Create a Stakeholder

POST /v2/accounts/:account_id/stakeholders

Use this API endpoint to create a stakeholder. Know about the various error responses for this API.

Request

Curl

curl -X POST https://api.razorpay.com/v2/accounts/acc_GLGeLkU2JUeyDZ/stakeholders \
-u  \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
  "percentage_ownership": 10,
  "name": "Gaurav Kumar",
  "email": "[e-mail]",
  "relationship": {
    "director": true,
    "executive": false
  },
  "phone": {
    "primary": "9000090000",
    "secondary": "9000090000"
  },
  "addresses": {
    "residential": {
      "street": "506, Koramangala 1st block",
      "city": "Bengaluru",
      "state": "Karnataka",
      "postal_code": "560034",
      "country": "IN"
    }
  },
  "kyc": {
    "pan": "AVOPB1111K"
  },
  "notes": {
    "random_key_by_partner": "random_value"
  }
}'

```java: Java
RazorpayClient razorpay = new RazorpayClient("[ACCESS_TOKEN]");

String accountId = "acc_GP4lfNA0iIMn5B";

JSONObject StakeRequest = new JSONObject();
StakeRequest.put("email","[e-mail]");
StakeRequest.put("percentage_ownership",10);
StakeRequest.put("name","Gauri Kumari");

JSONObject relationship = new JSONObject();
relationship.put("director",true);
relationship.put("executive",false);

StakeRequest.put("relationship",relationship);

JSONObject phone = new JSONObject();
phone.put("primary","9000090000");
phone.put("secondary","9000090000");

StakeRequest.put("phone",phone);

JSONObject residential = new JSONObject();
residential.put("street","507, Koramangala 6th block");
residential.put("city","Bengaluru");
residential.put("state","Karnataka");
residential.put("postal_code","560047");
residential.put("country","IN");

JSONObject addresses = new JSONObject();
addresses.put("residential",residential);
StakeRequest.put("addresses",addresses);

JSONObject kyc = new JSONObject();
kyc.put("pan","AVOPB1111K");

StakeRequest.put("kyc",kyc);

JSONObject notes = new JSONObject();
notes.put("random_key_by_partner","random_value");

StakeRequest.put("notes",notes);

Stakeholder stakeholder = instance.stakeholder.create(accountId, StakeRequest);

```php: PHP

$api = new Api(null, null, "");

$accountId = "acc_GP4lfNA0iIMn5B";

$stakeholders = $api->account->fetch($accountId)->stakeholders();

$stakeholders->create(array(
   "percentage_ownership" => 10,
   "name" => "Gaurav Kumar",
   "email" => "[e-mail]",
   "relationship" => array(
       "director" => true,
       "executive" => false
   ),
   "phone" => array(
       "primary" => "7474747474",
       "secondary" => "7474747474"
   ),
   "addresses" => array(
       "residential" => array(
           "street" => "506, Koramangala 1st block",
           "city" => "Bengaluru",
           "state" => "Karnataka",
           "postal_code" => "560034",
           "country" => "IN"
       )
   ),
   "kyc" => array(
       "pan" => "AVOPB1111K"
   ),
   "notes" => array(
       "random_key_by_partner" => "random_value"
   )
));

```javascript: Node.js

const instance = new Razorpay({
  oauthToken: ""
);

const accountId = "acc_GP4lfNA0iIMn5B";

instance.stakeholders.create(accountId, {
  "percentage_ownership": 10,
  "name": "Gaurav Kumar",
  "email": "[e-mail]",
  "relationship": {
    "director": true,
    "executive": false
  },
  "phone": {
    "primary": "7474747474",
    "secondary": "7474747474"
  },
  "addresses": {
    "residential": {
      "street": "506, Koramangala 1st block",
      "city": "Bengaluru",
      "state": "Karnataka",
      "postal_code": "560034",
      "country": "IN"
    }
  },
  "kyc": {
    "pan": "AVOPB1111K"
  },
  "notes": {
    "random_key_by_partner": "random_value"
  }
});

