{"metadata":{"image":[],"title":"","description":""},"api":{"url":"","auth":"required","results":{"codes":[]},"settings":"","examples":{"codes":[]},"params":[]},"next":{"description":"","pages":[]},"title":"Create a Canadian Customer","type":"basic","slug":"create-ca-customer","excerpt":"","body":"#Create the merchant account\nWhen you have collected all your merchant information, use the Create-Merchant API request to send to BlueSnap for review.  \n\n###Create Merchant API Request\n\n`https://platform.bluesnap.com/services/2/merchants/application`\n\n####Create Merchant API Parameters for Canadian Customers\n[block:html]\n{\n  \"html\": \"<div>\\n    <table id=\\\"section-create-merchant-api\\\" class=\\\"table table-responsive table-hover\\\">\\n        <thead>\\n\\n            <tr>\\n                <th style=\\\"width: 235px;\\\">Parameter</th>\\n                <th style=\\\"text-align:left\\\">Required</th>\\n                <th style=\\\"text-align:left\\\">Details</th>\\n            </tr>\\n        </thead>\\n\\n        <!--businessInfo container-->\\n        <div>\\n            <tbody>\\n              <tr>\\n                <td><span class=\\\"api\\\">pfToken</span><br />\\n                <td>No. Include if using <a href=\\\"https://developers.bluesnap.com/v8976-Embedded-Payments/docs/customer-onboarding#section-implementing-secure-customer-data-fields\\\">Secure Customer Data Fields</a></td>\\n                <td>Secure Customer Data Fields token.</td>\\n              </tr>\\n                <tr>\\n                    <td><span class=\\\"api\\\">approvalTesting</span><br />\\n                    <td>No</td>\\n                    <td>If you include this parameter, you are testing the customer-onboarding workflow; the customer\\n                        account is <b>NOT</b> created but you will receive an IPN and an email as you would in an actual\\n                        onboarding.<br />\\n                        Refer to <a href=\\\"https://developers.bluesnap.com/v8976-Embedded-Payments/docs/customer-onboarding#section-test-the-merchant-approval-process\\\">the testing section</a>\\n                        for details on how to use this parameter.\\n                        <br />Type: <i>string</i> <br /><br />Valid values:\\n                        <ul>\\n                            <li><span class=\\\"api\\\">APPROVED</li>\\n                            <li><span class=\\\"api\\\">RECOMMEND_APPROVE</li>\\n                            <li><span class=\\\"api\\\">RECOMMEND_DECLINE</li>\\n                            <li><span class=\\\"api\\\">DECLINE</li>\\n                        </ul>\\n\\n                    </td>\\n              </tr>\\n                         \\n              <tr>\\n                   <td><span class=\\\"api\\\">defaultIPN</span><br />\\n                    <td>No</td>\\n                     <td>If included, this URL will be used to receive the following IPNs:\\n                      <ul>\\n                        <li><span class=\\\"api\\\">AUTH_ONLY</li>\\n                        <li><span class=\\\"api\\\">CANCEL_ON_RENEWAL</li>\\n                        <li><span class=\\\"api\\\">CANCELLATION</li>\\n                        <li><span class=\\\"api\\\">CANCELLATION_REFUND</li>\\n                        <li><span class=\\\"api\\\">CHARGE</li>\\n                        <li><span class=\\\"api\\\">CHARGEBACK</li>\\n                        <li><span class=\\\"api\\\">CHARGEBACK_STATUS_CHANGED</li>\\n                        <li><span class=\\\"api\\\">CONTRACT_CHANGE</li>\\n                        <li><span class=\\\"api\\\">DECLINE</li>\\n                        <li><span class=\\\"api\\\">FAILED_PAYOUT_TRANSFER</li>\\n                        <li><span class=\\\"api\\\">RECURRING</li>\\n                        <li><span class=\\\"api\\\">REFUND</li>\\n                        <li><span class=\\\"api\\\">SUBSCRIPTION_REMINDER</li>\\n                      </ul>\\n                        </td>\\n              </tr>\\n              \\n                <tr class=\\\"clickable\\\" data-toggle=\\\"collapse\\\" data-target=\\\"#businessInfo-rows\\\" aria-expanded=\\\"false\\\"\\n                    aria-controls=\\\"businessInfo-rows\\\">\\n                    <td><span class=\\\"api\\\">businessInfo</span><br />\\n                        <font size=\\\"1\\\" color=\\\"blue\\\">\\n                            (Click&nbsp;this&nbsp;row&nbsp;to&nbsp;show/hide&nbsp;the&nbsp;full&nbsp;list.)</font>\\n                    </td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Container for the <span class=\\\"api\\\">businessInfo</span> parameters</td>\\n                </tr>\\n            </tbody>\\n            <tbody id=\\\"businessInfo-rows\\\" class=\\\"collapse\\\">\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\"><span class=\\\"api\\\">businessName</span></td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Customer-facing name of the business<br />Type: <i>string</i> <br />Limit: Maximum\\n                        60 characters</td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\"><span class=\\\"api\\\">legalName</span></td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Legal name of the business<br />Type: <i>string</i> <br />Limit: Maximum 60\\n                        characters</td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\"><span class=\\\"api\\\">productAndServiceDesc</span></td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Provides a detailed description of the business including information about\\n                        customers and the merchant's products, services, or both\\n                        <br />Type: <i>string</i> <br />Limit: Maximum 1500\\n                        characters</td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\"><span class=\\\"api\\\">phone</span></td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Company phone number<br />Type: <i>string</i> <br />15 characters with no spaces, dashes, or any other characters</td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\"><span class=\\\"api\\\">website</span></td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Main website for the merchant's business<br />Type: <i>string</i> <br />Limit:\\n                        Maximum 200 characters</td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\"><span class=\\\"api\\\">businessType</span></td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Type of business<br />Valid values:\\n                        <ul>\\n                            <li><span class=\\\"api\\\">Limited Liability</span></li>\\n                            <li><span class=\\\"api\\\">Non-profit</span></li>\\n                            <li><span class=\\\"api\\\">Partnership</span></li>\\n                            <li><span class=\\\"api\\\">Private Corporation</span></li>\\n                            <li><span class=\\\"api\\\">Public Corporation</span></li>\\n                            <li><span class=\\\"api\\\">Sole Proprietorship</span></li>\\n                        </ul>\\n                    </td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\"><span class=\\\"api\\\">businessCategory</span></td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Category of the business<br />Valid values:\\n                        <ul>\\n                            <li><span class=\\\"api\\\">Business Services</span></li>\\n                            <li><span class=\\\"api\\\">Education</span></li>\\n                            <li><span class=\\\"api\\\">Non-profit</span></li>\\n                            <li><span class=\\\"api\\\">Personal Services</span></li>\\n                          <li><span class=\\\"api\\\">Pharmacy</span></li>\\n                            <li><span class=\\\"api\\\">Physical Goods</span></li>\\n                            <li><span class=\\\"api\\\">Software</span></li>\\n                            <li><span class=\\\"api\\\">Travel</span></li>\\n                            <li><span class=\\\"api\\\">Other</span></li>\\n                        </ul>\\n                    </td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\"><span class=\\\"api\\\">taxId</span></td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Merchant's tax ID number<br />Type: <i>alphanumeric</i> <br />15 characters</td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\"><span class=\\\"api\\\">address</span></td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Merchant's business address. Must be a registered business address.<br />Type: <i>string</i> <br />Limit: Maximum 60\\n                        characters\\n                    </td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\"><span class=\\\"api\\\">city</span></td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Merchant's business address city<br />Type: <i>string</i> <br />Limit: Maximum 60\\n                        characters</td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\"><span class=\\\"api\\\">state</span></td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Only&nbsp;if <span class=\\\"api\\\">country</span> is&nbsp;US&nbsp;or&nbsp;CA</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Merchant's business address state/province/county/region<br />Type: <i>string</i><br />Limit: 2-letter\\n                        code. (For US and CA, refer to <a href=\\\"http://developers.bluesnap.com/docs/state-and-province-codes\\\"\\n                        target=\\\"_blank\\\">State and CA Province Codes</a>.)</td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\"><span class=\\\"api\\\">zip</span></td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Merchant's business address zip/postal code<br />Type: <i>string</i> <br />Limit:\\n                        Maximum 15 characters</td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\"><span class=\\\"api\\\">country</span></td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Merchant's business address country<br />Type: <i>string</i> <br />Limit: 2-letter\\n                        code <br />For Great Britain, Wales, or Scotland, use <span class=\\\"api\\\"><font size=\\\"3\\\">GB</font></span>.  For all other countries, refer to <a href=\\\"http://developers.bluesnap.com/docs/country-codes\\\"\\n                            target=\\\"_blank\\\">Country\\n                            Codes</a>.</td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\"><span class=\\\"api\\\">email</span></td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Email address of the entity to receive all communications.\\n                        <br />Type: <i>string</i> <br />Limits:\\n                        <ul>\\n                          <li>Minimum 7 characters</li>\\n                          <li>Maximum 150 characters</li>\\n                          <li>\\\"+\\\" character not permitted</li>\\n                        </ul>\\n                        <p><b> Note:</b>Once the application is approved, an access URL for your BlueSnap Production account will be sent to this email address.</p>\\n                    </td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                        <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\"><span class=\\\"api\\\">accountUsername</span></td>\\n                        <td class=\\\"left\\\">Required only for testing.</td>\\n                        <td class=\\\"left\\\">Merchant's account username. This is for the BlueSnap Merchant Portal credentials for the\\n                            merchant.<br />Type: <i>alphanumeric</i><br />Limits: <ul>\\n                                    <li>Maximum 18 characters</li>\\n                                    <li>Must be unique</li>\\n                                <li>Only accepts the following special characters:<br />\\n                                    <span class=\\\"api\\\"> - . _ ( ) :</span></li>\\n                            </ul>\\n                        </td>\\n                    </tr>\\n    \\n\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\"><span class=\\\"api\\\">salesVolume</span></td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Merchant's current annual sales volume (Must be in USD)<br />Type: <i>numeric</i><br /> Limit: Value must be greater than zero</td>\\n                </tr>\\n\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\"><span class=\\\"api\\\">businessRegistrationNumber</span></td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">The business's registration number <br />Type: <i>string</i> <br />Limit: Maximum\\n                        11 characters</td>\\n                </tr>\\n            </tbody>\\n        </div>\\n\\n        <!--bankingInfo container-->\\n        <div>\\n            <tbody>\\n\\n                <tr class=\\\"clickable\\\" data-toggle=\\\"collapse\\\" data-target=\\\"#bankingInfo-rows\\\" aria-expanded=\\\"false\\\"\\n                    aria-controls=\\\"bankingInfo-rows\\\">\\n                    <td><span class=\\\"api\\\">bankingInfo</span><br />\\n                        <font size=\\\"1\\\" color=\\\"blue\\\">\\n                            (Click&nbsp;this&nbsp;row&nbsp;to&nbsp;show/hide&nbsp;the&nbsp;full&nbsp;list.)