---
title: "Add Premises Identifier"
method: POST
path: "/v1/farm/{farm_id}/locations/{location_id}/identifiers"
tags: ["locations"]
---

# Add Premises Identifier

`POST /v1/farm/{farm_id}/locations/{location_id}/identifiers`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.ranch.bot`
- URL: `https://api.ranch.bot/v1/farm/{farm_id}/locations/{location_id}/identifiers`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Add a premises identifier to a root premises. Values are stored as strings with leading zeros preserved; no registry verification is claimed. Directory scopes use read:farms/write:farms; minimum farm role READER for reads and EDITOR for writes.

## Path parameters

- `farm_id` string, uuid, required
- `location_id` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- object
  - `scheme` 'CA_PID' | 'US_PIN' | 'US_LID' | 'OTHER', required
  - `scheme_label` string
  - `issuer` string
  - `jurisdiction` string
  - `value` string, required
  - `source` string
  - `confirmed` boolean
  - `is_preferred` boolean

## Response `201`

Success

- object
  - `identifier` PremisesIdentifier, required
    - `id` string, required
    - `location_id` string, required
    - `scheme` 'CA_PID' | 'US_PIN' | 'US_LID' | 'OTHER', required
    - `scheme_label` string, nullable
    - `issuer` string, nullable
    - `jurisdiction` string, nullable
    - `value` string, required
    - `source` string, nullable
    - `confirmed_by_user_id` string, nullable
    - `confirmed_at` string, date-time, nullable
    - `is_preferred` boolean, required
    - `version` integer, required
    - `created_at` string, date-time, required
    - `updated_at` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Request validation failed.
- `401`: Missing/invalid authentication or insufficient farm role.
- `403`: Missing required external credential scope.
- `404`: Location not found.

---

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