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# Create Entity

This endpoint allows you to create an new entity using PII (Personally Identifiable Information), this can either be a business or an individual.

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> `{{baseurl}}/v2/api/entities`

#### Headers

| Name                                    | Type   | Description      |
| --------------------------------------- | ------ | ---------------- |
| token<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | String | API secret token |

#### Request Body

| Field                                              | Type    | Description                                                                                                                                                                            |
| -------------------------------------------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| entityType<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark>       | String  | <p>Type of entity being verified.</p><p>Allowed values: <mark style="color:$danger;"><code>"individual"</code></mark>, <mark style="color:$danger;"><code>"business"</code></mark></p> |
| isSubjectConsent<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | Boolean | <p>Must always be true; indicates subject consent was obtained.</p><p>Allowed values: <mark style="color:$danger;"><code>true</code></mark></p>                                        |
| incorporationNumber                                | String  | Registration/Incorporation number, Required if entityType is "business".                                                                                                               |
| incorporationName                                  | String  | Registered Name of business, Required if entityType is "business".                                                                                                                     |
| incorporationCountry                               | String  | 2-letter country code; allowed only for businesses.                                                                                                                                    |
| incorporationDate                                  | String  | Incorporation date in <mark style="color:$danger;">`YYYY-MM-DD`</mark> format; allowed only for businesses.                                                                            |
| businessType                                       | String  | Business type; allowed only for businesses.                                                                                                                                            |
| address                                            | String  | Business address; allowed only for businesses.                                                                                                                                         |
| docLink                                            | String  | Certificate of incorporation or business registration document; allowed only for businesses.                                                                                           |
| firstName                                          | String  | Individual's first name(Required for individual entity).                                                                                                                               |
| lastName                                           | String  | Individual's last name(Required for individual entity).                                                                                                                                |
| phone                                              | String  | Individual's phone number(Required for individual entity).                                                                                                                             |
| email                                              | String  | Individual's email                                                                                                                                                                     |
| gender                                             | String  | Individual's gender.                                                                                                                                                                   |
| dateOfBirth                                        | String  | Individual's date of birth in <mark style="color:$danger;">`YYYY-MM-DD`</mark> format(Required for individual entity).                                                                 |
| nationality                                        | String  | 2-letter country code(Required for individual entity).                                                                                                                                 |
| imageUrl                                           | String  | Link to uploaded image                                                                                                                                                                 |
| verifiedBy                                         | String  | <p>Flag to ensure customer attests to validity of provided records.</p><p>Allowed values: <mark style="color:$danger;"><code>"client"</code></mark></p>                                |

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Create New Entity Sample Request (Individual)" %}

```json
{
    "entityType": "individual",
    "isSubjectConsent": true,
    "firstName": "John",
    "lastName": "Doe",
    "email": "john.doe@example.com",
    "phone": "+2348012345678",
    "gender": "male",
    "dateOfBirth": "1990-01-01",
    "nationality": "NG",
    "imageUrl": "http://someimage",
    "verifiedBy": "client"
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Create New Entity Sample Request (Business)" %}

```json
{
  "entityType": "business",
  "isSubjectConsent": true,
  "incorporationNumber": "RC123456",
  "incorporationName": "Acme Ltd.",
  "incorporationCountry": "NG",
  "incorporationDate": "2010-05-15",
  "businessType": "Retail",
  "address": "23 Ikoyi Crescent, Lagos"
  "regDocLink": "https://example.com/regdoc.pdf",
  "verifiedBy": "client"
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Success Response" %}

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "status_code": 201,
  "message": "Entity created successfully.",
  "data": {
     "id": "ent_684f5cc5a47a3926763b83a7",
        "businessId": "61d880f1e8e15aaf24558f1a",
        "createdBy": {
            "firstName": "Timothy",
            "lastName": "Akinyelu",
            "middleName": "",
            "id": "61f162ec1fd251c3a63f31c2"
        }
  }
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Error Response" %}

```json
HTTP/1.1 404 NotFound
{
  "success": false,
  "statusCode": 404,
  "message": "You have attempted to get a resource that does not exist.",
  "name": "ResourceNotFoundError",
  "data": {}
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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