</font>\\n                    </td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Container for the <span class=\\\"api\\\">bankingInfo</span> parameters</td>\\n                </tr>\\n            </tbody>\\n            <tbody id=\\\"bankingInfo-rows\\\" class=\\\"collapse\\\">\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\"><span class=\\\"api\\\">payoutCurrency</span></td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Currency in which the merchant will be paid.<br />Type: <i>string</i>\\n                        <br />Limit: CAD</td>\\n                </tr>\\n\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\"><span class=\\\"api\\\">minimalPayoutAmount</span></td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">The minimum amount at which the customer will be paid. Until this value is reached,\\n                        funds continue to accumulate.<br />Type: <i>string</i>\\n                        <br />Limit: \\n                        <ul>\\n                            <li>This must be specified in the currency selected in <span class=\\\"api\\\">payoutCurrency</span>(CAD).</li>\\n                            <li>Minimum value is the equivalent of $35 USD.</li>\\n                        </ul>\\n                    </td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\"><span class=\\\"api\\\">refundReserve</span></td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">The amount of funds kept in the account to cover refunds.<br />Type: <i>string</i>\\n                        <br />Limits: \\n                        <ul>\\n                            <li>This must be specified in the currency selected in <span class=\\\"api\\\">payoutCurrency</span>(CAD).</li>\\n                            <li>Minimum value is the equivalent of $100 USD.</li>\\n                        </ul>\\n                    </td>\\n                </tr>\\n\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\">\\n                        <span class=\\\"api\\\">bankProvince</span></td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Province where the bank is located<br />Type: <i>string</i> <br />Limit: 2-letter\\n                        code. (Refer to <a href=\\\"http://developers.bluesnap.com/docs/state-and-province-codes\\\"\\n                            target=\\\"_blank\\\">State and Province Codes</a>.)</td>\\n                </tr>\\n               \\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\"><span class=\\\"api\\\">transitNumber</span></td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Routing number. Generally, this is a 5-digit code.<br />Type: <i>string</i>\\n                        <br />Limit: Maximum 60</td>\\n                </tr>\\n\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\"><span class=\\\"api\\\">institutionNumber</span></td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Financial institution number.<br />Type: <i>string</i>\\n                        <br />Limit: Maximum 60 characters\\n                    </td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\"><span class=\\\"api\\\">accountNumber\\n                        </span></td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Bank account number.<br />Type: <i>string</i>\\n                      <br />Limit:\\n                        <ul>\\n                            <li>US: Maximum 17 characters</li>\\n                            <li>Other: Maximum 34 alphanumeric characters</li>\\n                        </ul>\\n                    </td>\\n                </tr>\\n              <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\"><span class=\\\"api\\\">paymentReference</span></td>\\n                <td class=\\\"left\\\">No</td>\\n                <td class=\\\"left\\\">\\t\\n                  Reference text that appears on the customer's bank statement when they are paid out. <br />Type: <i>string</i>\\n                  <br />Limit: Maximum 100 alphanumeric characters</td>\\n              </tr>   \\n            </tbody>\\n        </div>\\n\\n        <!--ownershipInfoArr container-->\\n        <div>\\n            <tbody>\\n                <tr class=\\\"clickable\\\" data-toggle=\\\"collapse\\\" data-target=\\\"#ownershipInfoArr-rows\\\" aria-expanded=\\\"false\\\"\\n                    aria-controls=\\\"ownershipInfoArr-rows\\\">\\n                    <td><span class=\\\"api\\\">ownershipInfoArr</span><br />\\n                        <font size=\\\"1\\\" color=\\\"blue\\\">\\n                            (Click&nbsp;this&nbsp;row&nbsp;to&nbsp;show/hide&nbsp;the&nbsp;full&nbsp;list.)</font>\\n                    </td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes, if anyone owns at least 25%.</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Container for the <span class=\\\"api\\\">ownershipInfoArr</span>\\n                        parameters\\n                        <p>\\n                            <ul>\\n                                <li>An owner must have at least 25% ownership of the company. You can have up to 4\\n                                    owners.</li>\\n                                <li>If no one person owns at least 25%, do <b>not</b> include this section; use <span\\n                                        class=\\\"api\\\">companyRep</span> instead.</li>\\n                            </ul>\\n                        </p>\\n                        <p><b>Note: </b>The information provided in this section should be the personal information of\\n                            the\\n                            owner, <b>not</b> for the business.\\n                            For example, provide the owner's address, not the business address.</p>\\n                    </td>\\n                </tr>\\n            </tbody>\\n\\n            <tbody id=\\\"ownershipInfoArr-rows\\\" class=\\\"collapse\\\">\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\">\\n                        <span class=\\\"api\\\">ownerFirstName</span>\\n                    </td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Business owner's first name<br />Type: <i>string</i> <br />Limit:\\n                        <ul>\\n                            <li>US: Maximum 40</li>\\n                            <li>Other: Maximum 60</li>\\n                        </ul>\\n                    </td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\">\\n                        <span class=\\\"api\\\">ownerLastName</span>\\n                    </td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Business owner's last name<br />Type: <i>string</i> <br />Limit:\\n                        <ul>\\n                            <li>US: Maximum 40</li>\\n                            <li>Other: Maximum 60</li>\\n                        </ul>\\n                    </td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\">\\n                        <span class=\\\"api\\\">ownerDateOfBirth</span>\\n                    </td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">The business owner's date of birth. <br />Type: <i>numeric</i> <br />Limit: Must be in the format of <span class=\\\"api\\\">MM/DD/YYYY</span></td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\">\\n                        <span class=\\\"api\\\">ownerGovID</span>\\n                    </td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Business owner's <a href=\\\"/docs/government-id-types\\\">government ID number</a><br />Type:\\n                        <i>alphanumeric</i>\\n                        <br />Limit:\\n                        <ul>\\n                                <li>no special characters</li>\\n                            <li>US: Last 4 of the SSN</li>\\n                            <li>Other: Maximum 50</li>\\n                        </ul>\\n                    </td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\">\\n                        <span class=\\\"api\\\">ownerPhone</span>\\n                    </td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Business owner's personal phone number<br />Type: <i>string</i> <br />Limit:\\n                        <ul><li>No spaces, dashes, or any other characters</li>\\n                            <li>US: Maximum 10</li>\\n                            <li>Other: Maximum 15</li>\\n                        </ul>\\n                    </td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\">\\n                        <span class=\\\"api\\\">address</span>\\n                    </td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Business owner's home street address<br />Type: <i>string</i> <br />Limit:\\n                        <ul>\\n                            <li>US: Maximum 40</li>\\n                            <li>Other: Maximum 60</li>\\n                        </ul>\\n                    </td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\">\\n                        <span class=\\\"api\\\">city</span>\\n                    </td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Business owner's home address city<br />Type: <i>string</i> <br />Limit:\\n                        <ul>\\n                            <li>US: Maximum 25</li>\\n                            <li>Other: Maximum 60</li>\\n                        </ul>\\n                    </td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\">\\n                        <span class=\\\"api\\\">state</span>\\n                    </td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Only&nbsp;if <span class=\\\"api\\\">country</span> is&nbsp;US&nbsp;or&nbsp;CA</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Business owner's home address state/province/county/region<br />Type: <i>string</i><br />Limit:\\n                        2-letter\\n                        code. (For US or CA, refer to <a href=\\\"http://developers.bluesnap.com/docs/state-and-province-codes\\\"\\n                            target=\\\"_blank\\\">State and Province Codes</a>.)</td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\">\\n                        <span class=\\\"api\\\">zip</span>\\n                    </td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Business owner's home address zip/postal code<br />Type: <i>string</i>\\n                        <br />Limit:\\n                        <ul>\\n                            <li>US: Maximum 10</li>\\n                            <li>Other: Maximum 15</li>\\n                        </ul>\\n                    </td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\">\\n                        <span class=\\\"api\\\">country</span>\\n                    </td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Business owner's home address countryType: <i>string</i> <br />Limit: 2-letter\\n                        code <br />For Great Britain, Wales, or Scotland, use <span class=\\\"api\\\"><font size=\\\"3\\\">GB</font></span>.  For all other countries, refer to <a href=\\\"http://developers.bluesnap.com/docs/country-codes\\\"\\n                            target=\\\"_blank\\\">Country\\n                            Codes</a>.</td>\\n                </tr>\\n\\n            </tbody>\\n        </div>\\n\\n        <!--companyRep container-->\\n        <div>\\n            <tbody>\\n                <tr class=\\\"clickable\\\" data-toggle=\\\"collapse\\\" data-target=\\\"#companyRep-rows\\\" aria-expanded=\\\"false\\\"\\n                    aria-controls=\\\"companyRep-rows\\\">\\n                    <td><span class=\\\"api\\\">companyRep</span><br />\\n                        <font size=\\\"1\\\" color=\\\"blue\\\">\\n                            (Click&nbsp;this&nbsp;row&nbsp;to&nbsp;show/hide&nbsp;the&nbsp;full&nbsp;list.)</font>\\n                    </td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Container for the <span class=\\\"api\\\">companyRep</span> parameters\\n                        <p></p>\\n                        <p>Information of the person who oversees the business and has significant control over the\\n                            entity.\\n                            For example, the CEO, COO, or CFO.<br /></p>\\n\\n                        <p><b>Note: </b>Information provided in this section should be the personal information of the\\n                            representative, not for the business.\\n                            For example, provide the representative's address and phone number, not the business address\\n                            and\\n                            phone number.