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POST
/
identities
Create identity
curl --request POST \
  --url http://localhost:5001/identities \
  --header 'X-blnk-key: <api-key>'
import requests

url = "http://localhost:5001/identities"

headers = {"X-blnk-key": "<api-key>"}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
const options = {method: 'POST', headers: {'X-blnk-key': '<api-key>'}};

fetch('http://localhost:5001/identities', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_PORT => "5001",
  CURLOPT_URL => "http://localhost:5001/identities",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "X-blnk-key: <api-key>"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "http://localhost:5001/identities"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("X-blnk-key", "<api-key>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("http://localhost:5001/identities")
  .header("X-blnk-key", "<api-key>")
  .asString();
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("http://localhost:5001/identities")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["X-blnk-key"] = '<api-key>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
Use blnk.Identity.create to create an identity for an individual or organization.
1

Call the method

blnk.Identity.create
const response = await blnk.Identity.create({
  identity_type: 'individual',
  first_name: 'Alice',
  last_name: 'Smith',
  email_address: 'alice.smith@example.com',
});
FieldTypeDescription
identity_typestringindividual or organization.
2

Save the identity ID

Use response.data.identity_id to link balances or update profile details later.
3

Response

201 Created
{
  "identity_id": "idt_11111111-1111-4111-8111-111111111111",
  "identity_type": "individual",
  "first_name": "Alice",
  "last_name": "Smith",
  "email_address": "alice.smith@example.com",
  "phone_number": "+1234567890",
  "nationality": "Canadian",
  "category": "customer",
  "created_at": "2024-11-26T08:36:36.238244338Z",
  "meta_data": {
    "customer_id": "CUST123456"
  }
}
FieldTypeDescription
identity_idstringUnique ID for the identity. Use it to link balances.
identity_typestringType you passed in the request.
created_atstringDate and time the identity was created.
meta_dataRecord<string, unknown>Metadata stored with the identity.
The response echoes every field you sent.

How identities work

Linking balances and handling profile data.

Create new identity

HTTP request and response schema.

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