax' | 'al' | 'dz' | 'as' | 'ad' | 'ao' | 'ai' | 'aq' | 'ag' | 'ar' | 'am' | 'aw' | 'au' | 'at' | 'az' | 'bs' | 'bh' | 'bd' | 'bb' | 'by' | 'be' | 'bz' | 'bj' | 'bm' | 'bt' | 'bo' | 'bq' | 'ba' | 'bw' | 'bv' | 'br' | 'io' | 'bn' | 'bg' | 'bf' | 'bi' | 'cv' | 'kh' | 'cm' | 'ca' | 'ky' | 'cf' | 'td' | 'cl' | 'cn' | 'cx' | 'cc' | 'co' | 'km' | 'cg' | 'cd' | 'ck' | 'cr' | 'ci' | 'hr' | 'cu' | 'cw' | 'cy' | 'cz' | 'dk' | 'dj' | 'dm' | 'do' | 'ec' | 'eg' | 'sv' | 'gq' | 'er' | 'ee' | 'sz' | 'et' | 'fk' | 'fo' | 'fj' | 'fi' | 'fr' | 'gf' | 'pf' | 'tf' | 'ga' | 'gm' | 'ge' | 'de' | 'gh' | 'gi' | 'gr' | 'gl' | 'gd' | 'gp' | 'gu' | 'gt' | 'gg' | 'gn' | 'gw' | 'gy' | 'ht' | 'hm' | 'va' | 'hn' | 'hk' | 'hu' | 'is' | 'in' | 'id' | 'ir' | 'iq' | 'ie' | 'im' | 'il' | 'it' | 'jm' | 'jp' | 'je' | 'jo' | 'kz' | 'ke' | 'ki' | 'kp' | 'kr' | 'xk' | 'kw' | 'kg' | 'la' | 'lv' | 'lb' | 'ls' | 'lr' | 'ly' | 'li' | 'lt' | 'lu' | 'mo' | 'mg' | 'mw' | 'my' | 'mv' | 'ml' | 'mt' | 'mh' | 'mq' | 'mr' | 'mu' | 'yt' | 'mx' | 'fm' | 'md' | 'mc' | 'mn' | 'me' | 'ms' | 'ma' | 'mz' | 'mm' | 'na' | 'nr' | 'np' | 'nl' | 'nc' | 'nz' | 'ni' | 'ne' | 'ng' | 'nu' | 'nf' | 'mk' | 'mp' | 'no' | 'om' | 'pk' | 'pw' | 'ps' | 'pa' | 'pg' | 'py' | 'pe' | 'ph' | 'pn' | 'pl' | 'pt' | 'pr' | 'qa' | 're' | 'ro' | 'ru' | 'rw' | 'bl' | 'sh' | 'kn' | 'lc' | 'mf' | 'pm' | 'vc' | 'ws' | 'sm' | 'st' | 'sa' | 'sn' | 'rs' | 'sc' | 'sl' | 'sg' | 'sx' | 'sk' | 'si' | 'sb' | 'so' | 'za' | 'gs' | 'ss' | 'es' | 'lk' | 'sd' | 'sr' | 'sj' | 'se' | 'ch' | 'sy' | 'tw' | 'tj' | 'tz' | 'th' | 'tl' | 'tg' | 'tk' | 'to' | 'tt' | 'tn' | 'tr' | 'tm' | 'tc' | 'tv' | 'ug' | 'ua' | 'ae' | 'gb' | 'um' | 'us' | 'uy' | 'uz' | 'vu' | 've' | 'vn' | 'vg' | 'vi' | 'wf' | 'eh' | 'ye' | 'zm' | 'zw', required - `contact` ContactModel, required - `name` string, required — Contact person name. NOTE: This field will be normalized according to our internal formatting rules. - `email` string, required — Contact email address. NOTE: This field will be normalized according to our internal formatting rules. - `earliest_benefits_start_date` string, date, nullable — The earliest date this employer is permitted to set up any benefits scheme. If this date is in the future, benefit setup will be blocked until then. Used to delay scheme setup access (e.g., for onboarding alignment). **Constraints:** - Can only be set or updated if no group policy or group quote exists. - Must be a valid date in the future. - `metadata` object, nullable — Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format. Maximum 25 keys. Individual keys can be up to 40 characters and values up to 500 characters. ## Response `200` OK - EmployerResponse - `id` string, required - `platform_id` string - `status` 'pending' | 'active' | 'offboarding' | 'inactive' | 'restricted' - `legal_name` string, required - `registration_number` string, nullable - `legal_address` AddressModel, required - `line1` string, required — Must not be empty. NOTE: This field will be normalized according to our internal formatting rules. - `line2` string, nullable — NOTE: This field will be normalized according to our internal formatting rules. - `line3` string, nullable — NOTE: This