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Managing Beneficial Owner Addresses

How to add, delete, and update existing Beneficial Owner addresses.

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Use the operations shown below to manage Beneficial Owner addresses:

Creating a Beneficial Owner's address

To create a Beneficial Owner's address, use the POST /businesses/{business_id}/beneficial_owners/{beneficial_owner_id}/addresses operation and provide parameters as shown in the table below.

ParameterTypeDescription
address_type
required		stringMAILING or PHYSICAL
street
required		stringFreeform name between 1 and 40 characters. May contain only alphanumeric and these special characters . , _ - #
street2stringFreeform name, maximum 40 characters.
city
required		stringFreeform name between 2 and 40 characters.
state
required		stringTwo-character US state code. Non-US state code maximum 20 characters.
zip_code
required		stringFive-digit US zip code, (for example 12345) or nine-digit US zip code, (for example 12345-1234).
Non-US state code maximum 20 characters.
country
required		stringISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code, maximum two characters.
is_primary
required		booleanIs this the primary address; either true or false.

An example of a request to create a Beneficial Owner's address is shown below.

curl --request GET \
     --url https://sandbox.bond.tech/api/v0.1/businesses/12348579-5d05-4e3e-a5e3-e61e3a5b1234/beneficial_owners/002e0f0e-e39d-4351-876c-afcad30d9c37/addresses/3a7fe4e4-79a4-4a58-942a-c3d00a2406a6 \
     --header 'Accept: application/json' \
     --header 'Authorization: YOUR-AUTHENTICATION' \
     --header 'Identity: YOUR-IDENTITY'

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
require 'openssl'

url = URI("https://sandbox.bond.tech/api/v0.1/businesses/12348579-5d05-4e3e-a5e3-e61e3a5b1234/beneficial_owners/002e0f0e-e39d-4351-876c-afcad30d9c37/addresses/3a7fe4e4-79a4-4a58-942a-c3d00a2406a6")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Accept"] = 'application/json'
request["Identity"] = 'YOUR-IDENTITY'
request["Authorization"] = 'YOUR-AUTHENTICATION'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

const options = {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    Accept: 'application/json',
    Identity: 'YOUR-IDENTITY',
    Authorization: 'YOUR-AUTHENTICATION'
  }
};

fetch('https://sandbox.bond.tech/api/v0.1/businesses/12348579-5d05-4e3e-a5e3-e61e3a5b1234/beneficial_owners/002e0f0e-e39d-4351-876c-afcad30d9c37/addresses/3a7fe4e4-79a4-4a58-942a-c3d00a2406a6', options)
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(response => console.log(response))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

import requests

url = "https://sandbox.bond.tech/api/v0.1/businesses/12348579-5d05-4e3e-a5e3-e61e3a5b1234/beneficial_owners/002e0f0e-e39d-4351-876c-afcad30d9c37/addresses/3a7fe4e4-79a4-4a58-942a-c3d00a2406a6"

headers = {
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "Identity": "YOUR-IDENTITY",
    "Authorization": "YOUR-AUTHENTICATION"
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

var client = new RestClient("https://sandbox.bond.tech/api/v0.1/businesses/12348579-5d05-4e3e-a5e3-e61e3a5b1234/beneficial_owners/002e0f0e-e39d-4351-876c-afcad30d9c37/addresses/3a7fe4e4-79a4-4a58-942a-c3d00a2406a6");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("Accept", "application/json");
request.AddHeader("Identity", "YOUR-IDENTITY");
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "YOUR-AUTHENTICATION");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);

OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();

Request request = new Request.Builder()
  .url("https://sandbox.bond.tech/api/v0.1/businesses/12348579-5d05-4e3e-a5e3-e61e3a5b1234/beneficial_owners/002e0f0e-e39d-4351-876c-afcad30d9c37/addresses/3a7fe4e4-79a4-4a58-942a-c3d00a2406a6")
  .get()
  .addHeader("Accept", "application/json")
  .addHeader("Identity", "YOUR-IDENTITY")
  .addHeader("Authorization", "YOUR-AUTHENTICATION")
  .build();

Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

An example of a response to a successful request to create a Beneficial Owner's address is shown below.

{
  "date_created": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "address_id": "12348579-5d05-4e3e-a5e3-e61e3a5b1234",
  "address_type": "MAILING",
  "street": "345 California Ave.",
  "street2": "Suite 600",
  "city": "San Francisco",
  "state": "CA",
  "zip_code": "12345-1234",
  "country": "US",
  "is_primary": true,
  "deliverability": "deliverable"
}

For a complete specification and interactive examples, see Creating a Beneficial Owner's address in the Bond API Reference.

