# Create an entity

**POST /api/v1/entities**

Creates a new contracting entity object.

## Servers
- Production server: https://api.1099policy.com (Production server)

## Parameters

### Body: application/json (object)

- **address** (object)

- **coverage_limit** (object)

- **name** (string)  
  The contracting entity's legal name.

- **required_coverage** (array[string])  
  An array of coverage types that can include one or more of the following insurance coverage values: `general`, `professional`, `workers-comp`, `media`, and `cyber`.

## Responses
### 201
Returns the entity object if the post succeeded.

#### Body: application/json (object)
- **address** (object)

- **coverage_limit** (object)  
  The contracting entity's minimum required coverage limits.

- **created** (integer(int64))

- **id** (string)

- **name** (string)  
  The contracting entity's legal name.

- **required_coverage** (array[string])  
  An array of coverage types that can include one or more of the following insurance coverage values: `general`, `professional` and `workers-comp`.