</p>\\n                    </td>\\n                </tr>\\n            </tbody>\\n\\n            <tbody id=\\\"companyRep-rows\\\" class=\\\"collapse\\\">\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\">\\n                        <span class=\\\"api\\\">companyRepFirstName</span>\\n                    </td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Company representative's first name<br />Type: <i>string</i> <br />Limit:\\n                        <ul>\\n                            <li>US: Maximum 40</li>\\n                            <li>Other: Maximum 60</li>\\n                        </ul>\\n                    </td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\">\\n                        <span class=\\\"api\\\">companyRepLastName</span>\\n                    </td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Company representative's last name<br />Type: <i>string</i> <br />Limit:\\n                        <ul>\\n                            <li>US: Maximum 40</li>\\n                            <li>Other: Maximum 60</li>\\n                        </ul>\\n                    </td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\">\\n                        <span class=\\\"api\\\">companyRepDateOfBirth</span>\\n                    </td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Company representative's date of birth. <br />Type: <i>numeric</i><br />Limit: Must be in the format of <span class=\\\"api\\\">MM/DD/YYYY</span></td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\">\\n                        <span class=\\\"api\\\">companyRepGovID</span>\\n                    </td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Company representative's <a href=\\\"/docs/government-id-types\\\">government ID number</a><br />Type:\\n                        <i>alphanumeric</i>\\n                        <br />Limit:\\n                        <ul>\\n                                <li>no special characters</li>\\n                            <li>US: Last 4 of the SSN</li>\\n                            <li>Other: Maximum 50</li>\\n                        </ul>\\n                    </td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\">\\n                        <span class=\\\"api\\\">companyRepPhone</span>\\n                    </td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Company representative's personal phone number<br />Type: <i>string</i>\\n                        <br />Limit:\\n                        <ul><li>No spaces, dashes, or any other characters</li>\\n                            <li>US: Maximum 10</li>\\n                            <li>Other: Maximum 15</li>\\n                        </ul>\\n                    </td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\">\\n                        <span class=\\\"api\\\">companyRepAddress</span>\\n                    </td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Company representative's home street address<br />Type: <i>string</i> <br />Limit:\\n                        <ul>\\n                            <li>US: Maximum 40</li>\\n                            <li>Other: Maximum 60</li>\\n                        </ul>\\n                    </td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\">\\n                        <span class=\\\"api\\\">companyRepCity</span>\\n                    </td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Company representative's home address city<br />Type: <i>string</i> <br />Limit:\\n                        <ul>\\n                            <li>US: Maximum 25</li>\\n                            <li>Other: Maximum 60</li>\\n                        </ul>\\n                    </td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\">\\n                        <span class=\\\"api\\\">companyRepState</span>\\n                    </td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Only&nbsp;if <span class=\\\"api\\\">companyRepCountry</span> is&nbsp;US&nbsp;or&nbsp;CA</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Company representative's home address state/province/county/region<br />Type:\\n                        <i>string</i><br />Limit: 2-letter\\n                        code. (For US and CA, refer to <a href=\\\"http://developers.bluesnap.com/docs/state-and-province-codes\\\"\\n                            target=\\\"_blank\\\">State and Province Codes</a>.)</td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\">\\n                        <span class=\\\"api\\\">companyRepZip</span>\\n                    </td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Company representative's home address zip or postal code<br />Type: <i>string</i>\\n                        <br />Limit:\\n                        <ul>\\n                            <li>US: Maximum 10</li>\\n                            <li>Other: Maximum 15</li>\\n                        </ul>\\n                    </td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 40px\\\">\\n                        <span class=\\\"api\\\">companyRepCountry</span>\\n                    </td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Company representative's home address country<br />Type: <i>string</i> <br />Limit: 2-letter\\n                        code <br />For Great Britain, Wales, or Scotland, use <span class=\\\"api\\\"><font size=\\\"3\\\">GB</font></span>.  For all other countries, refer to <a href=\\\"http://developers.bluesnap.com/docs/country-codes\\\"\\n                            target=\\\"_blank\\\">Country\\n                            Codes</a>.</td>\\n                </tr>\\n\\n\\n            </tbody>\\n        </div>\\n\\n        <!--merchantAgreementsSign container-->\\n        <div>\\n            <tbody>\\n                <tr class=\\\"clickable\\\" data-toggle=\\\"collapse\\\" data-target=\\\"#merchantAgreementsSign-rows\\\"\\n                    aria-expanded=\\\"false\\\" aria-controls=\\\"merchantAgreementsSign-rows\\\">\\n                    <td><span class=\\\"api\\\">merchantAgreementsSign</span><br />\\n                        <font size=\\\"1\\\" color=\\\"blue\\\">\\n                            (Click&nbsp;this&nbsp;row&nbsp;to&nbsp;show/hide&nbsp;the&nbsp;full&nbsp;list.)</font>\\n                    </td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">\\n                        <p>Container for the <span class=\\\"api\\\">merchantAgreementsSign</span> parameters.</p>\\n                        <p><b>Important</b>: In addition to the agreements below, you must present your merchant with a link to the latest <b><i>BlueSnap Merchant Terms & Conditions</i></b> (available <a href=\\\"http://home.bluesnap.com/ecommerce/contracts/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"><b>here</b></a>) and the merchant must expressly consent to it before they begin using BlueSnap.</p></td>\\n                </tr>\\n            </tbody>\\n\\n            <tbody id=\\\"merchantAgreementsSign-rows\\\" class=\\\"collapse\\\">\\n\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 30px\\\"><span class=\\\"api\\\">serviceAgreementDate</span></td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">\\n                        <p>Date the merchant signed the merchant service agreement.</p>\\n                        <p>You must present the merchant with a link to the <b><i>BlueSnap Merchant Agreement</i></b> (available <a href=\\\"https://home.bluesnap.com/ecommerce/merchant-agreements/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"><b>here</b></a>) and the merchant must sign it before they begin using BlueSnap.