---
title: "Create a business"
method: POST
path: "/businesses"
tags: ["Businesses"]
---

# Create a business

`POST /businesses`

Creates a business.

## Headers

- `idempotency-key` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- union
  - object — Schema for business company information.
    - `contact_email` string, email, required — Contact email address of the business.
    - `registered_address` object, required — Address. Must not be a P.O. box or c/o address.
      - `address_line1` string, required — First address line of the address.
      - `address_line2` string — Second address line of the address.
      - `postcode` string, required — Postal code (postcode, PIN or ZIP code)
      - `country` 'AD' | 'AE' | 'AF' | 'AG' | 'AI' | 'AL' | 'AM' | 'AO' | 'AQ' | 'AR' | 'AS' | 'AT' | 'AU' | 'AW' | 'AX' | 'AZ' | 'BA' | 'BB' | 'BD' | 'BE' | 'BF' | 'BG' | 'BH' | 'BI' | 'BJ' | 'BL' | 'BM' | 'BN' | 'BO' | 'BQ' | 'BR' | 'BS' | 'BT' | 'BV' | 'BW' | 'BY' | 'BZ' | 'CA' | 'CC' | 'CD' | 'CF' | 'CG' | 'CH' | 'CI' | 'CK' | 'CL' | 'CM' | 'CN' | 'CO' | 'CR' | 'CU' | 'CV' | 'CW' | 'CX' | 'CY' | 'CZ' | 'DE' | 'DJ' | 'DK' | 'DM' | 'DO' | 'DZ' | 'EC' | 'EE' | 'EG' | 'EH' | 'ER' | 'ES' | 'ET' | 'FI' | 'FJ' | 'FK' | 'FM' | 'FO' | 'FR' | 'GA' | 'GB' | 'GD' | 'GE' | 'GF' | 'GG' | 'GH' | 'GI' | 'GL' | 'GM' | 'GN' | 'GP' | 'GQ' | 'GR' | 'GS' | 'GT' | 'GU' | 'GW' | 'GY' | 'HK' | 'HM' | 'HN' | 'HR' | 'HT' | 'HU' | 'ID' | 'IE' | 'IL' | 'IM' | 'IN' | 'IO' | 'IQ' | 'IR' | 'IS' | 'IT' | 'JE' | 'JM' | 'JO' | 'JP' | 'KE' | 'KG' | 'KH' | 'KI' | 'KM' | 'KN' | 'KP' | 'KR' | 'KW' | 'KY' | 'KZ' | 'LA' | 'LB' | 'LC' | 'LI' | 'LK' | 'LR' | 'LS' | 'LT' | 'LU' | 'LV' | 'LY' | 'MA' | 'MC' | 'MD' | 'ME' | 'MF' | 'MG' | 'MH' | 'MK' | 'ML' | 'MM' | 'MN' | 'MO' | 'MP' | 'MQ' | 'MR' | 'MS' | 'MT' | 'MU' | 'MV' | 'MW' | 'MX' | 'MY' | 'MZ' | 'NA' | 'NC' | 'NE' | 'NF' | 'NG' | 'NI' | 'NL' | 'NO' | 'NP' | 'NR' | 'NU' | 'NZ' | 'OM' | 'PA' | 'PE' | 'PF' | 'PG' | 'PH' | 'PK' | 'PL' | 'PM' | 'PN' | 'PR' | 'PS' | 'PT' | 'PW' | 'PY' | 'QA' | 'RE' | 'RO' | 'RS' | 'RU' | 'RW' | 'SA' | 'SB' | 'SC' | 'SD' | 'SE' | 'SG' | 'SH' | 'SI' | 'SJ' | 'SK' | 'SL' | 'SM' | 'SN' | 'SO' | 'SR' | 'SS' | 'ST' | 'SV' | 'SX' | 'SY' | 'SZ' | 'TC' | 'TD' | 'TF' | 'TG' | 'TH' | 'TJ' | 'TK' | 'TL' | 'TM' | 'TN' | 'TO' | 'TR' | 'TT' | 'TV' | 'TW' | 'TZ' | 'UA' | 'UG' | 'UM' | 'US' | 'UY' | 'UZ' | 'VA' | 'VC' | 'VE' | 'VG' | 'VI' | 'VN' | 'VU' | 'WF' | 'WS' | 'XK' | 'YE' | 'YT' | 'ZA' | 'ZM' | 'ZW', required — Accepted country code. [ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2).
      - `state` string — State, province, county. [ISO 3166 alpha-2 Codes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2).
      - `city` string, required
    - `registration_number` string, required — Registration number of the business.
    - `tax_information` object, required — Tax information of the business.
