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POST
/
buyers
New buyer
using RestSharp;


var options = new RestClientOptions("https://api.sandbox.{id}.gr4vy.app/buyers");
var client = new RestClient(options);
var request = new RestRequest("");
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddJsonBody("{}", false);
var response = await client.PostAsync(request);

Console.WriteLine("{0}", response.Content);
{
  "type": "buyer",
  "id": "fe26475d-ec3e-4884-9553-f7356683f7f9",
  "billing_details": {
    "type": "billing-details",
    "first_name": "John",
    "last_name": "Lunn",
    "email_address": "[email protected]",
    "phone_number": "+1234567890",
    "address": {
      "city": "London",
      "country": "GB",
      "postal_code": "789123",
      "state": "Greater London",
      "state_code": "GB-LND",
      "house_number_or_name": "10",
      "line1": "10 Oxford Street",
      "line2": "New Oxford Court",
      "organization": "Gr4vy"
    },
    "tax_id": {
      "value": "12345678931",
      "kind": "gb.vat"
    }
  },
  "created_at": "2013-07-16T19:23:00.000+00:00",
  "display_name": "John L.",
  "external_identifier": "user-789123",
  "merchant_account_id": "default",
  "updated_at": "2013-07-16T19:23:00.000+00:00",
  "account_number": "1234567"
}
This endpoint requires the buyers.write scope.

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

application/json

A request to create a buyer.

​
external_identifier
string | null

An external identifier that can be used to match the buyer against your own records. This value needs to be unique for all buyers.

Required string length: 1 - 200
Example:

"user-789123"

​
display_name
string | null

A unique name for this buyer which is used in the Gr4vy admin panel to give a buyer a human readable name.

Required string length: 1 - 200
Example:

"John L."

​
billing_details
Billing details (Create) · object

The optional billing details to associate with a buyer.

​
account_number
string | null

The source account number to perform an account funding transaction.

Required string length: 1 - 255
Example:

"1234567"

Response

Returns the buyer that was added.

​
type
enum<string>

The type of this resource. Is always buyer.

Available options:
buyer
Example:

"buyer"

​
id
string<uuid>

The unique Gr4vy ID for this buyer.

Example:

"fe26475d-ec3e-4884-9553-f7356683f7f9"

​
billing_details
Billing details · object

The billing details associated with a buyer.

​
created_at
string<date-time>

The date and time when this buyer was created in our system.

Example:

"2013-07-16T19:23:00.000+00:00"

​
display_name
string | null

A unique name for this buyer which is used in the Gr4vy admin panel to give a buyer a human readable name.

Required string length: 1 - 200
Example:

"John L."

​
external_identifier
string | null

An external identifier that can be used to match the buyer against your own records.

Required string length: 1 - 200
Example:

"user-789123"

​
merchant_account_id
string

The unique ID for a merchant account.

Example:

"default"

​
updated_at
string<date-time>

The date and time when this buyer was last updated in our system.

Example:

"2013-07-16T19:23:00.000+00:00"

​
account_number
string | null

The source account number to perform an account funding transaction.

Required string length: 1 - 255
Example:

"1234567"