Retrieving addresses associated with a Beneficial Owner

To retrieve all addresses associated with a Beneficial Owner, use the GET /businesses/{business_id}/beneficial_owners/{beneficial_owner_id}/addresses operation with no further parameters.

An example of a request to retrieve the addresses associated with a Beneficial Owner is shown below.

curl --request GET \
     --url https://sandbox.bond.tech/api/v0.1/businesses/12348579-5d05-4e3e-a5e3-e61e3a5b1234/beneficial_owners/7b18da9e-0217-4ecb-8454-8c0ab8bedc14/addresses/e2b37ab8-5e6e-4538-bbe0-35121b481845 \
     --header 'Accept: application/json' \
     --header 'Authorization: YOUR-AUTHENTICATION' \
     --header 'Identity: YOUR-IDENTITY'

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
require 'openssl'

url = URI("https://sandbox.bond.tech/api/v0.1/businesses/12348579-5d05-4e3e-a5e3-e61e3a5b1234/beneficial_owners/7b18da9e-0217-4ecb-8454-8c0ab8bedc14/addresses/e2b37ab8-5e6e-4538-bbe0-35121b481845")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Accept"] = 'application/json'
request["Identity"] = 'YOUR-IDENTITY'
request["Authorization"] = 'YOUR-AUTHENTICATION'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

const options = {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    Accept: 'application/json',
    Identity: 'YOUR-IDENTITY',
    Authorization: 'YOUR-AUTHENTICATION'
  }
};

fetch('https://sandbox.bond.tech/api/v0.1/businesses/12348579-5d05-4e3e-a5e3-e61e3a5b1234/beneficial_owners/7b18da9e-0217-4ecb-8454-8c0ab8bedc14/addresses/e2b37ab8-5e6e-4538-bbe0-35121b481845', options)
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(response => console.log(response))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

import requests

url = "https://sandbox.bond.tech/api/v0.1/businesses/12348579-5d05-4e3e-a5e3-e61e3a5b1234/beneficial_owners/7b18da9e-0217-4ecb-8454-8c0ab8bedc14/addresses/e2b37ab8-5e6e-4538-bbe0-35121b481845"

headers = {
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "Identity": "YOUR-IDENTITY",
    "Authorization": "YOUR-AUTHENTICATION"
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

var client = new RestClient("https://sandbox.bond.tech/api/v0.1/businesses/12348579-5d05-4e3e-a5e3-e61e3a5b1234/beneficial_owners/7b18da9e-0217-4ecb-8454-8c0ab8bedc14/addresses/e2b37ab8-5e6e-4538-bbe0-35121b481845");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("Accept", "application/json");
request.AddHeader("Identity", "YOUR-IDENTITY");
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "YOUR-AUTHENTICATION");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);

OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();

Request request = new Request.Builder()
  .url("https://sandbox.bond.tech/api/v0.1/businesses/12348579-5d05-4e3e-a5e3-e61e3a5b1234/beneficial_owners/7b18da9e-0217-4ecb-8454-8c0ab8bedc14/addresses/e2b37ab8-5e6e-4538-bbe0-35121b481845")
  .get()
  .addHeader("Accept", "application/json")
  .addHeader("Identity", "YOUR-IDENTITY")
  .addHeader("Authorization", "YOUR-AUTHENTICATION")
  .build();

Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

An example of a response to a successful request to retrieve all business addresses associated with a Beneficial Owner is shown below.

{
  "page_info": {
    "page_size": 2,
    "page": 1,
    "pages": 1
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "date_created": "2019-08-24T14:15:22.000Z",
      "date_updated": "2020-06-24T14:15:22.000Z",
      "address_id": "12348579-5d05-4e3e-a5e3-e61e3a5b1234",
      "address_type": "MAILING",
      "street": "345 California Ave.",
      "street2": "Suite 600",
      "city": "San Francisco",
      "state": "CA",
      "zip_code": "12345-1234",
      "country": "US",
      "is_primary": true,
      "deliverability": "deliverable"
    },
    {
      "date_created": "2019-08-24T14:15:22.000Z",
      "date_updated": "2021-04-24T14:15:22.000Z",
      "address_id": "12348579-5d05-4e3e-a5e3-e61e3a5b1234",
      "address_type": "MAILING",
      "street": "123 Oregon Ave.",
      "street2": "Suite 100",
      "city": "San Portier",
      "state": "AL",
      "zip_code": "12345-1234",
      "country": "US",
      "is_primary": false,
      "deliverability": "deliverable"
    }
  ]
}

To retrieve a single business address associated with a Beneficial Owner, use the GET /businesses/{business_id}/beneficial_owners/{beneficial_owner_id}/addresses/{address_id} operation with no further parameters.

