---
title: "POST /entities"
method: POST
path: "/entities"
tags: ["Sites"]
---

# POST /entities

`POST /entities`

## Request body

- EntityCreateRequest
  - `countryOfIncorporation` string, nullable — ISO-3166 alpha-2; lower case is accepted and stored upper case
  - `legalId` string
  - `name` string, required
  - `ownershipPct` number
  - `parentId` string

## Response `201`

Created entity

- EntityResponse
  - `data` Entity, required
    - `archivedAt` string, date-time, nullable, required
    - `countryOfIncorporation` string, nullable, required — ISO-3166 alpha-2, upper case
    - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
    - `id` string, required — ent_ + 32 hex
    - `isDefault` boolean, required
    - `legalId` string, nullable, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `ownershipPct` number, required
    - `parentId` string, nullable, required
    - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `422` — ENTITY_NOT_ASSIGNABLE: parentId is not an active entity of the selected organization

## Changes

- **2026-10-02** `766c2a40e369` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/greentally/apis/esgai-api/changes/entities/post.md)

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