      - `tax_country_code` 'AD' | 'AE' | 'AF' | 'AG' | 'AI' | 'AL' | 'AM' | 'AO' | 'AQ' | 'AR' | 'AS' | 'AT' | 'AU' | 'AW' | 'AX' | 'AZ' | 'BA' | 'BB' | 'BD' | 'BE' | 'BF' | 'BG' | 'BH' | 'BI' | 'BJ' | 'BL' | 'BM' | 'BN' | 'BO' | 'BQ' | 'BR' | 'BS' | 'BT' | 'BV' | 'BW' | 'BY' | 'BZ' | 'CA' | 'CC' | 'CD' | 'CF' | 'CG' | 'CH' | 'CI' | 'CK' | 'CL' | 'CM' | 'CN' | 'CO' | 'CR' | 'CU' | 'CV' | 'CW' | 'CX' | 'CY' | 'CZ' | 'DE' | 'DJ' | 'DK' | 'DM' | 'DO' | 'DZ' | 'EC' | 'EE' | 'EG' | 'EH' | 'ER' | 'ES' | 'ET' | 'FI' | 'FJ' | 'FK' | 'FM' | 'FO' | 'FR' | 'GA' | 'GB' | 'GD' | 'GE' | 'GF' | 'GG' | 'GH' | 'GI' | 'GL' | 'GM' | 'GN' | 'GP' | 'GQ' | 'GR' | 'GS' | 'GT' | 'GU' | 'GW' | 'GY' | 'HK' | 'HM' | 'HN' | 'HR' | 'HT' | 'HU' | 'ID' | 'IE' | 'IL' | 'IM' | 'IN' | 'IO' | 'IQ' | 'IR' | 'IS' | 'IT' | 'JE' | 'JM' | 'JO' | 'JP' | 'KE' | 'KG' | 'KH' | 'KI' | 'KM' | 'KN' | 'KP' | 'KR' | 'KW' | 'KY' | 'KZ' | 'LA' | 'LB' | 'LC' | 'LI' | 'LK' | 'LR' | 'LS' | 'LT' | 'LU' | 'LV' | 'LY' | 'MA' | 'MC' | 'MD' | 'ME' | 'MF' | 'MG' | 'MH' | 'MK' | 'ML' | 'MM' | 'MN' | 'MO' | 'MP' | 'MQ' | 'MR' | 'MS' | 'MT' | 'MU' | 'MV' | 'MW' | 'MX' | 'MY' | 'MZ' | 'NA' | 'NC' | 'NE' | 'NF' | 'NG' | 'NI' | 'NL' | 'NO' | 'NP' | 'NR' | 'NU' | 'NZ' | 'OM' | 'PA' | 'PE' | 'PF' | 'PG' | 'PH' | 'PK' | 'PL' | 'PM' | 'PN' | 'PR' | 'PS' | 'PT' | 'PW' | 'PY' | 'QA' | 'RE' | 'RO' | 'RS' | 'RU' | 'RW' | 'SA' | 'SB' | 'SC' | 'SD' | 'SE' | 'SG' | 'SH' | 'SI' | 'SJ' | 'SK' | 'SL' | 'SM' | 'SN' | 'SO' | 'SR' | 'SS' | 'ST' | 'SV' | 'SX' | 'SY' | 'SZ' | 'TC' | 'TD' | 'TF' | 'TG' | 'TH' | 'TJ' | 'TK' | 'TL' | 'TM' | 'TN' | 'TO' | 'TR' | 'TT' | 'TV' | 'TW' | 'TZ' | 'UA' | 'UG' | 'UM' | 'US' | 'UY' | 'UZ' | 'VA' | 'VC' | 'VE' | 'VG' | 'VI' | 'VN' | 'VU' | 'WF' | 'WS' | 'XK' | 'YE' | 'YT' | 'ZA' | 'ZM' | 'ZW', required — Accepted country code. [ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2).
      - `tax_identification_type` 'STEUERNUMMER' | 'WIRTSCHAFTSIDENTIFIKATIONSNUMMER', required — Type of tax identification used by the business.
      - `tax_identification_number` string, required — Tax identification number of the business. When `tax_identification_type` is `STEUERNUMMER`, the value is 10 or 11 digits, provided either as bare digits or in a state-specific slash-grouped layout. Slashes are all-or-nothing and must appear at the grouping positions: | Format | Grouping | Example | | --- | --- | --- | | Bare digits | 10 or 11 digits | `1234567890`, `12345678901` | | North Rhine-Westphalia | 3/4/4 | `133/8150/8159` | | Bavaria | 3/3/5 | `181/815/08155` | | Standard 10-digit | 2/3/5 | `24/815/08151` | | Alternative 10-digit (Berlin, Bremen, Lower Saxony) | 3/3/4 | `181/815/0815` | When `tax_identification_type` is `WIRTSCHAFTSIDENTIFIKATIONSNUMMER`, the value is `DE` followed by 9 digits, with an optional 5-digit distinguishing feature (for example `DE123456789` or `DE123456789-00001`).
      - `is_resident_in_multiple_tax_jurisdictions` boolean, required — Indicates if the business is resident in multiple tax jurisdictions.
      - `is_subject_to_fatca` boolean, required — Indicates if the business is subject to FATCA regulations.
    - `business_type` string, required — Type of the business.
    - `identification` object, required — Identification information of the business.
      - `company_name` string, required — Name of the company.
      - `incorporation_date` string, required — Incorporation date of the business in YYYY-MM-DD format. [RFC 3339, section 5.6](https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/json-schema-validation.html#RFC3339)
      - `district_court` string, required — District court where the company is registered.
      - `legal_designation` 'GESELLSCHAFT_MIT_BESCHRAENKTER_HAFTUNG' | 'UNTERNEHMERGESELLSCHAFT' | 'AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT', required — Country specific legal designation of the company. Note: `AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT` businesses cannot be created via the API; please contact Upvest support before onboarding such a business.
      - `legal_entity_identifier` string — Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) of the company. A 20-character alphanumeric code as defined by [ISO 17442](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_Entity_Identifier).
      - `common_reporting_standards` object, required — Common reporting standards information.
        - `is_passive_non_financial_entity` boolean, required — Indicates if the company is a passive non-financial entity.
        - `is_financial_institution` boolean, required — Indicates if the company is a financial institution.
    - `terms_and_conditions` object, required — Terms and conditions agreement.
      - `consent_document_id` string, uuid, required — UUID of the consent document.
      - `confirmed_at` string, date-time, required — Timestamp when the terms and conditions were confirmed.
    - `data_privacy_and_sharing_agreement` object, required — Data privacy and sharing agreement.
      - `consent_document_id` string, uuid, required — UUID of the data privacy and sharing agreement document.
      - `confirmed_at` string, date-time, required — Timestamp when the data privacy and sharing agreement was confirmed.
  - object — Schema for business company information.
    - `contact_email` string, email, required — Contact email address of the business.
