> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.tilta.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# List legal forms

> Retrieve the legal forms Tilta accepts, with human-readable display names, to populate a selector in your buyer or merchant registration flow.

When onboarding a buyer or merchant, you must supply the company's legal form. This endpoint returns every accepted value together with a human-readable display name, so you can populate a dropdown in your registration flow.

<Tip>
  Retrieve this list at runtime rather than hardcoding the values – Tilta may add or change supported legal forms over time.
  Show `display_name` to the user, but always submit `name` when registering a buyer or merchant.
</Tip>

<Note>
  If a company's legal form does not match any accepted value, use `OTHER`. Tilta's underwriting team verifies the entity type
  during the credit facility assessment.
</Note>


## OpenAPI

````yaml GET /v1/legal_forms
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  version: 0.0.1
  title: Tilta API
  description: Tilta API documentation
servers:
  - url: https://api.tilta.io
    description: Tilta Production API
  - url: https://api.tilta-sandbox.io
    description: Tilta Sandbox API
security: []
paths:
  /v1/legal_forms:
    get:
      tags:
        - Utils
      summary: List legal forms
      description: >-
        Returns an array of Legal Forms accepted by Tilta alongside their
        display names.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    name:
                      type: string
                      enum:
                        - LIMITED_COMPANY
                        - SOLE_TRADER
                        - PARTNERSHIP
                        - PUBLIC_COMPANY
                        - COOPERATIVE
                        - GOVERNMENT
                        - OTHER
                    display_name:
                      type: string
                  required:
                    - name
                    - display_name
                description: >-
                  Legal forms and its corresponding display names for the
                  provided country code
        '400':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/badRequestSchema'
        '401':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/unauthorizedRequestSchema'
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    badRequestSchema:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: Error code
          example: BAD_REQUEST
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error message for debugging purposes
          example: Request validation failed. 1 issue found.
        issues:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              code:
                type: string
                description: Issue code
                example: INVALID_TYPE
              path:
                type: string
                description: Issue path starting with body, params, querystring, or headers
                example: body.registered_at
              message:
                type: string
                description: Issue message for debugging purposes
                example: Invalid type
            required:
              - code
              - path
              - message
          description: List of issues
          example:
            - code: INVALID_TYPE
              path: body.registered_at
              message: Invalid type
      required:
        - code
        - error
        - issues
      description: Bad Request, see error message for details.
      example:
        code: BAD_REQUEST
        error: Request validation failed. 1 issue found.
        issues:
          - code: INVALID_TYPE
            path: body.registered_at
            message: Invalid type
    unauthorizedRequestSchema:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error details.
          example: Unauthorized
        code:
          type: string
          description: Error code.
          example: UNAUTHORIZED
      required:
        - error
        - code
      description: Unauthorized Request.
      example:
        error: Unauthorized
        code: UNAUTHORIZED
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Your Tilta API key, sent as `Bearer <key>`.

````