> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs-beta.layerfi.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # List businesses > Returns a list of all active businesses that have been registered in Layer. ## OpenAPI ````yaml get /v1/businesses openapi: 3.0.1 info: title: API version: latest servers: [] security: - BearerAuth: [] tags: [] externalDocs: url: / paths: /v1/businesses: get: tags: [] summary: List businesses description: >- Returns a list of all active businesses that have been registered in Layer. operationId: businesses.get parameters: - name: Content-Type in: header description: Content-Type must be set to application/json schema: type: string - name: legal_name_contains in: query description: Filter businesses where legal name contains this substring. required: false schema: type: string responses: '200': description: '' headers: {} content: application/json: schema: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiBusiness' deprecated: false components: schemas: ApiBusiness: type: object properties: id: type: string format: uuid description: Unique identifier for the business. type: type: string description: Resource type. Value will be “Business”. example: Business external_id: type: string description: >- Unique ID of the business in your system for linking purposes. **Idempotency key**. example: test-acme-id legal_name: type: string example: ACME LLC description: Legal name of the business as it has been registered. tin: type: string nullable: true description: Tax Identification Number for the business. us_state: $ref: '#/components/schemas/USState' description: The state this business is incorporated in. country: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Country' description: >- 2 letter ISO country code representing the country this business is incorporated in. Defaults to US. entity_type: $ref: '#/components/schemas/BusinessType' description: 'Entity type of the business. Used to determine tax filing status. ' industry: type: string description: Industry classification for the business. phone_number: type: string description: Phone number used for SMS based categorization. example: '+16504651359' naics_code: type: string nullable: true description: 6-digit NAICS code used to identify the business's industry. example: '484110' sms_enabled: type: boolean description: Whether SMS is enabled for this business sms_stopped: type: boolean description: Whether this business has responded to Layer's SMS with "STOP" sms_categorization_start_date: type: string format: date-time description: Date when SMS categorization starts for this business. activation_at: type: string format: date-time description: >- The activation timestamp represents the time at which Layer should begin displaying accounting data. Data before this time will not be displayed to users. This field is important for businesses migrating over from other accounting platforms. Defaults to Jan 1 of the current year. imported_at: type: string format: date-time description: >- Time when the business entity was created in Layer. **Eligible sort key**. updated_at: type: string format: date-time nullable: true description: >- Time when the business's information was last updated in Layer. **Eligible sort key**. archived_at: type: string format: date-time nullable: true description: Time when the business was archived, if applicable. unit_accounts: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/APIUnitAccount' description: List of unit accounts associated with this business. plaid_items: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiPlaidItem' description: Plaid items linked to this account. plaid_processor_tokens: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiPlaidProcessorToken' description: Plaid processor tokens linked to this account previously_imported: type: boolean nullable: true description: >- True if an archived business with the same phone number was unarchived during creation. stripe_connect_accounts: type: array items: type: object description: List of Stripe Connect accounts associated with this business. default_reporting_basis: type: string nullable: true enum: - CASH - ACCRUAL description: Default accounting basis for financial reports. USState: type: string enum: - AL - AK - AZ - AR - CA - CO - CT - DE - DC - FL - GA - HI - ID - IL - IN - IA - KS - KY - LA - ME - MD - MA - MI - MN - MS - MO - MT - NE - NV - NH - NJ - NM - NY - NC - ND - OH - OK - OR - PA - PR - RI - SC - SD - TN - TX - UT - VT - VI - VA - WA - WV - WI - WY description: Which United States state the business is incorporated in. Country: type: string enum: - AF - AL - DZ - AS - AD - AO - AI - AQ - AG - AR - AM - AW - AU - AT - AZ - BS - BH - BD - BB - BY - BE - BZ - BJ - BM - BT - BO - BA - BW - BV - BR - IO - BN - BG - BF - BI - KH - CM - CA - CV - KY - CF - TD - CL - CN - CX - CC - CO - KM - CG - CD - CK - CR - CI - HR - CU - CY - CZ - DK - DJ - DM - DO - EC - EG - SV - GQ - ER - EE - ET - FK - FO - FJ - FI - FR - GF - PF - TF - GA - GM - GE - DE - GH - GI - GR - GL - GD - GP - GU - GT - GN - GW - GY - HT - HM - VA - HN - HK - HU - IS - IN - ID - IR - IQ - IE - IL - IT - JM - JP - JO - KZ - KE - KI - KP - KR - KW - KG - LA - LV - LB - LS - LR - LY - LI - LT - LU - MO - MK - MG - MW - MY - MV - ML - MT - ME - MH - MQ - MR - MU - YT - MX - FM - MD - MC - MN - MS - MA - MZ - MM - NA - NR - NP - NL - NC - NZ - NI - NE - NG - NU - NF - MP - 'NO' - OM - PK - PW - PS - PA - PG - PY - PE - PH - PN - PL - PT - PR - QA - RE - RO - RU - RS - RW - SH - KN - LC - PM - VC - WS - SM - ST - SA - SN - SC - SL - SG - SK - SI - SB - SO - ZA - GS - ES - LK - SD - SR - SJ - SZ - SE - CH - SY - TW - TJ - TZ - TH - TL - TG - TK - TO - TT - TN - TR - TM - TC - TV - UG - UA - AE - GB - US - UM - UY - UZ - VU - VE - VN - VG - VI - WF - EH - YE - ZM - ZW description: Which country the business is incorporated in. BusinessType: type: string enum: - SOLE_PROP - C_CORP - LLC - S_CORP - PARTNERSHIP - NON_PROFIT - TRUST description: Type of the business. APIUnitAccount: type: object properties: id: type: string description: The Unit account’s ID example: '111111' importedAt: type: string format: date-time description: When the Unit account was imported ApiPlaidItem: type: object properties: accessToken: type: string example: access-sandbox-a67d0be8-abcd-1234-5678-14fc7bc65366 institution: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiPlaidInstitution' itemId: type: string example: V3jvONy9xbroJVaRnm6oiAqVMv5Qz3TrNyLdL syncTransactions: type: boolean ApiPlaidProcessorToken: type: object properties: processor_token: type: string example: processor-sandbox-d8e791d1-1234-9876-a207-69acca316045 ApiPlaidInstitution: type: object properties: id: type: string description: The Plaid institution’s ID within Plaid example: ins_1 name: type: string description: The Plaid institution’s name example: Bank of America logo: type: string nullable: true description: The Plaid institution’s logo example: >- 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 securitySchemes: BearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer bearerFormat: JWT ````