```ruby: Ruby
require "razorpay"
Razorpay.setup('ACCESS_TOKEN')
accountId = "acc_GP4lfNA0iIMn5B"

Razorpay::Stakeholder.create(accountId, {
  "percentage_ownership": 10,
  "name": "Gaurav Kumar",
  "email": "[e-mail]",
  "relationship": {
    "director": 1,
    "executive": 0
  },
  "phone": {
    "primary": "7474747474",
    "secondary": "7474747474"
  },
  "addresses": {
    "residential": {
      "street": "506, Koramangala 1st block",
      "city": "Bengaluru",
      "state": "Karnataka",
      "postal_code": "560034",
      "country": "IN"
    }
  },
  "kyc": {
    "pan": "AVOPB1111K"
  },
  "notes": {
    "random_key_by_partner": "random_value"
  }
})

```csharp: .NET
RazorpayClient client = new RazorpayClient("[ACCESS_TOKEN]");

string accountId = "acc_ua2tBezhcEBvap";

Dictionary StakeRequest = new Dictionary();
StakeRequest.Add("email", "[e-mail]");
StakeRequest.Add("percentage_ownership", 10);
StakeRequest.Add("name", "Gaurav Kumar");

Dictionary relationship = new Dictionary();
relationship.Add("director", true);
relationship.Add("executive", false);

StakeRequest.Add("relationship", relationship);

Dictionary phone = new Dictionary();
phone.Add("primary", "9999999999");
phone.Add("secondary", "9999999999");

StakeRequest.Add("phone", phone);

Dictionary residential = new Dictionary();
residential.Add("street", "507, Koramangala 6th block");
residential.Add("city", "Bengaluru");
residential.Add("state", "Karnataka");
residential.Add("postal_code", "560047");
residential.Add("country", "IN");

Dictionary addresses = new Dictionary();
addresses.Add("residential", residential);
StakeRequest.Add("addresses", addresses);

Dictionary kyc = new Dictionary();
kyc.Add("pan", "AVOPB1111K");

StakeRequest.Add("kyc", kyc);

Dictionary notes = new Dictionary();
notes.Add("random_key_by_partner", "random_value");

StakeRequest.Add("notes", notes);

Stakeholder stakeholder = client.Stakeholder.Create(accountId, StakeRequest);

Response

Success

{
  "entity": "stakeholder",
  "relationship": {
    "director": true
  },
  "phone": {
    "primary": "9000090000",
    "secondary": "9000090000"
  },
  "notes": {
    "random_key_by_partner": "random_value"
  },
  "kyc": {
    "pan": "AVOPB1111K"
  },
  "id": "sth_GLGgm8fFCKc92m",
  "name": "Gaurav Kumar",
  "email": "[e-mail]",
  "percentage_ownership": 10,
  "addresses": {
    "residential": {
      "street": "506, Koramangala 1st block",
      "city": "Bengaluru",
      "state": "Karnataka",
      "postal_code": "560034",
      "country": "IN"
    }
  }
}

Parameters

account_id : string The unique identifier of the sub-merchant account generated by Razorpay. For example, acc_GLGeLkU2JUeyDZ. This id is used to fetch or update a stakeholder. The stakeholder is created for this sub-merchant account id.

Parameters

name mandatory : string The stakeholder’s name as per the PAN card. The maximum length is 255 characters.

email : string The stakeholder’s email address. The maximum length is:

• local part (before @): 64 characters.
• domain part (after @): 68 characters. The total character length supported is 132.

percentage_ownershipoptional : float The stakeholder’s ownership of the business in percentage. Only two decimal places are allowed. For example, 87.55. The maximum length is 100 characters.

relationship : object The stakeholder’s relationship with the account’s business.

director : boolean Determines if stakeholder is a director of the account’s legal entity.

• true: Stakeholder is a director.
• false (default): Stakeholder is not a director. executive : boolean Determines if the stakeholder is an executive of the account’s legal entity.
• true: Stakeholder is an executive.
• false (false): Stakeholder is not an executive.

phone optional : object The stakeholder’s phone number.

primaryoptional : integer The primary contact number of the stakeholder. The minimum length is 8 characters and the maximum length is 11.

secondaryoptional : integer The secondary contact number of the stakeholder. The minimum length is 8 characters and the maximum length is 11.

addresses optional : object Details of stakeholder’s address.

