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POST
/
business-entities
Creates a new business entity for the authenticated user or entity.
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.nuvion.tech/business-entities \
  --header 'Authorization: <authorization>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "Acme Corporation",
  "parent_relationship": "subsidiary",
  "business": {
    "website": "https://acmecorp.com",
    "trade_name": "Acme",
    "type": "LLC",
    "industry": "Technology",
    "legal_name": "Acme Corporation LLC",
    "registration_number": "REG123456789",
    "description": "A leading provider of innovative technology solutions",
    "incorporation_meta": {
      "year": 2020,
      "month": 4,
      "country": "US",
      "state": "California"
    }
  },
  "address": {
    "line_1": "123 Tech Drive",
    "line_2": "Suite 500",
    "country_code": "US",
    "city": "San Francisco",
    "state": "California",
    "postal_code": "94105"
  },
  "business_officers": [
    {
      "is_control_person": true,
      "is_beneficial_owner": true,
      "ownership_percentage": 60,
      "job_title": "Chief Executive Officer",
      "person": {
        "first_name": "Jane",
        "last_name": "Smith",
        "middle_name": "Marie",
        "date_of_birth": "1985-05-15",
        "email": "[email protected]",
        "nationality": "US",
        "gender": "f",
        "address": {
          "line_1": "456 Oak Street",
          "line_2": "Apt 303",
          "country_code": "US",
          "city": "San Francisco",
          "state": "California",
          "postal_code": "94107"
        },
        "identification": {
          "drivers_license": {
            "number": "DL123456789",
            "issuing_country": "US",
            "issue_date": "2018-01-15",
            "expiry_date": "2026-01-14",
            "urls": {
              "main": "https://storage.example.com/documents/dl-front-123.jpg",
              "back": "https://storage.example.com/documents/dl-back-123.jpg"
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "is_control_person": false,
      "is_beneficial_owner": true,
      "ownership_percentage": 40,
      "job_title": "Chief Financial Officer",
      "person": {
        "first_name": "Michael",
        "last_name": "Johnson",
        "date_of_birth": "1982-09-23",
        "email": "[email protected]",
        "nationality": "US",
        "gender": "m",
        "address": {
          "line_1": "789 Pine Avenue",
          "country_code": "US",
          "city": "San Francisco",
          "state": "California",
          "postal_code": "94109"
        },
        "identification": {
          "national_id": {
            "type": "SSN",
            "value": "123-45-6789",
            "urls": {
              "main": "https://storage.example.com/documents/ssn-123.jpg"
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
'
{
  "message": "Business entity created successfully",
  "status": 201,
  "data": {
    "entity": {
      "id": "01HJ5G6R7MXW5ZK2QD6YA8N9F3",
      "type": "business",
      "status": "approved",
      "name": "Acme Corporation",
      "is_root": true,
      "parent_entity": "01HJ5G6R7MXW5ZK2QD6YA8N9F4",
      "parent_relationship": "subsidiary",
      "business_id": "01HJ5G6R7MXW5ZK2QD6YA8N9F5",
      "user_id": "01HJ5G6R7MXW5ZK2QD6YA8N9F6",
      "creation_context": "user",
      "risk_score": null,
      "sanctions_status": null,
      "created": "2025-09-12T12:00:00.000Z",
      "updated": "2025-09-12T12:00:00.000Z"
    },
    "address": {
      "id": "01HJ5G6R7MXW5ZK2QD6YA8N9F7",
      "line_1": "123 Tech Drive",
      "line_2": "Suite 500",
      "line_3": null,
      "city": "San Francisco",
      "state": "California",
      "postal_code": "94105",
      "country_code": "US",
      "owner_id": "01HJ5G6R7MXW5ZK2QD6YA8N9F5",
      "owner_type": "business",
      "created": "2025-09-12T12:00:00.000Z",
      "updated": "2025-09-12T12:00:00.000Z"
    },
    "business": {
      "id": "01HJ5G6R7MXW5ZK2QD6YA8N9F5",
      "legal_name": "Acme Corporation LLC",
      "trade_name": "Acme",
      "registration_number": "REG123456789",
      "industry": "Technology",
      "website": "https://acmecorp.com",
      "type": "LLC",
      "description": "A leading provider of innovative technology solutions",
      "incorporation_meta": {
        "year": 2020,
        "month": 4,
        "country": "US",
        "state": "California"
      },
      "created": "2025-09-12T12:00:00.000Z",
      "updated": "2025-09-12T12:00:00.000Z"
    },
    "business_meta": {
      "id": "01HJ5G6R7MXW5ZK2QD6YA8N9F8",
      "business_id": "01HJ5G6R7MXW5ZK2QD6YA8N9F5",
      "meta": {
        "tax_id": "123-45-6789"
      },
      "created": "2025-09-12T12:00:00.000Z",
      "updated": "2025-09-12T12:00:00.000Z"
    },
    "business_officers": [
      {
        "id": "01HJ5G6R7MXW5ZK2QD6YA8N9F9",
        "person_id": "01HJ5G6R7MXW5ZK2QD6YA8N9G1",
        "job_title": "Chief Executive Officer",
        "is_control_person": true,
        "is_beneficial_owner": true,
        "ownership_percentage": 60,
        "business_id": "01HJ5G6R7MXW5ZK2QD6YA8N9F5",
        "created": "2025-09-12T12:00:00.000Z",
        "updated": "2025-09-12T12:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "id": "01HJ5G6R7MXW5ZK2QD6YA8N9G2",
        "person_id": "01HJ5G6R7MXW5ZK2QD6YA8N9G3",
        "job_title": "Chief Financial Officer",
        "is_control_person": false,
        "is_beneficial_owner": true,
        "ownership_percentage": 40,
        "business_id": "01HJ5G6R7MXW5ZK2QD6YA8N9F5",
        "created": "2025-09-12T12:00:00.000Z",
        "updated": "2025-09-12T12:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Headers

Authorization
string
required

Authorization header: Bearer {jwt or Secretkey}

Body

application/json
name
string
required

The name of the business entity

business
object
required

Business details

parent_relationship
string

The relationship with the parent entity

parent_entity
string

The ULID of the parent entity

address
object

Business address

business_officers
string[]

List of business officers

meta
object

Additional metadata for the business entity

Response

Created successfully

message
string
required

A descriptive message indicating the result of the operation

status
string
required

The status of the API operation (successful, error, failed, pending)

data
object
required

Container for the created business entity data