Entity

Create a person entity

POST/entities/person

Create a new person entity for individual customers.

Body Parameters

address

objectOptional

Addresses need to adhere to character validation, as addresses are used across multiple payment rails. Characters are validated according to the Fedwire character validation. Required by default.

city

stringRequired

City name

country_code

stringRequired

Two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (e.g. US)

line_1

stringRequired

Street address line 1

line_2

stringOptional

Street address line 2

postal_code

stringOptional

Postal or ZIP code

state

stringOptional

State or province

country_of_citizenship

stringOptional

Country of citizenship of the individual. Country of citizenship does not need to match the issuing country of an identity document. ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2 Country Code (e.g., US, FR, UK, DE, ...).

date_of_birth

stringRequired

Date of birth in YYYY-MM-DD format. Required by default.

drivers_license

objectOptional

Driver's license details. At least one form of identification (ssn, passport, drivers_license, or national_id) is required. Driver's license country code must be non-U.S. When left blank, the Driver's License field returns null.

country_code

stringOptional

Two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code of the issuing country

number

stringOptional

Driver's license number

email

stringOptional

Email of the individual. Optional, but highly encouraged as it will increase likelihood of an automated verification. When left blank, the Email field returns an empty string ("").

employment_status

stringOptional

Employment status of the individual.

expected_payment_rails

stringOptional

Expected transaction types for the account.

first_name

stringRequired

First name of the legal person. Must adhere to Fedwire character validation.

income

array of numbersOptional

Estimated pre-tax annual income. Accepts an array to allow passing income ranges.

is_high_risk

booleanOptional

Indicates whether the entity has been identified as high risk based on compliance screening

is_root

booleanOptional

Whether this entity is going to be a root entity of the platform. Root entities have special requirements and validation rules.

last_name

stringRequired

Last name of the legal person. Must adhere to Fedwire character validation.

makes_international_payments

booleanOptional

Indicates whether the individual expects to make international payments.

middle_name

stringOptional

Middle name of the legal person. Must adhere to Fedwire character validation.

national_id

objectOptional

National ID details. At least one form of identification (ssn, passport, drivers_license, or national_id) is required. National ID country code must be non-U.S. When left blank, the National ID field returns null.

country_code

stringOptional

Two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code of the issuing country

number

stringOptional

National ID number

occupation

stringOptional

Industry of employment or occupation of the individual.

passport

objectOptional

Passport details. At least one form of identification (ssn, passport, drivers_license, or national_id) is required. Passport country code must be non-U.S. When left blank, the Passport field returns an empty object and the Driver's License and National ID fields return null.

country_code

stringOptional

Two-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code of the issuing country

number

stringOptional

Passport number

pep_status

stringOptional

Politically Exposed Person screening status. Allowed values: not_checked, no, yes, potential.

phone_number

stringOptional

Phone number of the individual in the E.164 format. Optional, but highly encouraged as it will increase likelihood of an automated verification. When left blank, the phone number field returns an empty string ("").

purpose_of_account

array of stringsOptional

Intended use of the account.

role

stringOptional

Individual's role or job title at their place of employment.

source_of_income

array of stringsOptional

Sources of income for the individual.

ssn

stringOptional

Social Security Number. ITIN may be shared in place of SSN. At least one form of identification (ssn, passport, drivers_license, or national_id) is required. If SSN is provided, country of citizenship is not required. When left blank (i.e., for non-U.S. citizens) the SSN field returns an empty string ("").