Update a business entity
Update an existing business entity.
Request
- Base URL: https://api.column.com
- URL: https://api.column.com/entities/business/{entity_id}
- Auth: HTTP basic
Path parameters
Request body
Indicates possible uses of the accounts an entity may use at Column. Only required for a root entity.
Legal Business Name
Field collection timestamps, keyed by field path (for example, business_name or ein). Values must be RFC3339 timestamps between 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z and the current time. PATCH merges keys into the existing map; an empty map preserves existing timestamps. Nested beneficial owner fields do not support collected_at; attest beneficial owners separately as person entities.
Countries in which the business currently operates or expects to operate. Only ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2 Country Codes (e.g., US, FR, UK, DE, ... ) are allowed. Only required for a root entity.
Country in which the business is incorporated. ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2 Country Code.
Date on which the business was incorporated. Format: YYYY-MM-DD.
Doing Business As name, if different from the legal business name.
Description of the business entity. Only required for a root entity.
Employer Identification Number (Tax ID). This may be SSN for a sole proprietorship.
Type of end customer the business serves. Accepts a free-form string.
Expected transaction types for the account. Comma-separated list of payment rails; each value must be one of: ach, wire, swift, check, rtp, card_spend.
Expected use of funds for the business accounts. Accepts a free-form string.
Indicates whether the business uses a virtual address.
Industry in which the business entity operates.
Indicates whether the entity has been identified as high risk based on compliance screening
Type of business. Permitted values are limited-partnership, trust, sole-proprietorship, corporation, llc, general-partnership, professional-association, government, non-profit, other, pic-piv, spv, irrevocable_trust, revocable_trust.
Indicates whether the business expects to make international payments.
Expected payment volumes. Only required for a root entity.
Intended use of the account.
Registration ID. EIN or Registration ID is required.
Primary source of funds for the business.
State in which the business is incorporated. Only postal abbreviations (e.g. AL, CA, DE, ...) are allowed. Only required for a root entity.
Website of the business. Optional, but highly encouraged as it will increase likelihood of an automated verification.
Year in which the business entity was incorporated. Only required for a root entity.
Response
Successful response
Field collection timestamps, keyed by field path (for example, first_name or ssn). Omitted when no timestamps are recorded.
Unique identifier for the object
Whether this entity is going to be a root entity of the platform. Root entities have special requirements and validation rules.
The timestamp at which the entity was last screened for compliance.
Display name of the entity, derived from person or business details.
Whether the entity requires additional screening before it can be verified.
List of reasons the entity is in Manual_Review.
Type of entity. PERSON for a person entity. BUSINESS for a business entity.
Current status of the entity verification. Can be UNVERIFIED, PENDING, MANUAL_REVIEW, VERIFIED, or DENIED.
Changes
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