Avalara

Avalara Business Entities API

Manage business entity records

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Operations 5

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GET /BusinessEntities List excise business entities · Avalara List Business Entities #
Ask an LLM
“Which business entities are set up in my excise account?”
“Can I see all the trading partners and entities I've registered for excise?”
Tell an agent
List all business entities.
Show every excise business entity on file.
POST /BusinessEntities Create an excise business entity · Avalara Create a Business Entity #
Ask an LLM
“Can I add a new business entity with its federal ID number?”
“What do I need to register a new entity for excise tax?”
Tell an agent
Create a business entity named {entityName} of type {entityType}.
Add entity {entityName} with federal ID {federalIdNumber}.
GET /BusinessEntities/{entityId} Get a business entity by ID · Avalara Get a Business Entity by ID #
Ask an LLM
“Can I look up one business entity's address and federal ID?”
“Is a particular business entity still marked active?”
Tell an agent
Get business entity {entityId}.
Show the details of entity {entityId}.
PUT /BusinessEntities/{entityId} Update a business entity · Avalara Update a Business Entity #
Ask an LLM
“Can I change the address on an existing business entity?”
“Is it possible to deactivate a business entity without deleting it?”
Tell an agent
Update business entity {entityId} with name {entityName}.
Set entity {entityId} active flag to {isActive}.
DELETE /BusinessEntities/{entityId} Delete a business entity · Avalara Delete a Business Entity #
Ask an LLM
“Can I permanently remove a business entity I no longer trade with?”
“What happens when a business entity is deleted?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete business entity {entityId}.
Remove entity {entityId} from my excise setup.

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/avatax/rest/v2/
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Documentation
https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/communications/v2/
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Documentation
https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/excise/v1/
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Documentation
https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/item-classification/v2/
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Documentation
https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/avatax-brazil/v1/
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Documentation
https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/vat-reporting/v1/
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Documentation
https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/myLodgeAPI/tax/
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Documentation
https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/CertCapture/v2/
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Documentation
https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/e-invoicing/v1.0
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Documentation
https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/activationService/activationService/
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Documentation
https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/business/v1/
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Documentation
https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/oauth/oauth/
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Documentation
https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/sharedservice/sharedCompanyService/
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Documentation
https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/hscodeclassification/hscodeclassification/
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Documentation
https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/avalara1099/avalara1099/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/avalara/refs/heads/main/openapi/avalara-business-entities-api-openapi.yml
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AsyncAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/avalara/refs/heads/main/asyncapi/avalara-certcapture-sqs-asyncapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

avalara-business-entities-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Avalara Excise Platform Business Entities API
  description: The Avalara Excise Platform API provides an external programmatic interface for excise tax determination on fuel, tobacco, alcohol, and other excise products. It supports tax calculation, business entity management, location configuration, and transaction processing for excise tax compliance across US federal and state jurisdictions.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Avalara Developer Relations
    url: https://developer.avalara.com/
    email: developer.relations@avalara.com
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  termsOfService: https://legal.avalara.com/#siteterms
servers:
- url: https://exciseapi.avalara.com/api/v1
  description: Excise API Production
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Business Entities
  description: Manage business entity records
paths:
  /BusinessEntities:
    get:
      operationId: listBusinessEntities
      summary: Avalara List Business Entities
      tags:
      - Business Entities
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of business entities
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/BusinessEntity'
    post:
      operationId: createBusinessEntity
      summary: Avalara Create a Business Entity
      tags:
      - Business Entities
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/BusinessEntity'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Business entity created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BusinessEntity'
  /BusinessEntities/{entityId}:
    get:
      operationId: getBusinessEntity
      summary: Avalara Get a Business Entity by ID
      tags:
      - Business Entities
      parameters:
      - name: entityId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Business entity details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BusinessEntity'
    put:
      operationId: updateBusinessEntity
      summary: Avalara Update a Business Entity
      tags:
      - Business Entities
      parameters:
      - name: entityId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/BusinessEntity'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Business entity updated
    delete:
      operationId: deleteBusinessEntity
      summary: Avalara Delete a Business Entity
      tags:
      - Business Entities
      parameters:
      - name: entityId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Business entity deleted
components:
  schemas:
    BusinessEntity:
      type: object
      properties:
        entityId:
          type: string
        entityName:
          type: string
        entityType:
          type: string
        federalIdNumber:
          type: string
          description: Federal EIN
        address:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExciseAddress'
        isActive:
          type: boolean
    ExciseAddress:
      type: object
      properties:
        line1:
          type: string
        line2:
          type: string
        city:
          type: string
        region:
          type: string
          description: State or province code
        postalCode:
          type: string
        country:
          type: string
          description: ISO 3166 country code
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Bearer token authentication
externalDocs:
  description: Excise Platform API Documentation
  url: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/excise/v1/