</p>\\n                      <p>Type: <i>string</i> <br />Must be in the format <span class=\\\"api\\\">MM/DD/YYYY</span></p></td></tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 30px\\\"><span class=\\\"api\\\">pricingAgreementDate</span></td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                  <td class=\\\"left\\\"><p>Date the merchant signed the pricing agreement.</p>\\n                    <p>You must present the merchant with a link to the <b><i>BlueSnap Pricing Agreement</i></b> and the merchant must sign it before they begin using BlueSnap.</p>\\n                      <p>Type: <i>string</i> <br />Must\\n                        be in the format <span class=\\\"api\\\">MM/DD/YYYY</span></p></td>\\n                </tr>\\n                <tr bgcolor=\\\"#f8f8f8\\\">\\n                    <td style=\\\"padding-left: 30px\\\"><span class=\\\"api\\\">merchantIp</span></td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Yes</td>\\n                    <td class=\\\"left\\\">Merchant's IP address<br />Type: <i>string</i> <br />Limit: Maximum 45 characters\\n<br>Format: IPv4 <span class=\\\"api\\\">xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx</span>\\n<br>IPv6 <span class=\\\"api\\\">xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx</span>    </p></td>\\n                </tr>\\n            </tbody>\\n        </div>\\n    </table>\\n</div>\\n\\n<style>\\n    .api {\\n        font-family: 'Courier New';\\n        font-weight: 900;\\n    }\\n\\n    .left {\\n        display: table-cell;\\n        text-align: left;\\n    }\\n\\n    table td {\\n        display: table-cell;\\n        vertical-align: top;\\n    }\\n\\n    table th {\\n        display: table-cell;\\n        vertical-align: top;\\n    }\\n\\n    tbody.collapse.in {\\n        display: table-row-group;\\n    }\\n</style>\"\n}\n[/block]\n####Create Merchant API Request examples\nHere are some examples.\n**Note:**  Before using Test mode, review the [Customer Onboarding steps](https://developers.bluesnap.com/v8976-Embedded-Payments/docs/customer-onboarding).  \n[block:code]\n{\n  \"codes\": [\n    {\n      \"code\": \"curl -v -X POST https://platform.bluesnap.com/services/2/merchants/application \\\\\\n-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\\\\n-H 'Accept: application/json' \\\\ \\n-H 'Authorization: Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=' \\\\\\n-d '\\n{\\n    \\\"approvalTesting\\\": \\\"APPROVED\\\",\\n    \\\"businessInfo\\\": {\\n        \\\"businessName\\\": \\\"My Business\\\",\\n        \\\"legalName\\\": \\\"Business LLC\\\",\\n        \\\"productAndServiceDesc\\\": \\\"Provide a detailed description of your product or service.\\\",\\n        \\\"phone\\\": \\\"5555555555\\\",\\n        \\\"website\\\": \\\"https://www.website.ca\\\",\\n        \\\"businessType\\\": \\\"Public Corporation \\\",\\n        \\\"businessCategory\\\": \\\"Software\\\",\\n        \\\"taxId\\\": \\\"77-0770770\\\",\\n        \\\"address\\\": \\\"1234 Main Street\\\",\\n        \\\"city\\\": \\\"City\\\",\\n        \\\"state\\\": \\\"ON\\\",\\n        \\\"zip\\\": \\\"12345\\\",\\n        \\\"country\\\": \\\"Canada\\\",\\n        \\\"email\\\": \\\"first.last:::at:::merchant.com\\\",\\n        \\\"accountUsername\\\": \\\"MerchantUsername7708\\\",\\n        \\\"salesVolume\\\": \\\"100000\\\",\\n        \\\"businessRegistrationNumber\\\": \\\"BR123456\\\"\\n    },\\n    \\\"bankingInfo\\\": {\\n        \\\"minimalPayoutAmount\\\": \\\"100\\\",\\n        \\\"refundReserve\\\": \\\"100\\\",\\n        \\\"payoutCurrency\\\": \\\"CAD\\\",\\n        \\\"bankProvince\\\": \\\"Quebec\\\",\\n        \\\"transitNumber\\\": \\\"1234\\\",\\n        \\\"institutionNumber\\\": \\\"5678\\\",\\n        \\\"accountNumber\\\": \\\"80887200792\\\"\\n    },\\n    \\\"ownershipInfoArr\\\": [\\n        {\\n            \\\"ownerFirstName\\\": \\\"Chris\\\",\\n            \\\"ownerLastName\\\": \\\"Jones\\\",\\n            \\\"ownerDateOfBirth\\\": \\\"01/01/2000\\\",\\n            \\\"ownerGovID\\\": \\\"1111\\\",\\n            \\\"ownerPhone\\\": \\\"1555123456\\\",\\n            \\\"address\\\": \\\"1234 Main Street\\\",\\n            \\\"city\\\": \\\"Waltham\\\",\\n            \\\"state\\\": \\\"FL\\\",\\n            \\\"zip\\\": \\\"02453\\\",\\n            \\\"country\\\": \\\"US\\\"\\n        },\\n        {\\n            \\\"ownerFirstName\\\": \\\"Jamie\\\",\\n            \\\"ownerLastName\\\": \\\"Doe\\\",\\n            \\\"ownerDateOfBirth\\\": \\\"02/01/2000\\\",\\n            \\\"ownerGovID\\\": \\\"2222\\\",\\n            \\\"ownerPhone\\\": \\\"1555123456\\\",\\n            \\\"address\\\": \\\"200 Broadway\\\",\\n            \\\"city\\\": \\\"Happy\\\",\\n            \\\"state\\\": \\\"FL\\\",\\n            \\\"zip\\\": \\\"12345\\\",\\n            \\\"country\\\": \\\"US\\\"\\n        }\\n    ],\\n    \\\"companyRep\\\": {\\n        \\\"companyRepFirstName\\\": \\\"Jesse\\\",\\n        \\\"companyRepLastName\\\": \\\"Smith\\\",\\n        \\\"companyRepDateOfBirth\\\": \\\"12/13/1967\\\",\\n        \\\"companyRepGovID\\\": \\\"1234\\\",\\n        \\\"companyRepAddress\\\": \\\"123 South Street\\\",\\n        \\\"companyRepCity\\\": \\\"Happy\\\",\\n        \\\"companyRepState\\\": \\\"FL\\\",\\n        \\\"companyRepZip\\\": \\\"12345\\\",\\n        \\\"companyRepCountry\\\": \\\"US\\\",\\n        \\\"companyRepPhone\\\": \\\"1555123456\\\"\\n    },\\n    \\\"merchantAgreementsSign\\\": {\\n        \\\"serviceAgreementDate\\\": \\\"01/01/2019\\\",\\n        \\\"pricingAgreementDate\\\": \\\"01/01/2019\\\",\\n        \\\"merchantIp\\\": \\\"192.168.20.15\\\"\\n    }\\n}\",\n      \"language\": \"curl\",\n      \"name\": \"Create Canadian Merchant with a Canadian bank in CAD\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"code\": \"curl -v -X POST https://platform.bluesnap.com/services/2/merchants/application \\\\\\n-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\\\\n-H 'Accept: application/json' \\\\ \\n-H 'Authorization: Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=' \\\\\\n-d '\\n{\\n  \\\"approvalTesting\\\": \\\"APPROVED\\\",\\n  \\\"pfToken\\\": \\\"5ad59e4389abba704ee2d61580d1d5cc1ba0ccf114470d404f771a198d99891b_\\\"\\n}'\",\n      \"language\": \"curl\",\n      \"name\": \"with Secure Customer Data Fields token\"\n    }\n  ]\n}\n[/block]\n##Response\nIf your request is successful, you receive a `200 OK` response from BlueSnap. 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Overview

