Create a new beneficial owner individual or replace the existing control person entity
account_holder_token
- Type: uuid
- Required: Yes
- Description: Globally unique identifier for the account holder.
Request body for creating a new beneficial owner or replacing the control person entity on an existing KYB account holder.
address
- Type: object
- Required: Yes
- Description: Individual's current address - PO boxes, UPS drops, and FedEx drops are not acceptable; APO/FPO are acceptable. Only USA addresses are currently supported.
dob
- Type: string
- Required: Yes
- Description: Individual's date of birth, as an RFC 3339 date.
email
- Type: string
- Required: Yes
- Description: Individual's email address. If utilizing Lithic for chargeback processing, this customer email address may be used to communicate dispute status and resolution.
first_name
- Type: string
- Required: Yes
- Description: Individual's first name, as it appears on government-issued identity documents.
last_name
- Type: string
- Required: Yes
- Description: Individual's last name, as it appears on government-issued identity documents.
phone_number
- Type: string
- Required: Yes
- Description: Individual's phone number, entered in E.164 format.
government_id
- Type: string
- Required: Yes
- Description: Government-issued identification number (required for identity verification and compliance with banking regulations). Social Security Numbers (SSN) and Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITIN) are currently supported, entered as full nine-digits, with or without hyphens.
type
- Type: string enum
- Required: Yes
- Description: The type of entity to create on the account holder.
Allowed: BENEFICIAL_OWNER_INDIVIDUAL, CONTROL_PERSON
Response:
200 OK
- Type: object
- Description: Response body for creating a new beneficial owner or replacing the control person entity on an existing KYB account holder.
account_holder_token
- Type: uuid
- Required: Yes
- Description: Globally unique identifier for the account holder.
created
- Type: date-time
- Required: Yes
- Description: Timestamp of when the entity was created.
status
- Type: string enum
- Required: Yes
- Description: Entity verification status.
status_reasons
- Type: array of objects
- Required: Yes
- Description: Reason for the evaluation status.
required_documents
- Type: array of objects
- Required: Yes
- Description: A list of documents required for the entity to be approved.
Example Request
curl --request POST \
--url https://sandbox.lithic.com/v1/account_holders/account_holder_token/entities \
--header 'accept: application/json' \
--header 'content-type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"type": "BENEFICIAL_OWNER_INDIVIDUAL",
"first_name": "Timmy",
"last_name": "Turner",
"dob": "1991-03-08T08:00:00Z",
"email": "tim@left-earth.com",
"phone_number": "+15555555555",
"government_id": "211-23-1412",
"address": {
"address1": "300 Normal Forest Way",
"city": "Portland",
"country": "USA",
"postal_code": "90210",
"state": "OR"
}
}
'```
### Example Response
```json
{
"account_holder_token": "fa68ed76-9d02-4d45-8a3f-782f3b6a8b3f",
"status": "ACCEPTED",
"status_reasons": [],
"token": "49c978db-20c4-46d8-9db4-b0ef28c03533",
"created": "2024-09-16T20:13:41.865274",
"required_documents": []
}