{"title":"Manage legal entities","category":"default","creationDate":1704386220,"content":"

A legal entity is an API resource that describes an individual or an organization on your Balance Platform. It contains information about your user, for example, the legal name, address, and tax information of the individual or organization. Adyen uses this information to perform verification checks<\/a> as required by payment industry regulations.<\/p>\n

The legal entity resource also contains the associations that the legal entity has with other entities on your platform. For example, most organizations need a signatory.<\/p>\n

To manage legal entities, use the Legal Entity Management API<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This page contains instructions for common legal entity operations. These operations are part of a larger process which includes verification<\/a> and onboarding steps<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Create a legal entity<\/h2>\n

Creating a legal entity is the first step in moving users though the onboarding and verification process. Adyen uses the details you include when you create the legal entity to verify the account holder<\/a> that is linked to the legal entity.<\/p>\n

The minimum required information for creating a legal entity depends on the location and entity type that you are onboarding. <\/p>\n

To create a legal entity:<\/p>\n

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    Make a POST \/legalEntities<\/a> request using the individual<\/a> or organization<\/a> details. The following example shows how to create an organization in the United States.<\/p>\n

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    The response contains a generated legal entity id<\/code>. Save this response because you need the ID to:<\/p>\n