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

# Create a registration for a business

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

## Request

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

## Path parameters

- `business_id` string, required

## Request body

- InternationalRegistrationRequestParam: A known international registration to look up for a business. Requires the International Business Verification package to be enabled for your account.
  - `file_number` string, required: The registration or file number issued by the international registry.
  - `country_code` string, required: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code of the registry (e.g., `FR`, `DE`, `GB`).
  - `jurisdiction_details` InternationalRegistrationRequestParamJurisdictionDetails: The sub-national jurisdiction for the registration.
    - `abbr` string: Abbreviation of the sub-national jurisdiction. Required when `country_code` is `CA`.

## Response `201`

registration created

- Registration
  - `object` string, required
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `business_id` string, uuid, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `status` string, required
  - `sub_status` string, nullable
  - `status_details` string, nullable
  - `jurisdiction` string, nullable, required: Indicates the relationship between the business and this jurisdiction. `DOMESTIC` or `FOREIGN` for US registrations; `HOME` or `EXTRA_PROVINCIAL` for Canada; `UNKNOWN` when undetermined; `null` for other international registrations.
  - `jurisdiction_details` RegistrationJurisdictionDetails: The sub-national jurisdiction for international registrations. `null` for US registrations.
    - `name` string, nullable
    - `abbr` string, nullable
    - `authority` string, nullable: The registry authority for the jurisdiction.
  - `entity_type` string, nullable, required
  - `file_number` string, required
  - `country_code` string: `US` for domestic registrations, or an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for international registrations (e.g., `FR`, `DE`, `GB`).
  - `addresses` string[]
  - `officers` object[]
  - `registered_agent` object, nullable
  - `registration_date` string, date, nullable
  - `state` 'AL' | 'AK' | 'AZ' | 'AR' | 'CA' | 'CO' | 'CT' | 'DE' | 'FL' | 'GA' | 'HI' | 'ID' | 'IL' | 'IN' | 'IA' | 'KS' | 'KY' | 'LA' | 'ME' | 'MD' | 'MA' | 'MI' | 'MN' | 'MS' | 'MO' | 'MT' | 'NE' | 'NV' | 'NH' | 'NJ' | 'NM' | 'NY' | 'NC' | 'ND' | 'OH' | 'OK' | 'OR' | 'PA' | 'RI' | 'SC' | 'SD' | 'TN' | 'TX' | 'UT' | 'VT' | 'VA' | 'WA' | 'WV' | 'WI' | 'WY', required: The US state for the registration. `null` for international registrations.
  - `source` string, uri, nullable
  - `submitted` boolean: `true` if you submitted the registration, `false` if Middesk sourced it.

## Other responses

- `403`: International Business Verification is not enabled
- `404`: business not found
- `422`: invalid registration parameters

## Changes

- **2026-09-17** `4c9cd4e834ba`: 2 breaking, 1 warning, 3 info
  - added `#/components/schemas/RegistrationJurisdictionDetails` to the `jurisdiction_details` response property `oneOf` list for the response status `201`
  - added `#/components/schemas/RegistrationState` to the `state` response property `oneOf` list for the response status `201`
  - deleted the `header` request parameter `Authorization`
  - the endpoint scheme security `bearer_auth` was added to the API
  - …2 more
- **2026-09-12** `668373c892ce`: 1 info
  - api operation id `createRegistration` removed and replaced with `registrations_createRegistration`
- **2026-09-03** `ac0d9be94846`: 3 info
  - added the optional property `errors/items/parameter` to the response with the `403` status
  - added the optional property `errors/items/parameter` to the response with the `404` status
  - added the optional property `errors/items/parameter` to the response with the `422` status
- **2026-08-06** `9882e52b445b`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

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

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