This request creates a new customer.
A customer is an individual or company that can be associated with a loan or line of credit account.
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Creating a Customer
Here's what you need to know about creating customers:
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The
Customers
entity holds a vast amount of information. Multiple entities are nested within theCustomers
entity, such asPrimaryAddress
,Phones
,Employer
, and more. You can edit each of these entities individually or in one request, but we've broken them into separate requests in this documentation.. -
The system provides a transaction warning when it detects a duplicate customer. These warnings can be ignored by using the
__ignoreWarnings
field. The following fields are checked for duplicates:- Social Security/Social Insurance Number
- Email Address
- Phone Number
- Primary Address
- Mailing Address
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Many users like to create a customer and link a loan within one request. To see an example of this in action, look at the payload examples for our Create New Loan request. Creating a loan and linking a customer in one request requires you to use an existing customer or to create a new one beforehand. Here's why:
When you create a new loan and link a customer all within the same request, you use the customer's ID in the payload and send the request through theLoans
endpoint. Therefore, you will need a valid customer ID since you can't create a customer through theLoans
endpoint.
For an example of how customer information works within the UI, take a look at our Customer Overview article.
Database
Need some direction on database tables? See the following articles:
Sample Payloads
{
"status": "Active",
"customerType": "customer.type.individual",
"customerIdType": "customer.idType.ssn",
"firstName": "John",
"middleName": "H.",
"lastName": "Doe",
"ssn": "000000000",
"birthDate": "1970-01-15",
"driverLicense": "01-1029301",
"gender": "customer.gender.male",
"generationCode": "customer.generationCode.none",
"accessUserName": "johndoeapiuser",
"email": "johndoeapiuser@gmail.com",
"PaymentAccounts": {
"results": [
{
"active": 1,
"isPrimary": 1,
"isSecondary": 0,
"title": "Checking Account",
"type": "paymentAccount.type.checking",
"CheckingAccount": {
"accountType": "bankacct.type.checking",
"token": ""
}
}
]
},
"Employer": {
"phone": "8642543322",
"payDate": "2020-01-30",
"Address": {
"address1": "9 Michigan Ave",
"city": "Chicago",
"state": "geo.state.IL",
"zipcode": "60602",
"country": "company.country.usa"
},
"hireDate": "2015-01-15",
"incomeFrequency": "customerEmployer.incomeFrequency.annually",
"payDateFrequency": "customerEmployer.payDateFrequency.biWeekly",
"income": 75000,
"companyName": "Chicago Dawgs Stands",
"title": "Owner"
},
"References": {
"results": [
{
"name": "Tony Doe",
"relation": "customerReference.relation.brother",
"Address": {
"country": "company.country.usa",
"address1": "2600 Sheridan Road",
"zipcode": "60201",
"city": "Evanston",
"state": "geo.state.IL"
},
"primaryPhone": "2024456655",
"secondaryPhone": "2023346656"
}
]
},
"Phones": {
"results": [
{
"phone": "5551234567",
"isPrimary": "1",
"isSecondary": "0",
"type": "customer.phoneType.cell",
"carrierVerified": 1,
"carrierName": "T-Mobile",
"isLandLine": 0,
"__ignoreWarnings": true
}
]
},
"PrimaryAddress": {
"address1": "201 E Randolph St",
"city": "Chicago",
"state": "geo.state.IL",
"zipcode": "60602",
"country": "company.country.usa",
"geoLat": "41.882648",
"geoLon": "-87.623102",
"verify": true
},
"CreditScore": {
"equifaxScore": 711,
"transunionScore": 692,
"experianScore": 698
},
"MailAddress": {
"address1": "201 E Randolph St",
"city": "Chicago",
"state": "geo.state.IL",
"zipcode": "60602",
"country": "company.country.usa",
"geoLat": "41.882648",
"geoLon": "-87.623102",
"verify": true
},
"__ignoreWarnings": true
}
{
"status": "Active",
"customerType": "customer.type.individual",
"firstName": "John",
"lastName": "Doe",
"birthDate": "1970-01-15",
"gender": "customer.gender.male",
"generationCode": "customer.generationCode.none",
"accessUserName": "johndoe",
"email": "johndoe555@gmail.com",
"PrimaryAddress": {
"address1": "201 E Randolph St",
"city": "Chicago",
"state": "geo.state.IL",
"zipcode": "60602",
"country": "company.country.usa",
"geoLat": "41.882648",
"geoLon": "-87.623102",
"verify": true
},
"MailAddress": {
"address1": "201 E Randolph St",
"city": "Chicago",
"state": "geo.state.IL",
"zipcode": "60602",
"country": "company.country.usa",
"geoLat": "41.882648",
"geoLon": "-87.623102",
"verify": true
},
"__ignoreWarnings": true
}