{
  "id": "863ed926-e30d-40f4-8e7e-b0d5387ce4fb",
  "type": "Business",
  "external_id": "test-acme-id",
  "legal_name": "ACME LLC",
  "business_activity_code": null,
  "us_state": "CA",
  "entity_type": "LLC",
  "phone_number": "+16504651359",
  "sms_enabled": true,
  "sms_stopped": false,
  "naics_code": null,
  "imported_at": "2023-06-15T22:12:05.467940Z",
  "updated_at": "2023-06-15T22:12:05.467940Z",
  "archived_at": null,
  "unit_accounts": [
    {
      "id": "111111",
      "imported_at": "2023-06-15T22:12:05.467940Z"
    }
  ]
}
A Business is Layer’s representation of an end business on your platform. The Business object contains all the information about the business needed for Layer’s embedded accounting logic.

Attributes

id
string
Unique identifier for the business.
type
string
Resource type. Value will be “Business”.
external_id
string
Unique ID of the business in your system for linking purposes. Idempotency key.
Legal name of the business as it has been registered.
us_state
enum
Two letter state abbreviation. (AK, AL, AR, etc.)
entity_type
enum
Entity type of the business. Used to determine tax filing status. Values can be: SOLE_PROP, C_CORP, LLC, S_CORP, PARTNERSHIP
phone_number
string
Phone number used for SMS based categorization.
sms_enabled
boolean
Whether SMS is enabled for this business
sms_stopped
boolean
Whether this business has responded to Layer’s SMS with “STOP”
naics_code
string
6-digit NAICS code used to identify the business’s industry.
unit_accounts
array containing UnitAccount objects
List of unit accounts associated with this business.
plaid_items
PlaidItem Object
Plaid items linked to this account.
imported_at
ISO8601 timestamp
Time when the business entity was created in Layer. Eligible sort key.
updated_at
ISO8601 timestamp
Time when the business’s information was last updated in Layer. Eligible sort key.
{
  "id": "863ed926-e30d-40f4-8e7e-b0d5387ce4fb",
  "type": "Business",
  "external_id": "test-acme-id",
  "legal_name": "ACME LLC",
  "business_activity_code": null,
  "us_state": "CA",
  "entity_type": "LLC",
  "phone_number": "+16504651359",
  "sms_enabled": true,
  "sms_stopped": false,
  "naics_code": null,
  "imported_at": "2023-06-15T22:12:05.467940Z",
  "updated_at": "2023-06-15T22:12:05.467940Z",
  "archived_at": null,
  "unit_accounts": [
    {
      "id": "111111",
      "imported_at": "2023-06-15T22:12:05.467940Z"
    }
  ]
}