residential : object Details of the stakeholder’s residential address.

street optional : string The stakeholder’s street address. The minimum length is 10 characters and maximum length is 255.

city optional : string The city. The minimum length is 2 and maximum length is 32.

state optional : string The state. The minimum length is 2 and maximum length is 32.

postal_code optional : string The postal code. The minimum length is 2 and maximum length is 10.

country optional : string The country. The minimum length is 2 and maximum length is 64. This can either be a country code in capital letters or the full name of the country in lower case letters. For example, for India, you must write either IN or india. List of supported Countries.

kyc conditional : object The type of document required to establish the stakeholder’s identity.

pan : string The PAN number of the stakeholder.

• This is a 10-digit alphanumeric code. For example, AVOPB1111K.
• Regex to validate Stakeholder PAN: /^[a-zA-z]{5}\d{4}[a-zA-Z]{1}$/.
• Validation for Stakeholder PAN: The 4th digit should be ‘P’.
• If the business type is HUF, the karta’s PAN should be provided.

notes optional : object Contains user-defined fields stored by the partner for reference purposes. Maximum 15 key-value pairs, 512 characters (maximum) each.

Parameters

id : string The unique identifier of the stakeholder whose details are created. For example, sth_GLGgm8fFCKc92m.

percentage_ownership : float The stakeholder’s ownership of the business in percentage. Only two decimal places are allowed. For example, 87.55. The maximum length is 100 characters.

name : string The stakeholder’s name as per the PAN card. The maximum length is 255 characters.

email : string The stakeholder’s email address. The maximum length is:

• local part (before @): 64 characters.
• domain part (after @): 68 characters. The total character length supported is 132.

relationship : object The stakeholder’s relationship with the account’s business. director : boolean Determines if stakeholder is a director of the account’s legal entity.

• true: Stakeholder is a director.
• false (default): Stakeholder is not a director. executive : boolean Determines if the stakeholder is an executive of the account’s legal entity.
• true: Stakeholder is an executive.
• false (false): Stakeholder is not an executive.

phone : object The stakeholder’s phone number.

primary : integer The primary contact number of the stakeholder. The minimum length is 8 characters and the maximum length is 11.

secondary : integer The secondary contact number of the stakeholder. The minimum length is 8 characters and the maximum length is 11.

addresses : object Details of stakeholder’s address.

residential : string Details of the stakeholder’s residential address.

street : string The stakeholder’s street address. The minimum length is 10 characters and maximum length is 255.

city : string The city. The minimum length is 2 and maximum length is 32.

state : string The state. The minimum length is 2 and maximum length is 32.

postal_code : string The postal code. The minimum length is 2 and maximum length is 10.

country : string The country. The minimum length is 2 and maximum length is 64. This can either be a country code in capital letters or the full name of the country in lower case letters. For example, for India, you must write either IN or india. List of supported Countries.

kyc : object The type of document required to establish the stakeholder’s identity.

pan : string The PAN number of the stakeholder.

• This is a 10-digit alphanumeric code. For example, AVOPB1111K.

• Regex to validate Stakeholder PAN: /^[a-zA-z]{5}\d{4}[a-zA-Z]{1}$/

• Validation for Stakeholder PAN: The 4th digit should be ‘P’.

• If the business type is HUF, the karta’s PAN should be provided.

• This API parameter might be required to complete the KYC process, however, it is optional for this API.

notes : object Contains user-defined fields stored by the partner for reference purposes. It can hold a maximum of 15 key-value pairs, 512 characters (maximum) each. For example, “note_key”: “Beam me up Scotty”.