An example of a request to retrieve an address associated with a Beneficial Owner is shown below.

curl --request GET \
     --url https://sandbox.bond.tech/api/v0.1/businesses/002e0f0e-e39d-4351-876c-afcad30d9c37/beneficial_owners/3a7fe4e4-79a4-4a58-942a-c3d00a2406a6/addresses/148050c1-3dee-41fb-a924-7cae7518b402 \
     --header 'Accept: application/json' \
     --header 'Identity: YOUR-IDENTITY' \
     --header 'Authorization: YOUR-AUTHORIZATION'

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
require 'openssl'

url = URI("https://sandbox.bond.tech/api/v0.1/businesses/002e0f0e-e39d-4351-876c-afcad30d9c37/beneficial_owners/3a7fe4e4-79a4-4a58-942a-c3d00a2406a6/addresses/12348579-5d05-4e3e-a5e3-e61e3a5b1234")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Accept"] = 'application/json'
request["Identity"] = 'YOUR-IDENTITY'
request["Authorization"] = 'YOUR-AUTHORIZATION'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

const options = {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {Accept: 'application/json', Identity: 'YOUR-IDENTITY', Authorization: 'YOUR-AUTHORIZATION'}
};

fetch('https://sandbox.bond.tech/api/v0.1/businesses/002e0f0e-e39d-4351-876c-afcad30d9c37/beneficial_owners/3a7fe4e4-79a4-4a58-942a-c3d00a2406a6/addresses/12348579-5d05-4e3e-a5e3-e61e3a5b1234', options)
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(response => console.log(response))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

import requests

url = "https://sandbox.bond.tech/api/v0.1/businesses/002e0f0e-e39d-4351-876c-afcad30d9c37/beneficial_owners/3a7fe4e4-79a4-4a58-942a-c3d00a2406a6/addresses/12348579-5d05-4e3e-a5e3-e61e3a5b1234"

headers = {
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "Identity": "YOUR-IDENTITY"
    "Authorization": "YOUR-AUTHORIZATION"
}

response = requests.request("GET", url, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

var client = new RestClient("https://sandbox.bond.tech/api/v0.1/businesses/002e0f0e-e39d-4351-876c-afcad30d9c37/beneficial_owners/3a7fe4e4-79a4-4a58-942a-c3d00a2406a6/addresses/12348579-5d05-4e3e-a5e3-e61e3a5b1234");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("Accept", "application/json");
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "YOUR-AUTHORIZATION");
request.AddHeader("Identity", "YOUR-IDENTITY");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);

OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();

Request request = new Request.Builder()
  .url("https://sandbox.bond.tech/api/v0.1/businesses/002e0f0e-e39d-4351-876c-afcad30d9c37/beneficial_owners/3a7fe4e4-79a4-4a58-942a-c3d00a2406a6/addresses/12348579-5d05-4e3e-a5e3-e61e3a5b1234")
  .get()
  .addHeader("Accept", "application/json")
  .addHeader("Identity", "YOUR-IDENTITY")
  .addHeader("Authorization", "YOUR-AUTHORIZATION")
  .build();

Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

For a complete specification and interactive examples, see Retrieving an address associated with a Beneficial Owner and Retrieving all addresses associated with a Beneficial Owner.

Updating a Beneficial Owner's address

To update a Beneficial Owner's address, use the PATCH /businesses/{business_id}/beneficial_owners/{beneficial_owner_id}/addresses/{address_id} operation and provide the optional parameters that you want to update, as shown in the table below.

ParameterTypeDescription
address_typestringEither MAILING or PHYSICAL
streetstringFreeform name between 1 and 40 characters. May contain only alphanumeric and these special characters . , _ - #
street2stringFreeform name maximum 40 characters.
citystringFreeform name between 2 and 40 characters.
statestringTwo-character US state code. Non-US state code maximum 20 characters.
zip_codestringFive-digit US zip code, (for example 12345) or nine-digit US zip code, (for example 12345-1234).
Non-US state code between 2 and 20 characters.
countrystringISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code, maximum two characters.
is_primarybooleanIs this the primary address; either true or false.

