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PUT
/
v1
/
businesses
/
{business_id}
curl -X PUT https://sandbox.layerfi.com/v1/businesses/863ed926-e30d-40f4-8e7e-b0d5387ce4fb \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "legal_name": "New Legal Name LLC",
    "us_state": "NY",
    "unit_accounts": [
      {
        "unit_id": "unit-account-001"
      }
    ],
  }'


{
  "data": {
    "id": "863ed926-e30d-40f4-8e7e-b0d5387ce4fb",
    "type": "Business",
    "external_id": "test-acme-id",
    "legal_name": "New Legal Name LLC",
    "tin": "123456789",
    "business_activity_code": null,
    "us_state": "NY",
    "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": "unit-account-001",
        "imported_at": "2023-06-16T22:12:05.467940Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {}
}

​
Path Parameters

​
business_id
string
required
ID of the Business to update

​
Body

Note - all fields are optional and can be omitted.
​
legal_name
string
Legal name of the business as it has been registered.
​
us_state
enum
Two letter state abbreviation. (AK, AL, AR, etc.)
​
activation_at
ISO8601 timestamp
Start date from which transactions will be classified, displayed, and available for reports. Defaults to current time, but can be specified to a past or future date.
​
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
array containing PlaidItem objects
List of plaid items to connect to this business.
​
plaid_processor_tokens
array containing PlaidProcessorToken objects
List of plaid processor tokens to connect to this business.

​
Response

Returns the updated Business Object 
curl -X PUT https://sandbox.layerfi.com/v1/businesses/863ed926-e30d-40f4-8e7e-b0d5387ce4fb \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "legal_name": "New Legal Name LLC",
    "us_state": "NY",
    "unit_accounts": [
      {
        "unit_id": "unit-account-001"
      }
    ],
  }'


{
  "data": {
    "id": "863ed926-e30d-40f4-8e7e-b0d5387ce4fb",
    "type": "Business",
    "external_id": "test-acme-id",
    "legal_name": "New Legal Name LLC",
    "tin": "123456789",
    "business_activity_code": null,
    "us_state": "NY",
    "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": "unit-account-001",
        "imported_at": "2023-06-16T22:12:05.467940Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {}
}
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