---
title: "Create business"
method: POST
path: "/portal/businesses/create/"
tags: ["Direct SME Portal"]
---

# Create business

`POST /portal/businesses/create/`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://docs.thredfi.com` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://docs.thredfi.com/portal/businesses/create/`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in cookie `sessionid`
  - HTTP basic
  - HTTP bearer
  - HTTP bearer

Create a new business under the authenticated user's partner.

## Request body

- DirectSMEBusinessCreateAPIRequest: Serializer for creating a business.
  - `name` string, required
  - `country` string, required
  - `base_currency` string
  - `email` string, email

## Response `201`

- DirectSMEBusiness: Serializer for business details in Direct SME Portal.
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `country` 'GB' | 'DE' | 'FR' | 'NL' | 'ES' | 'IT' | 'IE' | 'BE' | 'AT' | 'PT' | 'SE' | 'NO' | 'DK' | 'FI' | 'IS' | 'MY' | 'SG': * `GB` - United Kingdom * `DE` - Germany * `FR` - France * `NL` - Netherlands * `ES` - Spain * `IT` - Italy * `IE` - Ireland * `BE` - Belgium * `AT` - Austria * `PT` - Portugal * `SE` - Sweden * `NO` - Norway * `DK` - Denmark * `FI` - Finland * `IS` - Iceland * `MY` - Malaysia * `SG` - Singapore
  - `base_currency` 'EUR' | 'GBP' | 'USD' | 'SEK' | 'NOK' | 'DKK' | 'ISK' | 'MYR' | 'SGD': * `EUR` - Euro * `GBP` - British Pound * `USD` - US Dollar * `SEK` - Swedish Krona * `NOK` - Norwegian Krone * `DKK` - Danish Krone * `ISK` - Icelandic Króna * `MYR` - Malaysian Ringgit * `SGD` - Singapore Dollar
  - `email` string, email, required
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Validation errors in request data
- `401`: Authentication required - missing or invalid API key
- `403`: Permission denied - insufficient privileges
- `404`: Resource not found
- `409`: Conflict - resource already exists or invalid state transition
- `422`: Unprocessable entity - business logic validation failed
- `500`: Internal server error

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