---
title: "Create customer"
method: POST
path: "/customers"
tags: ["Customer"]
---

# Create customer

`POST /customers`

This operation is used to create an Orb customer, who is party to the core billing relationship. See
[Customer](/core-concepts##customer) for an overview of the customer resource.

This endpoint is critical in the following Orb functionality:
* Automated charges can be configured by setting `payment_provider` and `payment_provider_id` to automatically
  issue invoices
* [Customer ID Aliases](/events-and-metrics/customer-aliases) can be configured by setting
  `external_customer_id`
* [Timezone localization](/essentials/timezones) can be configured on a per-customer basis by
  setting the `timezone` parameter

## Request body

- NewCustomer
  - `metadata` object, nullable — User-specified key/value pairs for the resource. Individual keys can be removed by setting the value to `null`, and the entire metadata mapping can be cleared by setting `metadata` to `null`.
  - `name` string, required — The full name of the customer
  - `email` string, email, required — A valid customer email, to be used for notifications. When Orb triggers payment through a payment gateway, this email will be used for any automatically issued receipts.
  - `timezone` string, nullable — A timezone identifier from the IANA timezone database, such as `"America/Los_Angeles"`. This defaults to your account's timezone if not set. This cannot be changed after customer creation.
  - `external_customer_id` string, nullable — An optional user-defined ID for this customer resource, used throughout the system as an alias for this Customer. Use this field to identify a customer by an existing identifier in your system.
  - `payment_provider_id` string, nullable — The ID of this customer in an external payments solution, such as Stripe. This is used for creating charges or invoices in the external system via Orb.
  - `payment_provider` 'quickbooks' | 'bill.com' | 'stripe_charge' | 'stripe_invoice' | 'netsuite' | 'adyen', nullable — This is used for creating charges or invoices in an external system via Orb. When not in test mode, the connection must first be configured in the Orb webapp.
  - `shipping_address` AddressInput
    - `line1` string, nullable
    - `line2` string, nullable
    - `city` string, nullable
    - `state` string, nullable
    - `postal_code` string, nullable
    - `country` string, nullable
  - `billing_address` AddressInput
    - `line1` string, nullable
    - `line2` string, nullable
    - `city` string, nullable
    - `state` string, nullable
    - `postal_code` string, nullable
    - `country` string, nullable
  - `currency` string, nullable — An ISO 4217 currency string used for the customer's invoices and balance. If not set at creation time, will be set at subscription creation time.
  - `tax_id` CustomerTaxId — Tax IDs are commonly required to be displayed on customer invoices, which are added to the headers of invoices. ### Supported Tax ID Countries and Types | Country | Type | Description | |---------|------|-------------| | Albania | `al_tin` | Albania Tax Identification Number | | Andorra | `ad_nrt` | Andorran NRT Number | | Angola | `ao_tin` | Angola Tax Identification Number | | Argentina | `ar_cuit` | Argentinian Tax ID Number | | Armenia | `am_tin` | Armenia Tax Identification Number | | Aruba | `aw_tin` | Aruba Tax Identification Number | | Australia | `au_abn` | Australian Business Number (AU ABN) | | Australia | `au_arn` | Australian Taxation Office Reference Number | | Austria | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Azerbaijan | `az_tin` | Azerbaijan Tax Identification Number | | Bahamas | `bs_tin` | Bahamas Tax Identification Number | | Bahrain | `bh_vat` | Bahraini VAT Number | | Bangladesh | `bd_bin` | Bangladesh Business Identification Number | | Barbados | `bb_tin` | Barbados Tax Identification Number | | Belarus | `by_tin` | Belarus TIN Number | | Belgium | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Benin | `bj_ifu` | Benin Tax Identification Number (Identifiant Fiscal Unique) | | Bolivia | `bo_tin` | Bolivian Tax ID | | Bosnia and Herzegovina | `ba_tin` | Bosnia and Herzegovina Tax Identification Number | | Brazil | `br_cnpj` | Brazilian CNPJ Number | | Brazil | `br_cpf` | Brazilian CPF Number | | Bulgaria | `bg_uic` | Bulgaria Unified Identification Code | | Bulgaria | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Burkina Faso | `bf_ifu` | Burkina Faso Tax Identification Number (Numéro d'Identifiant Fiscal Unique) | | Cambodia | `kh_tin` | Cambodia Tax Identification Number | | Cameroon | `cm_niu` | Cameroon Tax Identification Number (Numéro d'Identifiant fiscal Unique) | | Canada | `ca_bn` | Canadian BN | | Canada | `ca_gst_hst` | Canadian GST/HST Number | | Canada | `ca_pst_bc` | Canadian PST Number (British Columbia) | | Canada | `ca_pst_mb` | Canadian PST Number (Manitoba) | | Canada | `ca_pst_sk` | Canadian PST Number (Saskatchewan) | | Canada | `ca_qst` | Canadian QST Number (Québec) | | Cape Verde | `cv_nif` | Cape Verde Tax Identification Number (Número de Identificação Fiscal) | | Chile | `cl_tin` | Chilean TIN | | China | `cn_tin` | Chinese Tax ID | | Colombia | `co_nit` | Colombian NIT Number | | Congo-Kinshasa | `cd_nif` | Congo (DR) Tax Identification Number (Número de Identificação Fiscal) | | Costa Rica | `cr_tin` | Costa Rican Tax ID | | Croatia | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Croatia | `hr_oib` | Croatian Personal Identification Number (OIB) | | Cyprus | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Czech Republic | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Denmark | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Dominican Republic | `do_rcn` | Dominican RCN Number | | Ecuador | `ec_ruc` | Ecuadorian RUC Number | | Egypt | `eg_tin` | Egyptian Tax Identification Number | | El Salvador | `sv_nit` | El Salvadorian NIT Number | | Estonia | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Ethiopia | `et_tin` | Ethiopia Tax Identification Number | | European Union | `eu_oss_vat` | European One Stop Shop VAT Number for non-Union scheme | | Faroe Islands | `fo_vat` | Faroe Islands VAT Number | | Finland | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | France | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Georgia | `ge_vat` | Georgian VAT | | Germany | `de_stn` | German Tax Number (Steuernummer) | | Germany | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Gibraltar | `gi_tin` | Gibraltar Tax Identification Number | | Greece | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Guinea | `gn_nif` | Guinea Tax Identification Number (Número de Identificação Fiscal) | | Hong Kong | `hk_br` | Hong Kong BR Number | | Hungary | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Hungary | `hu_tin` | Hungary Tax Number (adószám) | | Iceland | `is_vat` | Icelandic VAT | | India | `in_gst` | Indian GST Number | | Indonesia | `id_npwp` | Indonesian NPWP Number | | Ireland | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Israel | `il_vat` | Israel VAT | | Italy | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Italy | `it_cf` | Italian Codice Fiscale Number | | Japan | `jp_cn` | Japanese Corporate Number (*Hōjin Bangō*) | | Japan | `jp_rn` | Japanese Registered Foreign Businesses' Registration Number (*Tōroku Kokugai Jigyōsha no Tōroku Bangō*) | | Japan | `jp_trn` | Japanese Tax Registration Number (*Tōroku Bangō*) | | Kazakhstan | `kz_bin` | Kazakhstani Business Identification Number | | Kenya | `ke_pin` | Kenya Revenue Authority Personal Identification Number | | Kyrgyzstan | `kg_tin` | Kyrgyzstan Tax Identification Number | | Laos | `la_tin` | Laos Tax Identification Number | | Latvia | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Liechtenstein | `li_uid` | Liechtensteinian UID Number | | Liechtenstein | `li_vat` | Liechtenstein VAT Number | | Lithuania | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Luxembourg | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Malaysia | `my_frp` | Malaysian FRP Number | | Malaysia | `my_itn` | Malaysian ITN | | Malaysia | `my_sst` | Malaysian SST Number | | Malta | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Mauritania | `mr_nif` | Mauritania Tax Identification Number (Número de Identificação Fiscal) | | Mexico | `mx_rfc` | Mexican RFC Number | | Moldova | `md_vat` | Moldova VAT Number | | Montenegro | `me_pib` | Montenegro PIB Number | | Morocco | `ma_vat` | Morocco VAT Number | | Nepal | `np_pan` | Nepal PAN Number | | Netherlands | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | New Zealand | `nz_gst` | New Zealand GST Number | | Nigeria | `ng_tin` | Nigerian Tax Identification Number | | North Macedonia | `mk_vat` | North Macedonia VAT Number | | Northern Ireland | `eu_vat` | Northern Ireland VAT Number | | Norway | `no_vat` | Norwegian VAT Number | | Norway | `no_voec` | Norwegian VAT on e-commerce Number | | Oman | `om_vat` | Omani VAT Number | | Paraguay | `py_ruc` | Paraguayan RUC Number | | Peru | `pe_ruc` | Peruvian RUC Number | | Philippines | `ph_tin` | Philippines Tax Identification