---
title: "Create an order for a business"
method: POST
path: "/v1/businesses/{business_id}/orders"
tags: ["orders"]
---

# Create an order for a business

`POST /v1/businesses/{business_id}/orders`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.middesk.com`
- URL: `https://api.middesk.com/v1/businesses/{business_id}/orders`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/middesk/apis/middesk-api/docs/v1/businesses/:business_id/orders/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

## Path parameters

- `business_id` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `product` 'identity' | 'liens' | 'adverse_media' | 'bankruptcies' | 'business_enrichment' | 'documents' | 'enhanced_screenings' | 'kyc' | 'litigations' | 'people_litigations' | 'people_bankruptcies' | 'people_tax_liens' | 'people_ucc_liens' | 'people_criminal_history' | 'tin' | 'website' | 'business_verification_qualify' | 'business_verification_verify' | 'international_business_verification' | 'tax_liens' | 'ucc_liens' | 'email_risk': Product type for the order
  - `subproducts` OrdersOrderRequestParamSubproductsItem[]: Array of subproducts
  - `options` OrdersOrderRequestParamOptions: Additional options for the order
    - `person_match` boolean

## Response `201`

order created

- unknown

## Other responses

- `400`: bad request - missing package
- `422`: unprocessable entity - reorder validation failed

## Changes

- **2026-10-25** `adc98c847a77`: 1 info
  - added the new `international_business_verification` enum value to the request property `product`
- **2026-09-17** `4c9cd4e834ba`: 1 warning, 1 info
  - deleted the `header` request parameter `Authorization`
  - the endpoint scheme security `bearer_auth` was added to the API
- **2026-09-12** `668373c892ce`: 1 info
  - api operation id `createOrder` removed and replaced with `orders_createOrder`
- **2026-09-03** `ac0d9be94846`: 2 info
  - added the optional property `errors/items/parameter` to the response with the `400` status
  - added the optional property `errors/items/parameter` to the response with the `422` status

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/middesk/apis/middesk-api/changes/v1/businesses/:business_id/orders/post.md)

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