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# Business Representatives Object

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<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th></th><th width="200"></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Field</strong></td><td><strong>Required</strong></td><td><strong>Type</strong></td><td><strong>Description</strong></td></tr><tr><td>first_name</td><td>Yes</td><td>String</td><td>First name of the business representative.</td></tr><tr><td>middle_name</td><td>No</td><td>String</td><td>Middle name of the business representative.</td></tr><tr><td>last_name</td><td>Yes</td><td>String</td><td>Family name of the business representative.</td></tr><tr><td>date_of_birth</td><td>Yes</td><td>String</td><td>Date of birth of business representative</td></tr><tr><td>address_line1</td><td>Yes</td><td>String</td><td>Street address of the business representative.</td></tr><tr><td>city</td><td>Yes</td><td>String</td><td>City of the business representative.</td></tr><tr><td>state</td><td>Yes</td><td>String</td><td>2-letter ISO code of the business representative’s state.</td></tr><tr><td>country</td><td>Yes</td><td>String</td><td>2-letter ISO code of the business representative’s country.</td></tr><tr><td>zipcode</td><td>Yes</td><td>String</td><td>Zip code of the business representative’s address.</td></tr><tr><td>type</td><td>Yes</td><td>Category</td><td><p>Enumerated value: ‘ACCOUNT_OPERATOR’, ‘BENEFICIAL_OWNER’, ‘COMPLIANCE’, 'PRIMARY CONTROLLER’ </p><p></p><p><em>Note: This field will be deprecated. Suggested to use br_type.</em></p></td></tr><tr><td>br_type</td><td>Yes</td><td>Object</td><td>Set true or fasle based on what type of business representative you are creating.</td></tr><tr><td>br_type.account_operator</td><td>Yes</td><td>Boolean</td><td><p>True or False.<br></p><p><em>To initiate KYB, “ACCOUNT OPERATOR” is required.</em></p></td></tr><tr><td>br_type.beneficial_owner</td><td>Yes</td><td>Boolean</td><td>Set True or False.</td></tr><tr><td>br_type.compliance</td><td>Yes</td><td>Boolean</td><td>Set True or False.</td></tr><tr><td>br_type.primary controller</td><td>Yes</td><td>Boolean</td><td>Set True or False.</td></tr><tr><td>email</td><td>Yes</td><td>String</td><td>Email id of the business representative.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>virtual_documents</strong></td><td><strong>Conditional</strong></td><td><strong>Object</strong></td><td><strong>Identification document's information.</strong> Details on the required documents are outlined in your spec sheet. </td></tr><tr><td>virtual_documents.document_type</td><td>Yes, if virtual_documents is provided</td><td>String</td><td>Enumerated values are listed below.</td></tr><tr><td>virtual_documents.document_value</td><td>Yes, if virtual_documents is provided</td><td>String</td><td>ID number of the document.</td></tr><tr><td>virtual_documents.issue_date</td><td>Conditional</td><td>String</td><td>Date of issue of the document.</td></tr><tr><td>virtual_documents.id_issuing_authority</td><td>Conditional</td><td>String</td><td>The department issuing the ID.</td></tr><tr><td>virtual_documents.country</td><td>Conditional</td><td>String</td><td>2-letter ISO code of the user's country.</td></tr><tr><td>virtual_documents.state</td><td>Conditional</td><td>String</td><td>2-letter ISO code of the user's state.</td></tr><tr><td>virtual_documents.expiry_date</td><td>Conditional</td><td>String</td><td>Date of expiry of the document.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>physical_documents</strong></td><td><strong>Conditional</strong></td><td><strong>Object</strong></td><td><strong>Copy of a document.</strong> Details on the required documents are outlined in your spec sheet. </td></tr><tr><td>physical_documents.document_value</td><td>Yes, if physical_documents is provided</td><td>String</td><td>Value of the document. Physical documents must be encoded Base64 before being uploaded to our system.</td></tr><tr><td>physical_documents.document_value_back</td><td>Yes, if physical_documents is provided</td><td>String</td><td>Value of the rear side of the document. Physical documents must be encoded Base64 before being uploaded to our system.</td></tr><tr><td>physical_documents.document_type</td><td>Yes, if physical_documents is provided</td><td>String</td><td>Enumerated values are listed below.</td></tr><tr><td>physical_documents.country</td><td>Conditional</td><td>String</td><td>2-letter ISO code of the user’s country.</td></tr><tr><td>physical_documents.state</td><td>Conditional</td><td>String</td><td>2-letter ISO code of the user’s state.</td></tr><tr><td>physical_documents.expiry_date</td><td>Conditional</td><td>String</td><td>Date of expiry of the document.</td></tr><tr><td>phone</td><td>Yes</td><td>Numeric</td><td>Mobile number of the contact person.</td></tr><tr><td>gender</td><td>Yes</td><td>String</td><td>Gender of business representative.</td></tr><tr><td>title</td><td>Yes</td><td>String</td><td>Title of buinsess representative.</td></tr><tr><td>ownership_percentage</td><td>Yes, if Beneficial Owner</td><td>Numeric</td><td>Mandatory field for business representative of type “beneficial owner”.</td></tr></tbody></table>

**Physical Document Type Enumerated Values**

```
PASSPORT
DRIVING_LICENCE
STATE_ID
```

**Virtual Document Type Enumerated Values**

```
SSN
PASSPORT
DRIVING_LICENSE
STATE_ID
```

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