Number | | Poland | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Poland | `pl_nip` | Polish Tax ID Number | | Portugal | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Romania | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Romania | `ro_tin` | Romanian Tax ID Number | | Russia | `ru_inn` | Russian INN | | Russia | `ru_kpp` | Russian KPP | | Saudi Arabia | `sa_vat` | Saudi Arabia VAT | | Senegal | `sn_ninea` | Senegal NINEA Number | | Serbia | `rs_pib` | Serbian PIB Number | | Singapore | `sg_gst` | Singaporean GST | | Singapore | `sg_uen` | Singaporean UEN | | Slovakia | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Slovenia | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Slovenia | `si_tin` | Slovenia Tax Number (davčna številka) | | South Africa | `za_vat` | South African VAT Number | | South Korea | `kr_brn` | Korean BRN | | Spain | `es_cif` | Spanish NIF Number (previously Spanish CIF Number) | | Spain | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Sri Lanka | `lk_vat` | Sri Lanka VAT Number | | Suriname | `sr_fin` | Suriname FIN Number | | Sweden | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Switzerland | `ch_uid` | Switzerland UID Number | | Switzerland | `ch_vat` | Switzerland VAT Number | | Taiwan | `tw_vat` | Taiwanese VAT | | Tajikistan | `tj_tin` | Tajikistan Tax Identification Number | | Tanzania | `tz_vat` | Tanzania VAT Number | | Thailand | `th_vat` | Thai VAT | | Turkey | `tr_tin` | Turkish Tax Identification Number | | Uganda | `ug_tin` | Uganda Tax Identification Number | | Ukraine | `ua_vat` | Ukrainian VAT | | United Arab Emirates | `ae_trn` | United Arab Emirates TRN | | United Kingdom | `gb_vat` | United Kingdom VAT Number | | United States | `us_ein` | United States EIN | | Uruguay | `uy_ruc` | Uruguayan RUC Number | | Uzbekistan | `uz_tin` | Uzbekistan TIN Number | | Uzbekistan | `uz_vat` | Uzbekistan VAT Number | | Venezuela | `ve_rif` | Venezuelan RIF Number | | Vietnam | `vn_tin` | Vietnamese Tax ID Number | | Zambia | `zm_tin` | Zambia Tax Identification Number | | Zimbabwe | `zw_tin` | Zimbabwe Tax Identification Number |
    - `country` 'AD' | 'AE' | 'AL' | 'AM' | 'AO' | 'AR' | 'AT' | 'AU' | 'AW' | 'AZ' | 'BA' | 'BB' | 'BD' | 'BE' | 'BF' | 'BG' | 'BH' | 'BJ' | 'BO' | 'BR' | 'BS' | 'BY' | 'CA' | 'CD' | 'CH' | 'CL' | 'CM' | 'CN' | 'CO' | 'CR' | 'CV' | 'CY' | 'CZ' | 'DE' | 'DK' | 'DO' | 'EC' | 'EE' | 'EG' | 'ES' | 'ET' | 'EU' | 'FI' | 'FO' | 'FR' | 'GB' | 'GE' | 'GI' | 'GN' | 'GR' | 'HK' | 'HR' | 'HU' | 'ID' | 'IE' | 'IL' | 'IN' | 'IS' | 'IT' | 'JP' | 'KE' | 'KG' | 'KH' | 'KR' | 'KZ' | 'LA' | 'LI' | 'LK' | 'LT' | 'LU' | 'LV' | 'MA' | 'MD' | 'ME' | 'MK' | 'MR' | 'MT' | 'MX' | 'MY' | 'NG' | 'NL' | 'NO' | 'NP' | 'NZ' | 'OM' | 'PE' | 'PH' | 'PL' | 'PT' | 'PY' | 'RO' | 'RS' | 'RU' | 'SA' | 'SE' | 'SG' | 'SI' | 'SK' | 'SN' | 'SR' | 'SV' | 'TH' | 'TJ' | 'TR' | 'TW' | 'TZ' | 'UA' | 'UG' | 'US' | 'UY' | 'UZ' | 'VE' | 'VN' | 'ZA' | 'ZM' | 'ZW', required
    - `type` 'ad_nrt' | 'ae_trn' | 'al_tin' | 'am_tin' | 'ao_tin' | 'ar_cuit' | 'eu_vat' | 'au_abn' | 'au_arn' | 'aw_tin' | 'az_tin' | 'ba_tin' | 'bb_tin' | 'bd_bin' | 'bf_ifu' | 'bg_uic' | 'bh_vat' | 'bj_ifu' | 'bo_tin' | 'br_cnpj' | 'br_cpf' | 'bs_tin' | 'by_tin' | 'ca_bn' | 'ca_gst_hst' | 'ca_pst_bc' | 'ca_pst_mb' | 'ca_pst_sk' | 'ca_qst' | 'cd_nif' | 'ch_uid' | 'ch_vat' | 'cl_tin' | 'cm_niu' | 'cn_tin' | 'co_nit' | 'cr_tin' | 'cv_nif' | 'de_stn' | 'do_rcn' | 'ec_ruc' | 'eg_tin' | 'es_cif' | 'et_tin' | 'eu_oss_vat' | 'fo_vat' | 'gb_vat' | 'ge_vat' | 'gi_tin' | 'gn_nif' | 'hk_br' | 'hr_oib' | 'hu_tin' | 'id_npwp' | 'il_vat' | 'in_gst' | 'is_vat' | 'it_cf' | 'jp_cn' | 'jp_rn' | 'jp_trn' | 'ke_pin' | 'kg_tin' | 'kh_tin' | 'kr_brn' | 'kz_bin' | 'la_tin' | 'li_uid' | 'li_vat' | 'lk_vat' | 'ma_vat' | 'md_vat' | 'me_pib' | 'mk_vat' | 'mr_nif' | 'mx_rfc' | 'my_frp' | 'my_itn' | 'my_sst' | 'ng_tin' | 'no_vat' | 'no_voec' | 'np_pan' | 'nz_gst' | 'om_vat' | 'pe_ruc' | 'ph_tin' | 'pl_nip' | 'py_ruc' | 'ro_tin' | 'rs_pib' | 'ru_inn' | 'ru_kpp' | 'sa_vat' | 'sg_gst' | 'sg_uen' | 'si_tin' | 'sn_ninea' | 'sr_fin' | 'sv_nit' | 'th_vat' | 'tj_tin' | 'tr_tin' | 'tw_vat' | 'tz_vat' | 'ua_vat' | 'ug_tin' | 'us_ein' | 'uy_ruc' | 'uz_tin' | 'uz_vat' | 've_rif' | 'vn_tin' | 'za_vat' | 'zm_tin' | 'zw_tin', required
    - `value` string, required
  - `auto_collection` boolean, nullable — Used to determine if invoices for this customer will automatically attempt to charge a saved payment method, if available. This parameter defaults to `True` when a payment provider is provided on customer creation.