An example of a request to update a Beneficial Owner's address is shown below.

curl --request PATCH \
     --url https://sandbox.bond.tech/api/v0.1/businesses/002e0f0e-e39d-4351-876c-afcad30d9c37/beneficial_owners/3a7fe4e4-79a4-4a58-942a-c3d00a2406a6/addresses/148050c1-3dee-41fb-a924-7cae7518b402 \
     --header 'Accept: application/json' \
     --header 'Identity: YOUR-IDENTITY' \
     --header 'Authorization: YOUR-AUTHORIZATION' \
     --header 'Content-Type: application/json'

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
require 'openssl'

url = URI("https://sandbox.bond.tech/api/v0.1/businesses/002e0f0e-e39d-4351-876c-afcad30d9c37/beneficial_owners/3a7fe4e4-79a4-4a58-942a-c3d00a2406a6/addresses/148050c1-3dee-41fb-a924-7cae7518b402")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(url)
request["Accept"] = 'application/json'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request["Identity"] = 'YOUR-IDENTITY'
request["Authorization"] = 'YOUR-AUTHORIZATION'
request.body = "{\"address_type\":\"PHYSICAL\",\"street\":\"345 California Ave.\",\"street2\":\"Suite 888\",\"city\":\"San Francisco\",\"state\":\"CA\",\"zip_code\":\"12345-1234\",\"country\":\"US\",\"is_primary\":false}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

const options = {
  method: 'PATCH',
  headers: {
    Accept: 'application/json',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    Identity: 'YOUR-IDENTITY',
    Authorization: 'YOUR-AUTHORIZATION'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    address_type: 'PHYSICAL',
    street: '345 California Ave.',
    street2: 'Suite 888',
    city: 'San Francisco',
    state: 'CA',
    zip_code: '12345-1234',
    country: 'US',
    is_primary: false
  })
};

fetch('https://sandbox.bond.tech/api/v0.1/businesses/002e0f0e-e39d-4351-876c-afcad30d9c37/beneficial_owners/3a7fe4e4-79a4-4a58-942a-c3d00a2406a6/addresses/148050c1-3dee-41fb-a924-7cae7518b402', options)
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(response => console.log(response))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

import requests

url = "https://sandbox.bond.tech/api/v0.1/businesses/002e0f0e-e39d-4351-876c-afcad30d9c37/beneficial_owners/3a7fe4e4-79a4-4a58-942a-c3d00a2406a6/addresses/148050c1-3dee-41fb-a924-7cae7518b402"

payload = {
    "address_type": "PHYSICAL",
    "street": "345 California Ave.",
    "street2": "Suite 888",
    "city": "San Francisco",
    "state": "CA",
    "zip_code": "12345-1234",
    "country": "US",
    "is_primary": False
}
headers = {
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Identity": "YOUR-IDENTITY",
    "Authorization": "YOUR-AUTHORIZATION"
}

response = requests.request("PATCH", url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

var client = new RestClient("https://sandbox.bond.tech/api/v0.1/businesses/002e0f0e-e39d-4351-876c-afcad30d9c37/beneficial_owners/3a7fe4e4-79a4-4a58-942a-c3d00a2406a6/addresses/148050c1-3dee-41fb-a924-7cae7518b402");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.PATCH);
request.AddHeader("Accept", "application/json");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddHeader("Identity", "YOUR-IDENTITY");
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "YOUR-AUTHORIZATION");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\"address_type\":\"PHYSICAL\",\"street\":\"345 California Ave.\",\"street2\":\"Suite 888\",\"city\":\"San Francisco\",\"state\":\"CA\",\"zip_code\":\"12345-1234\",\"country\":\"US\",\"is_primary\":false}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);

OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();

MediaType mediaType = MediaType.parse("application/json");
RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(mediaType, "{\"address_type\":\"PHYSICAL\",\"street\":\"345 California Ave.\",\"street2\":\"Suite 888\",\"city\":\"San Francisco\",\"state\":\"CA\",\"zip_code\":\"12345-1234\",\"country\":\"US\",\"is_primary\":false}");
Request request = new Request.Builder()
  .url("https://sandbox.bond.tech/api/v0.1/businesses/002e0f0e-e39d-4351-876c-afcad30d9c37/beneficial_owners/3a7fe4e4-79a4-4a58-942a-c3d00a2406a6/addresses/148050c1-3dee-41fb-a924-7cae7518b402")
  .patch(body)
  .addHeader("Accept", "application/json")
  .addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .addHeader("Identity", "YOUR-IDENTITY")
  .addHeader("Authorization", "YOUR-AUTHORIZATION")
  .build();

Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

An example of a response to a successful request to update a Beneficial Owner's address is shown below.