BlueSnap Dash™

BlueSnap Relay™

BlueSnap Relay™ API References

Marketplace/Split Payments

Create a Canadian Customer

Create the merchant account

When you have collected all your merchant information, use the Create-Merchant API request to send to BlueSnap for review.

Create Merchant API Request

https://platform.bluesnap.com/services/2/merchants/application

Create Merchant API Parameters for Canadian Customers

Parameter Required Details
pfToken
No. Include if using Secure Customer Data Fields Secure Customer Data Fields token.
approvalTesting
No If you include this parameter, you are testing the customer-onboarding workflow; the customer account is NOT created but you will receive an IPN and an email as you would in an actual onboarding.
Refer to the testing section for details on how to use this parameter.
Type: string

Valid values:
  • APPROVED
  • RECOMMEND_APPROVE
  • RECOMMEND_DECLINE
  • DECLINE
defaultIPN
No If included, this URL will be used to receive the following IPNs:
  • AUTH_ONLY
  • CANCEL_ON_RENEWAL
  • CANCELLATION
  • CANCELLATION_REFUND
  • CHARGE
  • CHARGEBACK
  • CHARGEBACK_STATUS_CHANGED
  • CONTRACT_CHANGE
  • DECLINE
  • FAILED_PAYOUT_TRANSFER
  • RECURRING
  • REFUND
  • SUBSCRIPTION_REMINDER
businessName Yes Customer-facing name of the business
Type: string
Limit: Maximum 60 characters
legalName Yes Legal name of the business
Type: string
Limit: Maximum 60 characters
productAndServiceDesc Yes Provides a detailed description of the business including information about customers and the merchant's products, services, or both
Type: string
Limit: Maximum 1500 characters
phone Yes Company phone number
Type: string
15 characters with no spaces, dashes, or any other characters
website Yes Main website for the merchant's business
Type: string
Limit: Maximum 200 characters
businessType Yes Type of business
Valid values:
  • Limited Liability
  • Non-profit
  • Partnership
  • Private Corporation
  • Public Corporation
  • Sole Proprietorship
businessCategory Yes Category of the business
Valid values:
  • Business Services
  • Education
  • Non-profit
  • Personal Services
  • Pharmacy
  • Physical Goods
  • Software
  • Travel
  • Other
taxId Yes Merchant's tax ID number
Type: alphanumeric
15 characters
address Yes Merchant's business address. Must be a registered business address.
Type: string
Limit: Maximum 60 characters
city Yes Merchant's business address city
Type: string
Limit: Maximum 60 characters
state Only if country is US or CA Merchant's business address state/province/county/region
Type: string
Limit: 2-letter code. (For US and CA, refer to State and CA Province Codes.)
zip Yes Merchant's business address zip/postal code
Type: string
Limit: Maximum 15 characters
country Yes Merchant's business address country
Type: string
Limit: 2-letter code
For Great Britain, Wales, or Scotland, use GB. For all other countries, refer to Country Codes.
email Yes Email address of the entity to receive all communications.
Type: string
Limits:
  • Minimum 7 characters
  • Maximum 150 characters
  • "+" character not permitted

Note:Once the application is approved, an access URL for your BlueSnap Production account will be sent to this email address.
accountUsername Required only for testing. Merchant's account username. This is for the BlueSnap Merchant Portal credentials for the merchant.
Type: alphanumeric
Limits:
  • Maximum 18 characters
  • Must be unique
  • Only accepts the following special characters:
    - . _ ( ) :
salesVolume Yes Merchant's current annual sales volume (Must be in USD)
Type: numeric
Limit: Value must be greater than zero
businessRegistrationNumber Yes The business's registration number
Type: string
Limit: Maximum 11 characters
payoutCurrency Yes Currency in which the merchant will be paid.
Type: string
Limit: CAD
minimalPayoutAmount Yes The minimum amount at which the customer will be paid. Until this value is reached, funds continue to accumulate.
Type: string
Limit:
  • This must be specified in the currency selected in payoutCurrency(CAD).
  • Minimum value is the equivalent of $35 USD.
refundReserve Yes The amount of funds kept in the account to cover refunds.
Type: string
Limits:
  • This must be specified in the currency selected in payoutCurrency(CAD).
  • Minimum value is the equivalent of $100 USD.
bankProvince Yes Province where the bank is located
Type: string
Limit: 2-letter code. (Refer to State and Province Codes.)
transitNumber Yes Routing number. Generally, this is a 5-digit code.
Type: string
Limit: Maximum 60
institutionNumber Yes Financial institution number.
Type: string
Limit: Maximum 60 characters
accountNumber Yes Bank account number.
Type: string
Limit:
  • US: Maximum 17 characters
  • Other: Maximum 34 alphanumeric characters
paymentReference No Reference text that appears on the customer's bank statement when they are paid out.
Type: string
Limit: Maximum 100 alphanumeric characters
ownerFirstName Yes Business owner's first name
Type: string
Limit:
  • US: Maximum 40
  • Other: Maximum 60
ownerLastName Yes Business owner's last name
Type: string
Limit:
  • US: Maximum 40
  • Other: Maximum 60
ownerDateOfBirth Yes The business owner's date of birth.
Type: numeric
Limit: Must be in the format of MM/DD/YYYY
ownerGovID Yes Business owner's government ID number
Type: alphanumeric
Limit:
  • no special characters
  • US: Last 4 of the SSN
  • Other: Maximum 50
ownerPhone Yes Business owner's personal phone number
Type: string
Limit:
  • No spaces, dashes, or any other characters
  • US: Maximum 10
  • Other: Maximum 15
address Yes Business owner's home street address
Type: string
Limit:
  • US: Maximum 40
  • Other: Maximum 60
city Yes Business owner's home address city
Type: string
Limit:
  • US: Maximum 25
  • Other: Maximum 60
state Only if country is US or CA Business owner's home address state/province/county/region
Type: string
Limit: 2-letter code. (For US or CA, refer to State and Province Codes.)
zip Yes Business owner's home address zip/postal code
Type: string
Limit:
  • US: Maximum 10
  • Other: Maximum 15
country Yes Business owner's home address countryType: string
Limit: 2-letter code
For Great Britain, Wales, or Scotland, use GB. For all other countries, refer to Country Codes.
companyRepFirstName Yes Company representative's first name
Type: string
Limit:
  • US: Maximum 40
  • Other: Maximum 60
companyRepLastName Yes Company representative's last name
Type: string
Limit:
  • US: Maximum 40
  • Other: Maximum 60
companyRepDateOfBirth Yes Company representative's date of birth.
Type: numeric
Limit: Must be in the format of MM/DD/YYYY
companyRepGovID Yes Company representative's government ID number
Type: alphanumeric
Limit:
  • no special characters
  • US: Last 4 of the SSN
  • Other: Maximum 50
companyRepPhone Yes Company representative's personal phone number
Type: string
Limit:
  • No spaces, dashes, or any other characters
  • US: Maximum 10
  • Other: Maximum 15
companyRepAddress Yes Company representative's home street address
Type: string
Limit:
  • US: Maximum 40
  • Other: Maximum 60
companyRepCity Yes Company representative's home address city
Type: string
Limit:
  • US: Maximum 25
  • Other: Maximum 60
companyRepState Only if companyRepCountry is US or CA Company representative's home address state/province/county/region
Type: string
Limit: 2-letter code. (For US and CA, refer to State and Province Codes.)
companyRepZip Yes Company representative's home address zip or postal code
Type: string
Limit:
  • US: Maximum 10
  • Other: Maximum 15
companyRepCountry Yes Company representative's home address country
Type: string
Limit: 2-letter code
For Great Britain, Wales, or Scotland, use GB. For all other countries, refer to Country Codes.
serviceAgreementDate Yes