  - `auto_issuance` boolean, nullable — Used to determine if invoices for this customer will be automatically issued. If true, invoices will be automatically issued. If false, invoices will require manual approval. If `null` is specified, the customer's auto issuance setting will be inherited from the account-level setting.
  - `email_delivery` boolean, nullable
  - `tax_configuration` union
    - NewAvalaraTaxConfiguration
      - `tax_exempt` boolean, required
      - `automatic_tax_enabled` boolean, nullable — Whether to automatically calculate tax for this customer. When null, inherits from account-level setting. When true or false, overrides the account setting.
      - `tax_provider` 'avalara', required
      - `tax_exemption_code` string, nullable
    - NewTaxJarConfiguration
      - `tax_exempt` boolean, required
      - `automatic_tax_enabled` boolean, nullable — Whether to automatically calculate tax for this customer. When null, inherits from account-level setting. When true or false, overrides the account setting.
      - `tax_provider` 'taxjar', required
    - NewSphereConfiguration
      - `tax_exempt` boolean, required
      - `automatic_tax_enabled` boolean, nullable — Whether to automatically calculate tax for this customer. When null, inherits from account-level setting. When true or false, overrides the account setting.
      - `tax_provider` 'sphere', required
    - NewNumeralConfiguration
      - `tax_exempt` boolean, required
      - `automatic_tax_enabled` boolean, nullable — Whether to automatically calculate tax for this customer. When null, inherits from account-level setting. When true or false, overrides the account setting.
      - `tax_provider` 'numeral', required
    - NewAnrokConfiguration
      - `tax_exempt` boolean, required
      - `automatic_tax_enabled` boolean, nullable — Whether to automatically calculate tax for this customer. When null, inherits from account-level setting. When true or false, overrides the account setting.
      - `tax_provider` 'anrok', required
    - NewStripeTaxConfiguration
      - `tax_exempt` boolean, required
      - `automatic_tax_enabled` boolean, nullable — Whether to automatically calculate tax for this customer. When null, inherits from account-level setting. When true or false, overrides the account setting.
      - `tax_provider` 'stripe', required
  - `reporting_configuration` NewReportingConfiguration
    - `exempt` boolean, required
  - `accounting_sync_configuration` NewAccountingSyncConfiguration
    - `excluded` boolean, nullable
    - `accounting_providers` AccountingProviderConfig[], nullable
      - `provider_type` 'quickbooks' | 'netsuite', required
      - `external_provider_id` string, required
  - `additional_emails` string[], nullable — Additional email addresses for this customer. If populated, these email addresses will be CC'd for customer communications. The total number of email addresses (including the primary email) cannot exceed 50.
  - `hierarchy` CustomerHierarchyConfig
    - `parent_customer_id` string, nullable — The ID of the parent customer in the hierarchy. The desired parent customer must not be a child of another customer.
    - `child_customer_ids` string[] — A list of child customer IDs to add to the hierarchy. The desired child customers must not already be part of another hierarchy.
  - `payment_configuration` PaymentConfiguration
    - `payment_providers` PaymentConfigurationItem[] — Provider-specific payment configuration.
      - `provider_type` 'stripe', required — The payment provider to configure.
      - `excluded_payment_method_types` string[] — List of Stripe payment method types to exclude for this customer. Excluded payment methods will not be available for the customer to select during payment, and will not be used for auto-collection. If a customer's default payment method becomes excluded, Orb will attempt to use the next available compatible payment method for auto-collection.