{
  "address_type": "MAILING",
  "street": "345 California Ave.",
  "street2": "Suite 600",
  "city": "San Francisco",
  "state": "CA",
  "zip_code": "12345-1234",
  "country": "US",
  "is_primary": true
}

For a complete specification and interactive examples, see Updating a Beneficial Owner's address.

Deleting a Beneficial Owner's address

To delete a Beneficial Owner's address, use the DELETE /businesses/{business_id}/beneficial_owners/{beneficial_owner_id}/addresses/{address_id} operation with no other parameters, as shown in the example below.

curl --request DELETE \
     --url https://sandbox.bond.tech/api/v0.1/businesses/12348579-5d05-4e3e-a5e3-e61e3a5b1234/beneficial_owners/7b18da9e-0217-4ecb-8454-8c0ab8bedc14/addresses/8559dec0-2edb-4c3c-a3c5-32de10174c34 \
     --header 'Accept: application/json' \
     --header 'Authorization: YOUR-AUTHENTICATION' \
     --header 'Identity: YOUR-IDENTITY'

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
require 'openssl'

url = URI("https://sandbox.bond.tech/api/v0.1/businesses/12348579-5d05-4e3e-a5e3-e61e3a5b1234/beneficial_owners/7b18da9e-0217-4ecb-8454-8c0ab8bedc14/addresses/8559dec0-2edb-4c3c-a3c5-32de10174c34")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Delete.new(url)
request["Accept"] = 'application/json'
request["Identity"] = 'YOUR-IDENTITY'
request["Authorization"] = 'YOUR-AUTHENTICATION'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

const options = {
  method: 'DELETE',
  headers: {
    Accept: 'application/json',
    Identity: 'YOUR-IDENTITY',
    Authorization: 'YOUR-AUTHENTICATION'
  }
};

fetch('https://sandbox.bond.tech/api/v0.1/businesses/12348579-5d05-4e3e-a5e3-e61e3a5b1234/beneficial_owners/7b18da9e-0217-4ecb-8454-8c0ab8bedc14/addresses/8559dec0-2edb-4c3c-a3c5-32de10174c34', options)
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(response => console.log(response))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

import requests

url = "https://sandbox.bond.tech/api/v0.1/businesses/12348579-5d05-4e3e-a5e3-e61e3a5b1234/beneficial_owners/7b18da9e-0217-4ecb-8454-8c0ab8bedc14/addresses/8559dec0-2edb-4c3c-a3c5-32de10174c34"

headers = {
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "Identity": "YOUR-IDENTITY",
    "Authorization": "YOUR-AUTHENTICATION"
}

response = requests.delete(url, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

var client = new RestClient("https://sandbox.bond.tech/api/v0.1/businesses/12348579-5d05-4e3e-a5e3-e61e3a5b1234/beneficial_owners/7b18da9e-0217-4ecb-8454-8c0ab8bedc14/addresses/8559dec0-2edb-4c3c-a3c5-32de10174c34");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.DELETE);
request.AddHeader("Accept", "application/json");
request.AddHeader("Identity", "YOUR-IDENTITY");
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "YOUR-AUTHENTICATION");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);

OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();

Request request = new Request.Builder()
  .url("https://sandbox.bond.tech/api/v0.1/businesses/12348579-5d05-4e3e-a5e3-e61e3a5b1234/beneficial_owners/7b18da9e-0217-4ecb-8454-8c0ab8bedc14/addresses/8559dec0-2edb-4c3c-a3c5-32de10174c34")
  .delete(null)
  .addHeader("Accept", "application/json")
  .addHeader("Identity", "YOUR-IDENTITY")
  .addHeader("Authorization", "YOUR-AUTHENTICATION")
  .build();

Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

An example of a response to a successful request to delete a Beneficial Owner's address is shown below. 

{
    "date_created": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
    "date_deleted": "2019-08-19:22:22Z",
     "address_id": "12348579-5d05-4e3e-a5e3-e61e3a5b1234",
     "address_type": "MAILING",
     "street": "345 California Ave.",
     "street2": "Suite 600",
     "city": "San Francisco",
     "state": "CA",
     "zip_code": "12345-1234",
     "country": "US",
     "is_primary": true,
     "deliverability": "deliverable"
}

For a complete specification and interactive examples, see Deleting a Beneficial Owner's address.

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