    - `registered_address` object, required — Address. Must not be a P.O. box or c/o address.
      - `address_line1` string, required — First address line of the address.
      - `address_line2` string — Second address line of the address.
      - `postcode` string, required — Postal code (postcode, PIN or ZIP code)
      - `country` 'AD' | 'AE' | 'AF' | 'AG' | 'AI' | 'AL' | 'AM' | 'AO' | 'AQ' | 'AR' | 'AS' | 'AT' | 'AU' | 'AW' | 'AX' | 'AZ' | 'BA' | 'BB' | 'BD' | 'BE' | 'BF' | 'BG' | 'BH' | 'BI' | 'BJ' | 'BL' | 'BM' | 'BN' | 'BO' | 'BQ' | 'BR' | 'BS' | 'BT' | 'BV' | 'BW' | 'BY' | 'BZ' | 'CA' | 'CC' | 'CD' | 'CF' | 'CG' | 'CH' | 'CI' | 'CK' | 'CL' | 'CM' | 'CN' | 'CO' | 'CR' | 'CU' | 'CV' | 'CW' | 'CX' | 'CY' | 'CZ' | 'DE' | 'DJ' | 'DK' | 'DM' | 'DO' | 'DZ' | 'EC' | 'EE' | 'EG' | 'EH' | 'ER' | 'ES' | 'ET' | 'FI' | 'FJ' | 'FK' | 'FM' | 'FO' | 'FR' | 'GA' | 'GB' | 'GD' | 'GE' | 'GF' | 'GG' | 'GH' | 'GI' | 'GL' | 'GM' | 'GN' | 'GP' | 'GQ' | 'GR' | 'GS' | 'GT' | 'GU' | 'GW' | 'GY' | 'HK' | 'HM' | 'HN' | 'HR' | 'HT' | 'HU' | 'ID' | 'IE' | 'IL' | 'IM' | 'IN' | 'IO' | 'IQ' | 'IR' | 'IS' | 'IT' | 'JE' | 'JM' | 'JO' | 'JP' | 'KE' | 'KG' | 'KH' | 'KI' | 'KM' | 'KN' | 'KP' | 'KR' | 'KW' | 'KY' | 'KZ' | 'LA' | 'LB' | 'LC' | 'LI' | 'LK' | 'LR' | 'LS' | 'LT' | 'LU' | 'LV' | 'LY' | 'MA' | 'MC' | 'MD' | 'ME' | 'MF' | 'MG' | 'MH' | 'MK' | 'ML' | 'MM' | 'MN' | 'MO' | 'MP' | 'MQ' | 'MR' | 'MS' | 'MT' | 'MU' | 'MV' | 'MW' | 'MX' | 'MY' | 'MZ' | 'NA' | 'NC' | 'NE' | 'NF' | 'NG' | 'NI' | 'NL' | 'NO' | 'NP' | 'NR' | 'NU' | 'NZ' | 'OM' | 'PA' | 'PE' | 'PF' | 'PG' | 'PH' | 'PK' | 'PL' | 'PM' | 'PN' | 'PR' | 'PS' | 'PT' | 'PW' | 'PY' | 'QA' | 'RE' | 'RO' | 'RS' | 'RU' | 'RW' | 'SA' | 'SB' | 'SC' | 'SD' | 'SE' | 'SG' | 'SH' | 'SI' | 'SJ' | 'SK' | 'SL' | 'SM' | 'SN' | 'SO' | 'SR' | 'SS' | 'ST' | 'SV' | 'SX' | 'SY' | 'SZ' | 'TC' | 'TD' | 'TF' | 'TG' | 'TH' | 'TJ' | 'TK' | 'TL' | 'TM' | 'TN' | 'TO' | 'TR' | 'TT' | 'TV' | 'TW' | 'TZ' | 'UA' | 'UG' | 'UM' | 'US' | 'UY' | 'UZ' | 'VA' | 'VC' | 'VE' | 'VG' | 'VI' | 'VN' | 'VU' | 'WF' | 'WS' | 'XK' | 'YE' | 'YT' | 'ZA' | 'ZM' | 'ZW', required — Accepted country code. [ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2).
      - `state` string — State, province, county. [ISO 3166 alpha-2 Codes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2).
      - `city` string, required
    - `registration_number` string — Registration number of the business.
    - `tax_information` object, required — Tax information of the business.