      - `default_shared_payment_token` string, nullable — The ID of a shared payment token granted by an agent to use as the default payment instrument for this customer. When set, auto-collection will use this token instead of the customer's default payment method.

## Response `201`

Created

- Customer — A customer is a buyer of your products, and the other party to the billing relationship. In Orb, customers are assigned system generated identifiers automatically, but it's often desirable to have these match existing identifiers in your system. To avoid having to denormalize Orb ID information, you can pass in an `external_customer_id` with your own identifier. See [Customer ID Aliases](/events-and-metrics/customer-aliases) for further information about how these aliases work in Orb. In addition to having an identifier in your system, a customer may exist in a payment provider solution like Stripe. Use the `payment_provider_id` and the `payment_provider` enum field to express this mapping. A customer also has a timezone (from the standard [IANA timezone database](https://www.iana.org/time-zones)), which defaults to your account's timezone. See [Timezone localization](/essentials/timezones) for information on what this timezone parameter influences within Orb.
  - `metadata` object, required — User specified key-value pairs for the resource. If not present, this defaults to an empty dictionary. Individual keys can be removed by setting the value to `null`, and the entire metadata mapping can be cleared by setting `metadata` to `null`.
  - `id` string, required
  - `external_customer_id` string, nullable, required — An optional user-defined ID for this customer resource, used throughout the system as an alias for this Customer. Use this field to identify a customer by an existing identifier in your system.
  - `name` string, required — The full name of the customer
  - `email` string, required — A valid customer email, to be used for notifications. When Orb triggers payment through a payment gateway, this email will be used for any automatically issued receipts.
  - `timezone` string, required — A timezone identifier from the IANA timezone database, such as "America/Los_Angeles". This "defaults to your account's timezone if not set. This cannot be changed after customer creation.
  - `payment_provider_id` string, nullable, required — The ID of this customer in an external payments solution, such as Stripe. This is used for creating charges or invoices in the external system via Orb.
  - `payment_provider` 'quickbooks' | 'bill.com' | 'stripe_charge' | 'stripe_invoice' | 'netsuite' | 'adyen', nullable, required — This is used for creating charges or invoices in an external system via Orb. When not in test mode, the connection must first be configured in the Orb webapp.
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `shipping_address` Address, required
    - `line1` string, nullable, required
    - `line2` string, nullable, required
    - `city` string, nullable, required
    - `state` string, nullable, required
    - `postal_code` string, nullable, required
    - `country` string, nullable, required
  - `billing_address` Address, required
    - `line1` string, nullable, required
    - `line2` string, nullable, required
    - `city` string, nullable, required
    - `state` string, nullable, required
    - `postal_code` string, nullable, required
    - `country` string, nullable, required
  - `balance` string, required — The customer's current balance in their currency.
  - `currency` string, nullable, required
  - `tax_id` CustomerTaxId, required — Tax IDs are commonly required to be displayed on customer invoices, which are added to the headers of invoices. ### Supported Tax ID Countries and Types | Country | Type | Description | |---------|------|-------------| | Albania | `al_tin` | Albania Tax Identification Number | | Andorra | `ad_nrt` | Andorran NRT Number | | Angola | `ao_tin` | Angola Tax Identification Number | | Argentina | `ar_cuit` | Argentinian Tax ID Number | | Armenia | `am_tin` | Armenia Tax Identification Number | | Aruba | `aw_tin` | Aruba Tax Identification Number | | Australia | `au_abn` | Australian Business Number (AU ABN) | | Australia | `au_arn` | Australian Taxation Office Reference Number | | Austria | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Azerbaijan | `az_tin` | Azerbaijan Tax Identification Number | | Bahamas | `bs_tin` | Bahamas Tax Identification Number | | Bahrain | `bh_vat` | Bahraini VAT Number | | Bangladesh | `bd_bin` | Bangladesh Business Identification Number | | Barbados | `bb_tin` | Barbados Tax Identification Number | | Belarus | `by_tin` | Belarus TIN Number | | Belgium | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Benin | `bj_ifu` | Benin Tax Identification Number (Identifiant Fiscal Unique) | | Bolivia | `bo_tin` | Bolivian Tax ID | | Bosnia and Herzegovina | `ba_tin` | Bosnia and Herzegovina Tax Identification Number | | Brazil | `br_cnpj` | Brazilian CNPJ Number | | Brazil | `br_cpf` | Brazilian CPF Number | | Bulgaria | `bg_uic` | Bulgaria Unified Identification Code | | Bulgaria | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Burkina Faso | `bf_ifu` | Burkina Faso Tax Identification Number (Numéro d'Identifiant Fiscal Unique) | | Cambodia | `kh_tin` | Cambodia Tax Identification Number | | Cameroon | `cm_niu` | Cameroon Tax Identification Number (Numéro d'Identifiant fiscal Unique) | | Canada | `ca_bn` | Canadian BN | | Canada | `ca_gst_hst` | Canadian GST/HST Number | | Canada | `ca_pst_bc` | Canadian PST Number (British Columbia) | | Canada | `ca_pst_mb` | Canadian PST Number (Manitoba) | | Canada | `ca_pst_sk` | Canadian PST Number (Saskatchewan) | | Canada | `ca_qst` | Canadian QST Number (Québec) | | Cape Verde | `cv_nif` | Cape Verde Tax Identification Number (Número de Identificação Fiscal) | | Chile | `cl_tin` | Chilean TIN | | China | `cn_tin` | Chinese Tax ID | | Colombia | `co_nit` | Colombian NIT Number | | Congo-Kinshasa | `cd_nif` | Congo (DR) Tax Identification Number (Número de Identificação Fiscal) | | Costa Rica | `cr_tin` | Costa Rican Tax ID | | Croatia | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Croatia | `hr_oib` | Croatian Personal Identification Number (OIB) | | Cyprus | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Czech Republic | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Denmark | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Dominican Republic | `do_rcn` | Dominican RCN Number | | Ecuador | `ec_ruc` | Ecuadorian RUC Number | | Egypt | `eg_tin` | Egyptian Tax Identification Number | | El Salvador | `sv_nit` | El Salvadorian NIT Number | | Estonia | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Ethiopia | `et_tin` | Ethiopia Tax Identification Number | | European Union | `eu_oss_vat` | European One Stop Shop VAT Number for non-Union scheme | | Faroe Islands | `fo_vat` | Faroe Islands VAT Number | | Finland | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | France | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Georgia | `ge_vat` | Georgian VAT | | Germany | `de_stn` | German Tax Number (Steuernummer) | | Germany | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Gibraltar | `gi_tin` | Gibraltar Tax Identification Number | | Greece | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Guinea | `gn_nif` | Guinea Tax Identification Number (Número de Identificação Fiscal) | | Hong Kong | `hk_br` | Hong Kong BR Number | | Hungary | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Hungary | `hu_tin` | Hungary Tax Number (adószám) | | Iceland | `is_vat` | Icelandic VAT | | India | `in_gst` | Indian GST Number | | Indonesia | `id_npwp` | Indonesian NPWP Number | | Ireland | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Israel | `il_vat` | Israel VAT | | Italy | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Italy | `it_cf` | Italian Codice Fiscale Number | | Japan | `jp_cn` | Japanese Corporate Number (*Hōjin Bangō*) | | Japan | `jp_rn` | Japanese Registered Foreign Businesses' Registration Number (*Tōroku Kokugai Jigyōsha no Tōroku Bangō*) | | Japan | `jp_trn` | Japanese Tax Registration Number (*Tōroku Bangō*) | | Kazakhstan | `kz_bin` | Kazakhstani Business Identification Number | | Kenya | `ke_pin` | Kenya Revenue Authority Personal Identification Number | | Kyrgyzstan | `kg_tin` | Kyrgyzstan Tax Identification Number | | Laos | `la_tin` | Laos Tax Identification Number | | Latvia | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Liechtenstein | `li_uid` | Liechtensteinian UID Number | | Liechtenstein | `li_vat` | Liechtenstein VAT Number | | Lithuania | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Luxembourg | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Malaysia | `my_frp` | Malaysian FRP Number | | Malaysia | `my_itn` | Malaysian ITN | | Malaysia | `my_sst` | Malaysian SST Number | | Malta | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Mauritania | `mr_nif` | Mauritania Tax Identification Number (Número de Identificação