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# Update business director

> Update a business director resource.

PUT/businesses/\{business\_token}/directors/\{token}

Update a business director resource.

## URL path parameters

| Fields | Description |
| - | - |
| business\_token string  Required | Unique identifier of the business resource. **Allowable Values:**  Existing `business` token |
| token string  Required | Unique identifier of the business director resource. **Allowable Values:**  Existing business director token |

## Request body

| Fields | Description |
| - | - |
| active boolean  Optional | Indicates whether the business director is active. **Allowable Values:**  `true`, `false` |
| address object  Optional | Address associated with the business. **Allowable Values:**  `address1`, `address2`, `city`, `country`, `postal_code`, `state`, `zip` |
| address.**address1** string  Optional | Street name and number of the address. This field is returned if it exists in the resource. **Allowable Values:**  35 char max |
| address.**address2** string  Optional | Additional address information. This field is returned if it exists in the resource. **Allowable Values:**  35 char max |
| address.**city** string  Optional | City of the address. This field is returned if it exists in the resource. **Allowable Values:**  35 char max |
| address.**country** string  Optional | Country of the address. This field is returned if it exists in the resource. **Allowable Values:**  40 char max |
| address.**postal\_code** string  Optional | Postal code of the address. This field is returned if it exists in the resource. **Allowable Values:**  20 char max |
| address.**state** string  Optional | State, province, or territory of the address. This field is returned if it exists in the resource. **Allowable Values:**  35 char max |
| address.**zip** string  Optional | United States ZIP code of the address. This field is returned if it exists in the resource. **Allowable Values:**  20 char max |
| birth\_date string  Optional | Business director's date of birth. **Allowable Values:**  Format: yyyy-MM-dd or yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm:ssZ |
| email string  Optional | Email address of the business director. **Allowable Values:**  1–255 chars |
| first\_name string  Optional | First or given name of the business director. **Allowable Values:**  255 char max |
| identifications array of objects  Optional | One or more objects containing personal identifications of the business director. **Allowable Values:**  Valid array of one or more `identifications` objects |
| identifications\[].**expiration\_date** string  Optional | Expiration date of the identification, if applicable. **Allowable Values:**  Format: yyyy-MM-dd |
| identifications\[].**type** string  Required | Type of identification. **NOTE:** Full Social Security Number (SSN) is required for US-based user cardholder KYC verification, using the `SSN` type. Full Employer Identification Number (EIN) is required for business cardholder KYC verification, using the `BUSINESS_TAX_ID` or `BUSINESS_NUMBER` type. For business directors, use one of SSN, TIN, SIN, or NIN. Nine digits only, no delimiters. `123456789`, for example. **Allowable Values:**  `SSN`, `TIN`, `SIN`, `NIN`, `PASSPORT_NUMBER`, `DRIVERS_LICENSE`, `BUSINESS_NUMBER`, `BUSINESS_TAX_ID`, `TAXPAYER_REFERENCE` |
| identifications\[].**value** string  Optional | Number associated with the identification. **Allowable Values:**  255 char max **NOTE:** Digits only, do not use separators. For example: 123456789 |
| last\_name string  Optional | Last or family name of the business director. **Allowable Values:**  255 char max |
| middle\_name string  Optional | Middle name of the business director. **Allowable Values:**  40 char max |
| nationality string  Optional | Nationality of the business director. **Allowable Values:**  255 char max |
| phone string  Optional | Full phone number of the business director. **Allowable Values:**  255 char max |
| place\_of\_birth string  Optional | Business director's place of birth. **Allowable Values:**  255 char max |
| title string  Optional | Title of the business director. **Allowable Values:**  1–255 chars |
| token string  Optional | Unique identifier of the business director resource. **Allowable Values:**  1–36 chars |

## Response body

| Fields | Description |
| - | - |
| active boolean  Conditionally returned | Indicates whether the business director is active. **Allowable Values:**  `true`, `false` |
| address object  Conditionally returned | Address associated with the business. **Allowable Values:**  `address1`, `address2`, `city`, `country`, `postal_code`, `state`, `zip` |
| address.**address1** string  Conditionally returned | Street name and number of the address. This field is returned if it exists in the resource. **Allowable Values:**  35 char max |
| address.**address2** string  Conditionally returned | Additional address information. This field is returned if it exists in the resource. **Allowable Values:**  35 char max |
| address.**city** string  Conditionally returned | City of the address. This field is returned if it exists in the resource. **Allowable Values:**  35 char max |
| address.**country** string  Conditionally returned | Country of the address. This field is returned if it exists in the resource. **Allowable Values:**  40 char max |
| address.**postal\_code** string  Conditionally returned | Postal code of the address. This field is returned if it exists in the resource. **Allowable Values:**  20 char max |
| address.**state** string  Conditionally returned | State, province, or territory of the address. This field is returned if it exists in the resource. **Allowable Values:**  35 char max |
| address.**zip** string  Conditionally returned | United States ZIP code of the address. This field is returned if it exists in the resource. **Allowable Values:**  20 char max |
| birth\_date string  Conditionally returned | Business director's date of birth. **Allowable Values:**  Format: yyyy-MM-dd or yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm:ssZ |
| created\_time datetime  Returned | Date and time when the business director resource was created, in UTC. **Allowable Values:**  Format: yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm:ssZ |
| email string  Conditionally returned | Email address of the business director. **Allowable Values:**  255 char max |
| first\_name string  Conditionally returned | First or given name of the business director. **Allowable Values:**  255 char max |
| identifications array of objects  Conditionally returned | One or more objects containing personal identifications of the business director. **Allowable Values:**  Valid array of one or more `identifications` objects |
| identifications\[].**expiration\_date** string  Conditionally returned | Expiration date of the identification, if applicable. **Allowable Values:**  Format: yyyy-MM-dd |
| identifications\[].**type** string  Conditionally returned | Type of identification. **Allowable Values:**  `SSN`, `TIN`, `SIN`, `NIN`, `PASSPORT_NUMBER`, `DRIVERS_LICENSE`, `BUSINESS_NUMBER`, `BUSINESS_TAX_ID`, `TAXPAYER_REFERENCE` |
| identifications\[].**value** string  Conditionally returned | Number associated with the identification. **Allowable Values:**  255 char max |
| last\_modified\_time datetime  Returned | Date and time when the business director resource was last modified, in UTC. **Allowable Values:**  Format: yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm:ssZ |
| last\_name string  Conditionally returned | Last or family name of the business director. **Allowable Values:**  255 char max |
| middle\_name string  Conditionally returned | Middle name of the business director. **Allowable Values:**  255 char max |
| nationality string  Conditionally returned | Nationality of the business director. **Allowable Values:**  255 char max |
| phone string  Conditionally returned | Full phone number of the business director. **Allowable Values:**  255 char max |
| place\_of\_birth string  Conditionally returned | Business director's place of birth. **Allowable Values:**  255 char max |
| title string  Conditionally returned | Title of the business director. **Allowable Values:**  255 char max |
| token string  Conditionally returned | Unique identifier of the business director resource. **Allowable Values:**  36 char max |


## Related topics

- [Business Directors Overview](https://www.marqeta.com/docs/core-api/businesses/business-directors.md)
- [Businesses Overview](https://www.marqeta.com/docs/core-api/businesses.md)
- [Release Notes](https://www.marqeta.com/docs/developer-guides/release-notes-2025.md)
- [Create business director](https://www.marqeta.com/docs/core-api/businesses/business-directors/create-director.md)
- [List business directors](https://www.marqeta.com/docs/core-api/businesses/business-directors/list-directors.md)