field will be normalized according to our internal formatting rules. - `city` string, required — Must not be empty. NOTE: This field will be normalized according to our internal formatting rules. - `state` string, nullable — Required for United States (State), and Canada (Province). NOTE: This field will be normalized according to our internal formatting rules. - `postal_code` string, required — Must not be empty, and a valid postal code for the specified country. NOTE: This field will be normalized according to our internal formatting rules. - `country_code` 'af' | 'ax' | 'al' | 'dz' | 'as' | 'ad' | 'ao' | 'ai' | 'aq' | 'ag' | 'ar' | 'am' | 'aw' | 'au' | 'at' | 'az' | 'bs' | 'bh' | 'bd' | 'bb' | 'by' | 'be' | 'bz' | 'bj' | 'bm' | 'bt' | 'bo' | 'bq' | 'ba' | 'bw' | 'bv' | 'br' | 'io' | 'bn' | 'bg' | 'bf' | 'bi' | 'cv' | 'kh' | 'cm' | 'ca' | 'ky' | 'cf' | 'td' | 'cl' | 'cn' | 'cx' | 'cc' | 'co' | 'km' | 'cg' | 'cd' | 'ck' | 'cr' | 'ci' | 'hr' | 'cu' | 'cw' | 'cy' | 'cz' | 'dk' | 'dj' | 'dm' | 'do' | 'ec' | 'eg' | 'sv' | 'gq' | 'er' | 'ee' | 'sz' | 'et' | 'fk' | 'fo' | 'fj' | 'fi' | 'fr' | 'gf' | 'pf' | 'tf' | 'ga' | 'gm' | 'ge' | 'de' | 'gh' | 'gi' | 'gr' | 'gl' | 'gd' | 'gp' | 'gu' | 'gt' | 'gg' | 'gn' | 'gw' | 'gy' | 'ht' | 'hm' | 'va' | 'hn' | 'hk' | 'hu' | 'is' | 'in' | 'id' | 'ir' | 'iq' | 'ie' | 'im' | 'il' | 'it' | 'jm' | 'jp' | 'je' | 'jo' | 'kz' | 'ke' | 'ki' | 'kp' | 'kr' | 'xk' | 'kw' | 'kg' | 'la' | 'lv' | 'lb' | 'ls' | 'lr' | 'ly' | 'li' | 'lt' | 'lu' | 'mo' | 'mg' | 'mw' | 'my' | 'mv' | 'ml' | 'mt' | 'mh' | 'mq' | 'mr' | 'mu' | 'yt' | 'mx' | 'fm' | 'md' | 'mc' | 'mn' | 'me' | 'ms' | 'ma' | 'mz' | 'mm' | 'na' | 'nr' | 'np' | 'nl' | 'nc' | 'nz' | 'ni' | 'ne' | 'ng' | 'nu' | 'nf' | 'mk' | 'mp' | 'no' | 'om' | 'pk' | 'pw' | 'ps' | 'pa' | 'pg' | 'py' | 'pe' | 'ph' | 'pn' | 'pl' | 'pt' | 'pr' | 'qa' | 're' | 'ro' | 'ru' | 'rw' | 'bl' | 'sh' | 'kn' | 'lc' | 'mf' | 'pm' | 'vc' | 'ws' | 'sm' | 'st' | 'sa' | 'sn' | 'rs' | 'sc' | 'sl' | 'sg' | 'sx' | 'sk' | 'si' | 'sb' | 'so' | 'za' | 'gs' | 'ss' | 'es' | 'lk' | 'sd' | 'sr' | 'sj' | 'se' | 'ch' | 'sy' | 'tw' | 'tj' | 'tz' | 'th' | 'tl' | 'tg' | 'tk' | 'to' | 'tt' | 'tn' | 'tr' | 'tm' | 'tc' | 'tv' | 'ug' | 'ua' | 'ae' | 'gb' | 'um' | 'us' | 'uy' | 'uz' | 'vu' | 've' | 'vn' | 'vg' | 'vi' | 'wf' | 'eh' | 'ye' | 'zm' | 'zw', required - `contact` ContactModel, required - `name` string, required — Contact person name. NOTE: This field will be normalized according to our internal formatting rules. - `email` string, required — Contact email address. NOTE: This field will be normalized according to our internal formatting rules. - `offboard_on` string, date-time, nullable - `earliest_benefits_start_date` string, date, nullable - `metadata` object, nullable — Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format. Maximum 25 keys. Individual keys can be up to 40 characters and values up to 500 characters. - `object` string — The object type ## Other responses - `400` — Bad Request --- [API](https://skmtc.net/kota/apis/kota-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/kota/apis/kota-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/kota/kota-api/versions/7b8b3ed87c96/schema)