Fiscal) | | Mexico | `mx_rfc` | Mexican RFC Number | | Moldova | `md_vat` | Moldova VAT Number | | Montenegro | `me_pib` | Montenegro PIB Number | | Morocco | `ma_vat` | Morocco VAT Number | | Nepal | `np_pan` | Nepal PAN Number | | Netherlands | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | New Zealand | `nz_gst` | New Zealand GST Number | | Nigeria | `ng_tin` | Nigerian Tax Identification Number | | North Macedonia | `mk_vat` | North Macedonia VAT Number | | Northern Ireland | `eu_vat` | Northern Ireland VAT Number | | Norway | `no_vat` | Norwegian VAT Number | | Norway | `no_voec` | Norwegian VAT on e-commerce Number | | Oman | `om_vat` | Omani VAT Number | | Paraguay | `py_ruc` | Paraguayan RUC Number | | Peru | `pe_ruc` | Peruvian RUC Number | | Philippines | `ph_tin` | Philippines Tax Identification Number | | Poland | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Poland | `pl_nip` | Polish Tax ID Number | | Portugal | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Romania | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Romania | `ro_tin` | Romanian Tax ID Number | | Russia | `ru_inn` | Russian INN | | Russia | `ru_kpp` | Russian KPP | | Saudi Arabia | `sa_vat` | Saudi Arabia VAT | | Senegal | `sn_ninea` | Senegal NINEA Number | | Serbia | `rs_pib` | Serbian PIB Number | | Singapore | `sg_gst` | Singaporean GST | | Singapore | `sg_uen` | Singaporean UEN | | Slovakia | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Slovenia | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Slovenia | `si_tin` | Slovenia Tax Number (davčna številka) | | South Africa | `za_vat` | South African VAT Number | | South Korea | `kr_brn` | Korean BRN | | Spain | `es_cif` | Spanish NIF Number (previously Spanish CIF Number) | | Spain | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Sri Lanka | `lk_vat` | Sri Lanka VAT Number | | Suriname | `sr_fin` | Suriname FIN Number | | Sweden | `eu_vat` | European VAT Number | | Switzerland | `ch_uid` | Switzerland UID Number | | Switzerland | `ch_vat` | Switzerland VAT Number | | Taiwan | `tw_vat` | Taiwanese VAT | | Tajikistan | `tj_tin` | Tajikistan Tax Identification Number | | Tanzania | `tz_vat` | Tanzania VAT Number | | Thailand | `th_vat` | Thai VAT | | Turkey | `tr_tin` | Turkish Tax Identification Number | | Uganda | `ug_tin` | Uganda Tax Identification Number | | Ukraine | `ua_vat` | Ukrainian VAT | | United Arab Emirates | `ae_trn` | United Arab Emirates TRN | | United Kingdom | `gb_vat` | United Kingdom VAT Number | | United States | `us_ein` | United States EIN | | Uruguay | `uy_ruc` | Uruguayan RUC Number | | Uzbekistan | `uz_tin` | Uzbekistan TIN Number | | Uzbekistan | `uz_vat` | Uzbekistan VAT Number | | Venezuela | `ve_rif` | Venezuelan RIF Number | | Vietnam | `vn_tin` | Vietnamese Tax ID Number | | Zambia | `zm_tin` | Zambia Tax Identification Number | | Zimbabwe | `zw_tin` | Zimbabwe Tax Identification Number |
    - `country` 'AD' | 'AE' | 'AL' | 'AM' | 'AO' | 'AR' | 'AT' | 'AU' | 'AW' | 'AZ' | 'BA' | 'BB' | 'BD' | 'BE' | 'BF' | 'BG' | 'BH' | 'BJ' | 'BO' | 'BR' | 'BS' | 'BY' | 'CA' | 'CD' | 'CH' | 'CL' | 'CM' | 'CN' | 'CO' | 'CR' | 'CV' | 'CY' | 'CZ' | 'DE' | 'DK' | 'DO' | 'EC' | 'EE' | 'EG' | 'ES' | 'ET' | 'EU' | 'FI' | 'FO' | 'FR' | 'GB' | 'GE' | 'GI' | 'GN' | 'GR' | 'HK' | 'HR' | 'HU' | 'ID' | 'IE' | 'IL' | 'IN' | 'IS' | 'IT' | 'JP' | 'KE' | 'KG' | 'KH' | 'KR' | 'KZ' | 'LA' | 'LI' | 'LK' | 'LT' | 'LU' | 'LV' | 'MA' | 'MD' | 'ME' | 'MK' | 'MR' | 'MT' | 'MX' | 'MY' | 'NG' | 'NL' | 'NO' | 'NP' | 'NZ' | 'OM' | 'PE' | 'PH' | 'PL' | 'PT' | 'PY' | 'RO' | 'RS' | 'RU' | 'SA' | 'SE' | 'SG' | 'SI' | 'SK' | 'SN' | 'SR' | 'SV' | 'TH' | 'TJ' | 'TR' | 'TW' | 'TZ' | 'UA' | 'UG' | 'US' | 'UY' | 'UZ' | 'VE' | 'VN' | 'ZA' | 'ZM' | 'ZW', required
    - `type` 'ad_nrt' | 'ae_trn' | 'al_tin' | 'am_tin' | 'ao_tin' | 'ar_cuit' | 'eu_vat' | 'au_abn' | 'au_arn' | 'aw_tin' | 'az_tin' | 'ba_tin' | 'bb_tin' | 'bd_bin' | 'bf_ifu' | 'bg_uic' | 'bh_vat' | 'bj_ifu' | 'bo_tin' | 'br_cnpj' | 'br_cpf' | 'bs_tin' | 'by_tin' | 'ca_bn' | 'ca_gst_hst' | 'ca_pst_bc' | 'ca_pst_mb' | 'ca_pst_sk' | 'ca_qst' | 'cd_nif' | 'ch_uid' | 'ch_vat' | 'cl_tin' | 'cm_niu' | 'cn_tin' | 'co_nit' | 'cr_tin' | 'cv_nif' | 'de_stn' | 'do_rcn' | 'ec_ruc' | 'eg_tin' | 'es_cif' | 'et_tin' | 'eu_oss_vat' | 'fo_vat' | 'gb_vat' | 'ge_vat' | 'gi_tin' | 'gn_nif' | 'hk_br' | 'hr_oib' | 'hu_tin' | 'id_npwp' | 'il_vat' | 'in_gst' | 'is_vat' | 'it_cf' | 'jp_cn' | 'jp_rn' | 'jp_trn' | 'ke_pin' | 'kg_tin' | 'kh_tin' | 'kr_brn' | 'kz_bin' | 'la_tin' | 'li_uid' | 'li_vat' | 'lk_vat' | 'ma_vat' | 'md_vat' | 'me_pib' | 'mk_vat' | 'mr_nif' | 'mx_rfc' | 'my_frp' | 'my_itn' | 'my_sst' | 'ng_tin' | 'no_vat' | 'no_voec' | 'np_pan' | 'nz_gst' | 'om_vat' | 'pe_ruc' | 'ph_tin' | 'pl_nip' | 'py_ruc' | 'ro_tin' | 'rs_pib' | 'ru_inn' | 'ru_kpp' | 'sa_vat' | 'sg_gst' | 'sg_uen' | 'si_tin' | 'sn_ninea' | 'sr_fin' | 'sv_nit' | 'th_vat' | 'tj_tin' | 'tr_tin' | 'tw_vat' | 'tz_vat' | 'ua_vat' | 'ug_tin' | 'us_ein' | 'uy_ruc' | 'uz_tin' | 'uz_vat' | 've_rif' | 'vn_tin' | 'za_vat' | 'zm_tin' | 'zw_tin', required