      - `tax_country_code` 'AD' | 'AE' | 'AF' | 'AG' | 'AI' | 'AL' | 'AM' | 'AO' | 'AQ' | 'AR' | 'AS' | 'AT' | 'AU' | 'AW' | 'AX' | 'AZ' | 'BA' | 'BB' | 'BD' | 'BE' | 'BF' | 'BG' | 'BH' | 'BI' | 'BJ' | 'BL' | 'BM' | 'BN' | 'BO' | 'BQ' | 'BR' | 'BS' | 'BT' | 'BV' | 'BW' | 'BY' | 'BZ' | 'CA' | 'CC' | 'CD' | 'CF' | 'CG' | 'CH' | 'CI' | 'CK' | 'CL' | 'CM' | 'CN' | 'CO' | 'CR' | 'CU' | 'CV' | 'CW' | 'CX' | 'CY' | 'CZ' | 'DE' | 'DJ' | 'DK' | 'DM' | 'DO' | 'DZ' | 'EC' | 'EE' | 'EG' | 'EH' | 'ER' | 'ES' | 'ET' | 'FI' | 'FJ' | 'FK' | 'FM' | 'FO' | 'FR' | 'GA' | 'GB' | 'GD' | 'GE' | 'GF' | 'GG' | 'GH' | 'GI' | 'GL' | 'GM' | 'GN' | 'GP' | 'GQ' | 'GR' | 'GS' | 'GT' | 'GU' | 'GW' | 'GY' | 'HK' | 'HM' | 'HN' | 'HR' | 'HT' | 'HU' | 'ID' | 'IE' | 'IL' | 'IM' | 'IN' | 'IO' | 'IQ' | 'IR' | 'IS' | 'IT' | 'JE' | 'JM' | 'JO' | 'JP' | 'KE' | 'KG' | 'KH' | 'KI' | 'KM' | 'KN' | 'KP' | 'KR' | 'KW' | 'KY' | 'KZ' | 'LA' | 'LB' | 'LC' | 'LI' | 'LK' | 'LR' | 'LS' | 'LT' | 'LU' | 'LV' | 'LY' | 'MA' | 'MC' | 'MD' | 'ME' | 'MF' | 'MG' | 'MH' | 'MK' | 'ML' | 'MM' | 'MN' | 'MO' | 'MP' | 'MQ' | 'MR' | 'MS' | 'MT' | 'MU' | 'MV' | 'MW' | 'MX' | 'MY' | 'MZ' | 'NA' | 'NC' | 'NE' | 'NF' | 'NG' | 'NI' | 'NL' | 'NO' | 'NP' | 'NR' | 'NU' | 'NZ' | 'OM' | 'PA' | 'PE' | 'PF' | 'PG' | 'PH' | 'PK' | 'PL' | 'PM' | 'PN' | 'PR' | 'PS' | 'PT' | 'PW' | 'PY' | 'QA' | 'RE' | 'RO' | 'RS' | 'RU' | 'RW' | 'SA' | 'SB' | 'SC' | 'SD' | 'SE' | 'SG' | 'SH' | 'SI' | 'SJ' | 'SK' | 'SL' | 'SM' | 'SN' | 'SO' | 'SR' | 'SS' | 'ST' | 'SV' | 'SX' | 'SY' | 'SZ' | 'TC' | 'TD' | 'TF' | 'TG' | 'TH' | 'TJ' | 'TK' | 'TL' | 'TM' | 'TN' | 'TO' | 'TR' | 'TT' | 'TV' | 'TW' | 'TZ' | 'UA' | 'UG' | 'UM' | 'US' | 'UY' | 'UZ' | 'VA' | 'VC' | 'VE' | 'VG' | 'VI' | 'VN' | 'VU' | 'WF' | 'WS' | 'XK' | 'YE' | 'YT' | 'ZA' | 'ZM' | 'ZW', required — Accepted country code. [ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2).
      - `tax_identification_type` 'STEUERNUMMER' | 'WIRTSCHAFTSIDENTIFIKATIONSNUMMER', required — Type of tax identification used by the business.
      - `tax_identification_number` string, required — Tax identification number of the business. When `tax_identification_type` is `STEUERNUMMER`, the value is 10 or 11 digits, provided either as bare digits or in a state-specific slash-grouped layout. Slashes are all-or-nothing and must appear at the grouping positions: | Format | Grouping | Example | | --- | --- | --- | | Bare digits | 10 or 11 digits | `1234567890`, `12345678901` | | North Rhine-Westphalia | 3/4/4 | `133/8150/8159` | | Bavaria | 3/3/5 | `181/815/08155` | | Standard 10-digit | 2/3/5 | `24/815/08151` | | Alternative 10-digit (Berlin, Bremen, Lower Saxony) | 3/3/4 | `181/815/0815` | When `tax_identification_type` is `WIRTSCHAFTSIDENTIFIKATIONSNUMMER`, the value is `DE` followed by 9 digits, with an optional 5-digit distinguishing feature (for example `DE123456789` or `DE123456789-00001`).
      - `is_resident_in_multiple_tax_jurisdictions` boolean, required — Indicates if the business is resident in multiple tax jurisdictions.
      - `is_subject_to_fatca` boolean, required — Indicates if the business is subject to FATCA regulations.
    - `business_type` string, required
    - `identification` object, required — Identification information of the sole trader business.
      - `company_name` string, required — Name of the sole trader business.
      - `incorporation_date` string — Incorporation date of the business in YYYY-MM-DD format. [RFC 3339, section 5.6](https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/json-schema-validation.html#RFC3339)
      - `legal_designation` 'EINZELUNTERNEHMER' | 'FREIBERUFLER' | 'EINGETRAGENER_KAUFMANN' | 'EINGETRAGENE_KAUFFRAU', required — Country specific legal designation of the sole trader business.
    - `terms_and_conditions` object, required — Terms and conditions agreement.
      - `consent_document_id` string, uuid, required — UUID of the consent document.
      - `confirmed_at` string, date-time, required — Timestamp when the terms and conditions were confirmed.
    - `data_privacy_and_sharing_agreement` object, required — Data privacy and sharing agreement.
      - `consent_document_id` string, uuid, required — UUID of the data privacy and sharing agreement document.
      - `confirmed_at` string, date-time, required — Timestamp when the data privacy and sharing agreement was confirmed.

## Response `200`

Business created.

- union
  - object — Response schema for the create business endpoint.
    - `id` string, uuid — Unique identifier for the business.
    - `created_at` string, date-time — Date and time when the resource was created. [RFC 3339-5](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3339#section-5.6), [ISO8601 UTC](https://www.iso.org/iso-8601-date-and-time-format.html)
    - `updated_at` string, date-time — Date and time when the resource was last updated. [RFC 3339-5](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3339#section-5.6), [ISO8601 UTC](https://www.iso.org/iso-8601-date-and-time-format.html)
    - `contact_email` string, email — Contact email address of the business.
    - `registered_address` object — Address. Must not be a P.O. box or c/o address.
      - `address_line1` string, required — First address line of the address.
      - `address_line2` string — Second address line of the address.
