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POST
JavaScript

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

Telnyx API key. Generate one at https://portal.telnyx.com/#/app/api-keys.

Body

application/json

Your business's full registered legal name, exactly as it appears on your incorporation or tax documents, 3 to 64 characters.

Required string length: 3 - 64
Example:

"Acme Plumbing LLC"

organization_type
enum<string>
required

Organization category for vetting purposes:

  • commercial - for-profit business entities (LLC, corp, partnership, sole proprietorship). Most callers fall here.
  • government - federal/state/local government bodies.
  • non_profit - registered 501(c)(3)/equivalent (incl. educational institutions, charities, religious organisations).
Available options:
commercial,
government,
non_profit
Example:

"commercial"

country_code
string
required

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. Currently US and CA are supported.

Example:

"US"

website
string<uri>
required

Your business's public website address, including https://. Leave blank if your business has no website.

Maximum string length: 255
Example:

"https://acmeplumbing.example.com"

fein
string
required

US Federal Employer Identification Number (NN-NNNNNNN) or Canadian equivalent.

Example:

"12-3456789"

industry
enum<string>
required

The industry your business operates in. Choose the closest match from the list; if your value is not accepted, pick the nearest category.

Available options:
accounting,
finance,
billing,
collections,
business,
charity,
nonprofit,
communications,
telecom,
customer service,
support,
delivery,
shipping,
logistics,
education,
financial,
banking,
government,
public,
healthcare,
health,
pharmacy,
medical,
insurance,
legal,
law,
notifications,
scheduling,
real estate,
property,
retail,
ecommerce,
sales,
marketing,
software,
technology,
tech,
media,
surveys,
market research,
travel,
hospitality,
hotel
Example:

"technology"

number_of_employees
enum<string>
required

Approximate headcount range. Used for vetting heuristics; pick the bucket that contains your current employee count.

Available options:
1-10,
11-50,
51-200,
201-500,
501-2000,
2001-10000,
10001+
Example:

"51-200"

Legal-entity form. Pick the form that matches your incorporation documents:

  • corporation - C-corp or S-corp.
  • llc - limited liability company.
  • partnership - general/limited partnership.
  • nonprofit - non-profit corporation, charitable trust, or 501(c)(3)/equivalent.
  • other - anything else (sole proprietorships, government bodies, DBAs, etc.). You may be asked for additional documents during vetting.
Available options:
corporation,
llc,
partnership,
nonprofit,
other
Example:

"llc"

doing_business_as
string
required

The trade name your business operates under if it is different from your legal name, also called a Doing Business As (DBA) name. Leave blank if you only use your legal name.

Maximum string length: 255
Example:

"Acme Plumbing"

jurisdiction_of_incorporation
string
required

The state, province, or country where your business was legally incorporated, for example Delaware.

Maximum string length: 255
Example:

"Delaware"

organization_contact
object
required
billing_contact
object
required
organization_physical_address
object
required
billing_address
object
required
role_type
enum<string>
default:enterprise

enterprise for an organization registering its own DIRs (the default, and the right choice when the calls display your own brand). bpo for a Business Process Outsourcer: a call center that places calls on behalf of other enterprises and displays their brand. A bpo enterprise describes the call center itself and cannot own a DIR. Each client the call center calls for gets its own enterprise in the same account, with the client's DIR under it; that DIR is then linked to the bpo enterprise through bpo_authorizations. Fixed at creation.

Available options:
enterprise,
bpo
Example:

"enterprise"

customer_reference
string

Your own label for this account. Enter any reference that helps you find it in your records. Telnyx does not use it during vetting.

Maximum string length: 255
Example:

"internal-id-12345"

primary_business_domain_sic_code
string | null

The 4-digit Standard Industrial Classification code for your main line of business, which tells us what industry you operate in. Look it up in the SIC code directory if you are unsure.

corporate_registration_number
string | null

The official number your company received when it was legally registered or incorporated (for example from your state or national business registry). It is on your certificate of incorporation.

professional_license_number
string | null

If your business operates under a professional license (for example legal, medical, or financial services), enter the license number issued by the licensing authority. Leave blank if it does not apply.

dun_bradstreet_number
string | null

Your optional 9-digit D-U-N-S Number issued by Dun & Bradstreet, a unique identifier for your business. Leave blank if you do not have one.

Response

Enterprise created.

data
object
required