    - `value` string, required
  - `auto_collection` boolean, required
  - `exempt_from_automated_tax` boolean, nullable, required
  - `email_delivery` boolean, required
  - `auto_issuance` boolean, nullable, required — Whether invoices for this customer should be automatically issued. If true, invoices will be automatically issued. If false, invoices will require manual approval. If null, inherits the account-level setting.
  - `additional_emails` string[], required
  - `portal_url` string, nullable, required — Deprecated. Returns the URL of the most recent non-expired portal link, or null. When the account has opted into customer portal sessions, this field always returns null. Use POST /v1/customers/{id}/portal_sessions to mint short-lived portal session URLs.
  - `accounting_sync_configuration` AccountingSyncConfiguration
    - `excluded` boolean, required
    - `accounting_providers` AccountingProvider[], required
      - `provider_type` 'quickbooks' | 'netsuite', required
      - `external_provider_id` string, nullable, required
  - `reporting_configuration` ReportingConfiguration
    - `exempt` boolean, required
  - `payment_configuration` PaymentConfiguration
    - `payment_providers` PaymentConfigurationItem[] — Provider-specific payment configuration.
      - `provider_type` 'stripe', required — The payment provider to configure.
      - `excluded_payment_method_types` string[] — List of Stripe payment method types to exclude for this customer. Excluded payment methods will not be available for the customer to select during payment, and will not be used for auto-collection. If a customer's default payment method becomes excluded, Orb will attempt to use the next available compatible payment method for auto-collection.
      - `default_shared_payment_token` string, nullable — The ID of a shared payment token granted by an agent to use as the default payment instrument for this customer. When set, auto-collection will use this token instead of the customer's default payment method.
  - `default_payment_method` PaymentMethod — A payment method represents a customer's stored payment instrument held with an external payment provider (such as Adyen or Stripe). The serialization is intentionally minimal for now; provider-pulled details (e.g. card display metadata) will be added over time.
    - `id` string, required — The Orb-assigned unique identifier for the payment method.
    - `payment_method_type` 'card' | 'us_bank_account' | 'link' | 'amazon_pay' | 'crypto', required — The type of the underlying payment instrument, e.g. `card` or `us_bank_account`.
    - `provider_type` string, nullable, required — The external payment provider this method belongs to, derived from the linked payment gateway connection (e.g. `adyen` or `stripe`). Null if the connection has been removed.
    - `external_payment_method_id` string, required — The identifier of this payment method in the external payment provider.
    - `customer_id` string, required — The ID of the Orb customer this payment method is attached to.
    - `default` boolean, required — Whether this is the customer's default payment method.
    - `created_at` string, date-time, required — The time at which the payment method was created.
  - `hierarchy` CustomerHierarchy, required
    - `parent` CustomerMinified, required
      - `id` string, required
      - `external_customer_id` string, nullable, required
    - `children` CustomerMinified[], required
      - `id` string, required
      - `external_customer_id` string, nullable, required
  - `automatic_tax_enabled` boolean, nullable — Whether automatic tax calculation is enabled for this customer. This field is nullable for backwards compatibility but will always return a boolean value.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `404` — Not Found
- `409` — Conflict
- `413` — Content Too Large
- `429` — Too Many Requests
- `500` — Internal Server Error

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