      - `postcode` string, required — Postal code (postcode, PIN or ZIP code)
      - `country` 'AD' | 'AE' | 'AF' | 'AG' | 'AI' | 'AL' | 'AM' | 'AO' | 'AQ' | 'AR' | 'AS' | 'AT' | 'AU' | 'AW' | 'AX' | 'AZ' | 'BA' | 'BB' | 'BD' | 'BE' | 'BF' | 'BG' | 'BH' | 'BI' | 'BJ' | 'BL' | 'BM' | 'BN' | 'BO' | 'BQ' | 'BR' | 'BS' | 'BT' | 'BV' | 'BW' | 'BY' | 'BZ' | 'CA' | 'CC' | 'CD' | 'CF' | 'CG' | 'CH' | 'CI' | 'CK' | 'CL' | 'CM' | 'CN' | 'CO' | 'CR' | 'CU' | 'CV' | 'CW' | 'CX' | 'CY' | 'CZ' | 'DE' | 'DJ' | 'DK' | 'DM' | 'DO' | 'DZ' | 'EC' | 'EE' | 'EG' | 'EH' | 'ER' | 'ES' | 'ET' | 'FI' | 'FJ' | 'FK' | 'FM' | 'FO' | 'FR' | 'GA' | 'GB' | 'GD' | 'GE' | 'GF' | 'GG' | 'GH' | 'GI' | 'GL' | 'GM' | 'GN' | 'GP' | 'GQ' | 'GR' | 'GS' | 'GT' | 'GU' | 'GW' | 'GY' | 'HK' | 'HM' | 'HN' | 'HR' | 'HT' | 'HU' | 'ID' | 'IE' | 'IL' | 'IM' | 'IN' | 'IO' | 'IQ' | 'IR' | 'IS' | 'IT' | 'JE' | 'JM' | 'JO' | 'JP' | 'KE' | 'KG' | 'KH' | 'KI' | 'KM' | 'KN' | 'KP' | 'KR' | 'KW' | 'KY' | 'KZ' | 'LA' | 'LB' | 'LC' | 'LI' | 'LK' | 'LR' | 'LS' | 'LT' | 'LU' | 'LV' | 'LY' | 'MA' | 'MC' | 'MD' | 'ME' | 'MF' | 'MG' | 'MH' | 'MK' | 'ML' | 'MM' | 'MN' | 'MO' | 'MP' | 'MQ' | 'MR' | 'MS' | 'MT' | 'MU' | 'MV' | 'MW' | 'MX' | 'MY' | 'MZ' | 'NA' | 'NC' | 'NE' | 'NF' | 'NG' | 'NI' | 'NL' | 'NO' | 'NP' | 'NR' | 'NU' | 'NZ' | 'OM' | 'PA' | 'PE' | 'PF' | 'PG' | 'PH' | 'PK' | 'PL' | 'PM' | 'PN' | 'PR' | 'PS' | 'PT' | 'PW' | 'PY' | 'QA' | 'RE' | 'RO' | 'RS' | 'RU' | 'RW' | 'SA' | 'SB' | 'SC' | 'SD' | 'SE' | 'SG' | 'SH' | 'SI' | 'SJ' | 'SK' | 'SL' | 'SM' | 'SN' | 'SO' | 'SR' | 'SS' | 'ST' | 'SV' | 'SX' | 'SY' | 'SZ' | 'TC' | 'TD' | 'TF' | 'TG' | 'TH' | 'TJ' | 'TK' | 'TL' | 'TM' | 'TN' | 'TO' | 'TR' | 'TT' | 'TV' | 'TW' | 'TZ' | 'UA' | 'UG' | 'UM' | 'US' | 'UY' | 'UZ' | 'VA' | 'VC' | 'VE' | 'VG' | 'VI' | 'VN' | 'VU' | 'WF' | 'WS' | 'XK' | 'YE' | 'YT' | 'ZA' | 'ZM' | 'ZW', required — Accepted country code. [ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2).
      - `state` string — State, province, county. [ISO 3166 alpha-2 Codes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2).
      - `city` string, required
    - `registration_number` string — Registration number of the business.
    - `tax_information` object — Tax information of the business.
      - `tax_country_code` 'AD' | 'AE' | 'AF' | 'AG' | 'AI' | 'AL' | 'AM' | 'AO' | 'AQ' | 'AR' | 'AS' | 'AT' | 'AU' | 'AW' | 'AX' | 'AZ' | 'BA' | 'BB' | 'BD' | 'BE' | 'BF' | 'BG' | 'BH' | 'BI' | 'BJ' | 'BL' | 'BM' | 'BN' | 'BO' | 'BQ' | 'BR' | 'BS' | 'BT' | 'BV' | 'BW' | 'BY' | 'BZ' | 'CA' | 'CC' | 'CD' | 'CF' | 'CG' | 'CH' | 'CI' | 'CK' | 'CL' | 'CM' | 'CN' | 'CO' | 'CR' | 'CU' | 'CV' | 'CW' | 'CX' | 'CY' | 'CZ' | 'DE' | 'DJ' | 'DK' | 'DM' | 'DO' | 'DZ' | 'EC' | 'EE' | 'EG' | 'EH' | 'ER' | 'ES' | 'ET' | 'FI' | 'FJ' | 'FK' | 'FM' | 'FO' | 'FR' | 'GA' | 'GB' | 'GD' | 'GE' | 'GF' | 'GG' | 'GH' | 'GI' | 'GL' | 'GM' | 'GN' | 'GP' | 'GQ' | 'GR' | 'GS' | 'GT' | 'GU' | 'GW' | 'GY' | 'HK' | 'HM' | 'HN' | 'HR' | 'HT' | 'HU' | 'ID' | 'IE' | 'IL' | 'IM' | 'IN' | 'IO' | 'IQ' | 'IR' | 'IS' | 'IT' | 'JE' | 'JM' | 'JO' | 'JP' | 'KE' | 'KG' | 'KH' | 'KI' | 'KM' | 'KN' | 'KP' | 'KR' | 'KW' | 'KY' | 'KZ' | 'LA' | 'LB' | 'LC' | 'LI' | 'LK' | 'LR' | 'LS' | 'LT' | 'LU' | 'LV' | 'LY' | 'MA' | 'MC' | 'MD' | 'ME' | 'MF' | 'MG' | 'MH' | 'MK' | 'ML' | 'MM' | 'MN' | 'MO' | 'MP' | 'MQ' | 'MR' | 'MS' | 'MT' | 'MU' | 'MV' | 'MW' | 'MX' | 'MY' | 'MZ' | 'NA' | 'NC' | 'NE' | 'NF' | 'NG' | 'NI' | 'NL' | 'NO' | 'NP' | 'NR' | 'NU' | 'NZ' | 'OM' | 'PA' | 'PE' | 'PF' | 'PG' | 'PH' | 'PK' | 'PL' | 'PM' | 'PN' | 'PR' | 'PS' | 'PT' | 'PW' | 'PY' | 'QA' | 'RE' | 'RO' | 'RS' | 'RU' | 'RW' | 'SA' | 'SB' | 'SC' | 'SD' | 'SE' | 'SG' | 'SH' | 'SI' | 'SJ' | 'SK' | 'SL' | 'SM' | 'SN' | 'SO' | 'SR' | 'SS' | 'ST' | 'SV' | 'SX' | 'SY' | 'SZ' | 'TC' | 'TD' | 'TF' | 'TG' | 'TH' | 'TJ' | 'TK' | 'TL' | 'TM' | 'TN' | 'TO' | 'TR' | 'TT' | 'TV' | 'TW' | 'TZ' | 'UA' | 'UG' | 'UM' | 'US' | 'UY' | 'UZ' | 'VA' | 'VC' | 'VE' | 'VG' | 'VI' | 'VN' | 'VU' | 'WF' | 'WS' | 'XK' | 'YE' | 'YT' | 'ZA' | 'ZM' | 'ZW', required — Accepted country code. [ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2).