Date the merchant signed the merchant service agreement.

You must present the merchant with a link to the BlueSnap Merchant Agreement (available here) and the merchant must sign it before they begin using BlueSnap.

Type: string
Must be in the format MM/DD/YYYY

pricingAgreementDate Yes

Date the merchant signed the pricing agreement.

You must present the merchant with a link to the BlueSnap Pricing Agreement and the merchant must sign it before they begin using BlueSnap.

Type: string
Must be in the format MM/DD/YYYY
merchantIp Yes Merchant's IP address
Type: string
Limit: Maximum 45 characters
Format: IPv4 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
IPv6 xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx

Create Merchant API Request examples

Here are some examples.
Note: Before using Test mode, review the Customer Onboarding steps.

Create Canadian Merchant with a Canadian bank in CAD
with Secure Customer Data Fields token
curl -v -X POST https://platform.bluesnap.com/services/2/merchants/application \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \ 
-H 'Authorization: Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=' \
-d '
{
    "approvalTesting": "APPROVED",
    "businessInfo": {
        "businessName": "My Business",
        "legalName": "Business LLC",
        "productAndServiceDesc": "Provide a detailed description of your product or service.",
        "phone": "5555555555",
        "website": "https://www.website.ca",
        "businessType": "Public Corporation ",
        "businessCategory": "Software",
        "taxId": "77-0770770",
        "address": "1234 Main Street",
        "city": "City",
        "state": "ON",
        "zip": "12345",
        "country": "Canada",
        "email": "[email protected]",
        "accountUsername": "MerchantUsername7708",
        "salesVolume": "100000",
        "businessRegistrationNumber": "BR123456"
    },
    "bankingInfo": {
        "minimalPayoutAmount": "100",
        "refundReserve": "100",
        "payoutCurrency": "CAD",
        "bankProvince": "Quebec",
        "transitNumber": "1234",
        "institutionNumber": "5678",
        "accountNumber": "80887200792"
    },
    "ownershipInfoArr": [
        {
            "ownerFirstName": "Chris",
            "ownerLastName": "Jones",
            "ownerDateOfBirth": "01/01/2000",
            "ownerGovID": "1111",
            "ownerPhone": "1555123456",
            "address": "1234 Main Street",
            "city": "Waltham",
            "state": "FL",
            "zip": "02453",
            "country": "US"
        },
        {
            "ownerFirstName": "Jamie",
            "ownerLastName": "Doe",
            "ownerDateOfBirth": "02/01/2000",
            "ownerGovID": "2222",
            "ownerPhone": "1555123456",
            "address": "200 Broadway",
            "city": "Happy",
            "state": "FL",
            "zip": "12345",
            "country": "US"
        }
    ],
    "companyRep": {
        "companyRepFirstName": "Jesse",
        "companyRepLastName": "Smith",
        "companyRepDateOfBirth": "12/13/1967",
        "companyRepGovID": "1234",
        "companyRepAddress": "123 South Street",
        "companyRepCity": "Happy",
        "companyRepState": "FL",
        "companyRepZip": "12345",
        "companyRepCountry": "US",
        "companyRepPhone": "1555123456"
    },
    "merchantAgreementsSign": {
        "serviceAgreementDate": "01/01/2019",
        "pricingAgreementDate": "01/01/2019",
        "merchantIp": "192.168.20.15"
    }
}
curl -v -X POST https://platform.bluesnap.com/services/2/merchants/application \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \ 
-H 'Authorization: Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=' \
-d '
{
  "approvalTesting": "APPROVED",
  "pfToken": "5ad59e4389abba704ee2d61580d1d5cc1ba0ccf114470d404f771a198d99891b_"
}'

Response

If your request is successful, you receive a 200 OK response from BlueSnap. When our automated review is complete, you receive an IPN explaining the status of your merchant approval process.

Create Merchant: 200 OK
{ 
"sandboxId": 1682291, 
"message": "success" 
}