      - `tax_identification_type` 'STEUERNUMMER' | 'WIRTSCHAFTSIDENTIFIKATIONSNUMMER', required — Type of tax identification used by the business.
      - `tax_identification_number` string, required — Tax identification number of the business. When `tax_identification_type` is `STEUERNUMMER`, the value is 10 or 11 digits, provided either as bare digits or in a state-specific slash-grouped layout. Slashes are all-or-nothing and must appear at the grouping positions: | Format | Grouping | Example | | --- | --- | --- | | Bare digits | 10 or 11 digits | `1234567890`, `12345678901` | | North Rhine-Westphalia | 3/4/4 | `133/8150/8159` | | Bavaria | 3/3/5 | `181/815/08155` | | Standard 10-digit | 2/3/5 | `24/815/08151` | | Alternative 10-digit (Berlin, Bremen, Lower Saxony) | 3/3/4 | `181/815/0815` | When `tax_identification_type` is `WIRTSCHAFTSIDENTIFIKATIONSNUMMER`, the value is `DE` followed by 9 digits, with an optional 5-digit distinguishing feature (for example `DE123456789` or `DE123456789-00001`).
      - `is_resident_in_multiple_tax_jurisdictions` boolean, required — Indicates if the business is resident in multiple tax jurisdictions.
      - `is_subject_to_fatca` boolean, required — Indicates if the business is subject to FATCA regulations.
    - `business_type` string — Type of the business.
    - `identification` object — Identification information of the business.
      - `company_name` string, required — Name of the company.
      - `incorporation_date` string, required — Incorporation date of the business in YYYY-MM-DD format. [RFC 3339, section 5.6](https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/json-schema-validation.html#RFC3339)
      - `district_court` string, required — District court where the company is registered.
      - `legal_designation` 'GESELLSCHAFT_MIT_BESCHRAENKTER_HAFTUNG' | 'UNTERNEHMERGESELLSCHAFT' | 'AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT', required — Country specific legal designation of the company. Note: `AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT` businesses cannot be created via the API; please contact Upvest support before onboarding such a business.
      - `legal_entity_identifier` string — Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) of the company. A 20-character alphanumeric code as defined by [ISO 17442](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_Entity_Identifier).
      - `common_reporting_standards` object, required — Common reporting standards information.
        - `is_passive_non_financial_entity` boolean, required — Indicates if the company is a passive non-financial entity.
        - `is_financial_institution` boolean, required — Indicates if the company is a financial institution.
    - `terms_and_conditions` object — Terms and conditions agreement.
      - `consent_document_id` string, uuid, required — UUID of the consent document.
      - `confirmed_at` string, date-time, required — Timestamp when the terms and conditions were confirmed.
    - `data_privacy_and_sharing_agreement` object — Data privacy and sharing agreement.
      - `consent_document_id` string, uuid, required — UUID of the data privacy and sharing agreement document.
      - `confirmed_at` string, date-time, required — Timestamp when the data privacy and sharing agreement was confirmed.
    - `status` 'ACTIVE' | 'INACTIVE' | 'OFFBOARDING' | 'OFFBOARDED' — Status of the business. * ACTIVE - * INACTIVE - * OFFBOARDING - * OFFBOARDED -
  - object — Response schema for the create business endpoint.
    - `id` string, uuid — Unique identifier for the business.
    - `created_at` string, date-time — Date and time when the resource was created. [RFC 3339-5](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3339#section-5.6), [ISO8601 UTC](https://www.iso.org/iso-8601-date-and-time-format.html)
    - `updated_at` string, date-time — Date and time when the resource was last updated. [RFC 3339-5](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3339#section-5.6), [ISO8601 UTC](https://www.iso.org/iso-8601-date-and-time-format.html)
    - `contact_email` string, email — Contact email address of the business.
    - `registered_address` object — Address. Must not be a P.O. box or c/o address.
      - `address_line1` string, required — First address line of the address.
      - `address_line2` string — Second address line of the address.
      - `postcode` string, required — Postal code (postcode, PIN or ZIP code)
      - `country` 'AD' | 'AE' | 'AF' | 'AG' | 'AI' | 'AL' | 'AM' | 'AO' | 'AQ' | 'AR' | 'AS' | 'AT' | 'AU' | 'AW' | 'AX' | 'AZ' | 'BA' | 'BB' | 'BD' | 'BE' | 'BF' | 'BG' | 'BH' | 'BI' | 'BJ' | 'BL' | 'BM' | 'BN' | 'BO' | 'BQ' | 'BR' | 'BS' | 'BT' | 'BV' | 'BW' | 'BY' | 'BZ' | 'CA' | 'CC' | 'CD' | 'CF' | 'CG' | 'CH' | 'CI' | 'CK' | 'CL' | 'CM' | 'CN' | 'CO' | 'CR' | 'CU' | 'CV' | 'CW' | 'CX' | 'CY' | 'CZ' | 'DE' | 'DJ' | 'DK' | 'DM' | 'DO' | 'DZ' | 'EC' | 'EE' | 'EG' | 'EH' | 'ER' | 'ES' | 'ET' | 'FI' | 'FJ' | 'FK' | 'FM' | 'FO' | 'FR' | 'GA' | 'GB' | 'GD' | 'GE' | 'GF' | 'GG' | 'GH' | 'GI' | 'GL' | 'GM' | 'GN' | 'GP' | 'GQ' | 'GR' | 'GS' | 'GT' | 'GU' | 'GW' | 'GY' | 'HK' | 'HM' | 'HN' | 'HR' | 'HT' | 'HU' | 'ID' | 'IE' | 'IL' | 'IM' | 'IN' | 'IO' | 'IQ' | 'IR' | 'IS' | 'IT' | 'JE' | 'JM' | 'JO' | 'JP' | 'KE' | 'KG' | 'KH' | 'KI' | 'KM' | 'KN' | 'KP' | 'KR' | 'KW' | 'KY' | 'KZ' | 'LA' | 'LB' | 'LC' | 'LI' | 'LK' | 'LR' | 'LS' | 'LT' | 'LU' | 'LV' | 'LY' | 'MA' | 'MC' | 'MD' | 'ME' | 'MF' | 'MG' | 'MH' | 'MK' | 'ML' | 'MM' | 'MN' | 'MO' | 'MP' | 'MQ' | 'MR' | 'MS' | 'MT' | 'MU' | 'MV' | 'MW' | 'MX' | 'MY' | 'MZ' | 'NA' | 'NC' | 'NE' | 'NF' | 'NG' | 'NI' | 'NL' | 'NO' | 'NP' | 'NR' | 'NU' | 'NZ' | 'OM' | 'PA' | 'PE' | 'PF' | 'PG' | 'PH' | 'PK' | 'PL' | 'PM' | 'PN' | 'PR' | 'PS' | 'PT' | 'PW' | 'PY' | 'QA' | 'RE' | 'RO' | 'RS' | 'RU' | 'RW' | 'SA' | 'SB' | 'SC' | 'SD' | 'SE' | 'SG' | 'SH' | 'SI' | 'SJ' | 'SK' | 'SL' | 'SM' | 'SN' | 'SO' | 'SR' | 'SS' | 'ST' | 'SV' | 'SX' | 'SY' | 'SZ' | 'TC' | 'TD' | 'TF' | 'TG' | 'TH' | 'TJ' | 'TK' | 'TL' | 'TM' | 'TN' | 'TO' | 'TR' | 'TT' | 'TV' | 'TW' | 'TZ' | 'UA' | 'UG' | 'UM' | 'US' | 'UY' | 'UZ' | 'VA' | 'VC' | 'VE' | 'VG' | 'VI' | 'VN' | 'VU' | 'WF' | 'WS' | 'XK' | 'YE' | 'YT' | 'ZA' | 'ZM' | 'ZW', required — Accepted country code. [ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2).
      - `state` string — State, province, county. [ISO 3166 alpha-2 Codes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2).
      - `city` string, required
    - `registration_number` string — Registration number of the business.
    - `tax_information` object — Tax information of the business.
      - `tax_country_code` 'AD' | 'AE' | 'AF' | 'AG' | 'AI' | 'AL' | 'AM' | 'AO' | 'AQ' | 'AR' | 'AS' | 'AT' | 'AU' | 'AW' | 'AX' | 'AZ' | 'BA' | 'BB' | 'BD' | 'BE' | 'BF' | 'BG' | 'BH' | 'BI' | 'BJ' | 'BL' | 'BM' | 'BN' | 'BO' | 'BQ' | 'BR' | 'BS' | 'BT' | 'BV' | 'BW' | 'BY' | 'BZ' | 'CA' | 'CC' | 'CD' | 'CF' | 'CG' | 'CH' | 'CI' | 'CK' | 'CL' | 'CM' | 'CN' | 'CO' | 'CR' | 'CU' | 'CV' | 'CW' | 'CX' | 'CY' | 'CZ' | 'DE' | 'DJ' | 'DK' | 'DM' | 'DO' | 'DZ' | 'EC' | 'EE' | 'EG' | 'EH' | 'ER' | 'ES' | 'ET' | 'FI' | 'FJ' | 'FK' | 'FM' | 'FO' | 'FR' | 'GA' | 'GB' | 'GD' | 'GE' | 'GF' | 'GG' | 'GH' | 'GI' | 'GL' | 'GM' | 'GN' | 'GP' | 'GQ' | 'GR' | 'GS' | 'GT' | 'GU' | 'GW' | 'GY' | 'HK' | 'HM' | 'HN' | 'HR' | 'HT' | 'HU' | 'ID' | 'IE' | 'IL' | 'IM' | 'IN' | 'IO' | 'IQ' | 'IR' | 'IS' | 'IT' | 'JE' | 'JM' | 'JO' | 'JP' | 'KE' | 'KG' | 'KH' | 'KI' | 'KM' | 'KN' | 'KP' | 'KR' | 'KW' | 'KY' | 'KZ' | 'LA' | 'LB' | 'LC' | 'LI' | 'LK' | 'LR' | 'LS' | 'LT' | 'LU' | 'LV' | 'LY' | 'MA' | 'MC' | 'MD' | 'ME' | 'MF' | 'MG' | 'MH' | 'MK' | 'ML' | 'MM' | 'MN' | 'MO' | 'MP' | 'MQ' | 'MR' | 'MS' | 'MT' | 'MU' | 'MV' | 'MW' | 'MX' | 'MY' | 'MZ' | 'NA' | 'NC' | 'NE' | 'NF' | 'NG' | 'NI' | 'NL' | 'NO' | 'NP' | 'NR' | 'NU' | 'NZ' | 'OM' | 'PA' | 'PE' | 'PF' | 'PG' | 'PH' | 'PK' | 'PL' | 'PM' | 'PN' | 'PR' | 'PS' | 'PT' | 'PW' | 'PY' | 'QA' | 'RE' | 'RO' | 'RS' | 'RU' | 'RW' | 'SA' | 'SB' | 'SC' | 'SD' | 'SE' | 'SG' | 'SH' | 'SI' | 'SJ' | 'SK' | 'SL' | 'SM' | 'SN' | 'SO' | 'SR' | 'SS' | 'ST' | 'SV' | 'SX' | 'SY' | 'SZ' | 'TC' | 'TD' | 'TF' | 'TG' | 'TH' | 'TJ' | 'TK' | 'TL' | 'TM' | 'TN' | 'TO' | 'TR' | 'TT' | 'TV' | 'TW' | 'TZ' | 'UA' | 'UG' | 'UM' | 'US' | 'UY' | 'UZ' | 'VA' | 'VC' | 'VE' | 'VG' | 'VI' | 'VN' | 'VU' | 'WF' | 'WS' | 'XK' | 'YE' | 'YT' | 'ZA' | 'ZM' | 'ZW', required — Accepted country code. [ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2).
      - `tax_identification_type` 'STEUERNUMMER' | 'WIRTSCHAFTSIDENTIFIKATIONSNUMMER', required — Type of tax identification used by the business.
      - `tax_identification_number` string, required — Tax identification number of the business. When `tax_identification_type` is `STEUERNUMMER`, the value is 10 or 11 digits, provided either as bare digits or in a state-specific slash-grouped layout. Slashes are all-or-nothing and must appear at the grouping positions: | Format | Grouping | Example | | --- | --- | --- | | Bare digits | 10 or 11 digits | `1234567890`, `12345678901` | | North Rhine-Westphalia | 3/4/4 | `133/8150/8159` | | Bavaria | 3/3/5 | `181/815/08155` | | Standard 10-digit | 2/3/5 | `24/815/08151` | | Alternative 10-digit (Berlin, Bremen, Lower Saxony) | 3/3/4 | `181/815/0815` | When `tax_identification_type` is `WIRTSCHAFTSIDENTIFIKATIONSNUMMER`, the value is `DE` followed by 9 digits, with an optional 5-digit distinguishing feature (for example `DE123456789` or `DE123456789-00001`).
      - `is_resident_in_multiple_tax_jurisdictions` boolean, required — Indicates if the business is resident in multiple tax jurisdictions.
      - `is_subject_to_fatca` boolean, required — Indicates if the business is subject to FATCA regulations.
    - `business_type` string
    - `identification` object — Identification information of the sole trader business.
      - `company_name` string, required — Name of the sole trader business.
      - `incorporation_date` string — Incorporation date of the business in YYYY-MM-DD format. [RFC 3339, section 5.6](https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/json-schema-validation.html#RFC3339)
      - `legal_designation` 'EINZELUNTERNEHMER' | 'FREIBERUFLER' | 'EINGETRAGENER_KAUFMANN' | 'EINGETRAGENE_KAUFFRAU', required — Country specific legal designation of the sole trader business.
    - `terms_and_conditions` object — Terms and conditions agreement.
      - `consent_document_id` string, uuid, required — UUID of the consent document.
      - `confirmed_at` string, date-time, required — Timestamp when the terms and conditions were confirmed.
    - `data_privacy_and_sharing_agreement` object — Data privacy and sharing agreement.
      - `consent_document_id` string, uuid, required — UUID of the data privacy and sharing agreement document.
      - `confirmed_at` string, date-time, required — Timestamp when the data privacy and sharing agreement was confirmed.
    - `status` 'ACTIVE' | 'INACTIVE' | 'OFFBOARDING' | 'OFFBOARDED' — Status of the business. * ACTIVE - * INACTIVE - * OFFBOARDING - * OFFBOARDED -

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request. The incoming request had a malformed parameter/object.
- `401` — Unauthorized. The caller has not been authenticated.
- `403` — Forbidden. The caller has been authenticated but is not allowed to take the requested action.
- `406` — Not Acceptable. The resource does not have a current representation that would be acceptable to the user agent. "Accept" header defined unsupported value.
- `429` — Too Many Requests. The caller has exceeded their quota for the time period and has been throttled.
- `500` — Internal Server Error. The service encountered an unexpected error.
- `503` — Service Unavailable. The service handling for this request cannot be reached at this time.
- `504` — Gateway Timeout. The service gateway has reached its internal timeout.

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