> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.truthlocks.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create application

> Create a new issuer application in draft status.

Creates a new issuer application for your organization. The application starts in `DRAFT` status, allowing you to upload evidence before submitting for review.

See the [issuer application guide](/guides/issuer-applications) for a walkthrough of the full application workflow.

### Parameters

<ParamField body="legal_name" type="string" required>
  Full registered legal name of the organization applying to become an issuer.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="display_name" type="string">
  Name shown on credentials and proof pages. Defaults to `legal_name` if omitted.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="jurisdiction" type="string">
  Country or region where the organization is registered (for example, `"United States"` or `"United Kingdom"`).
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="registration_ref" type="string">
  Company registration or incorporation number.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="requested_trust_tier" type="string">
  Trust tier you are applying for. Defaults to `"verified_org"` if omitted. Accepted values: `verified_org`, `government_entity`, `accredited_institution`.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="contact_name" type="string">
  Name of the primary contact for this application.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="contact_email" type="string">
  Email address of the primary contact.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="org_id" type="uuid">
  Organization to associate the application with. If omitted, the application is linked to your tenant's default organization.
</ParamField>

### Responses


## OpenAPI

````yaml mint-openapi.yaml POST /v1/issuer-applications
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Truthlocks API
  description: >
    Truthlocks is a universal verification infrastructure for documents,
    credentials, and digital assets.

    This specification defines the canonical API for interacting with Truthlocks
    services.


    ## Base URLs

    - **Production**: `https://api.truthlocks.com`

    - **Sandbox**: `https://sandbox-api.truthlocks.com`


    ## Authentication

    - **API Keys**: Use `X-API-Key` header for machine-to-machine operations

    - **Bearer Tokens**: Use `Authorization: Bearer <jwt>` for user-initiated
    operations


    ## Tenant Identity

    In production, tenant identity is derived from the authenticated context
    (API key or JWT).

    The `X-Tenant-ID` header is ignored in production to prevent spoofing.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Truthlocks Support
    url: https://truthlocks.com/support
    email: support@truthlocks.com
servers:
  - url: https://api.truthlocks.com
    description: Production API
  - url: https://sandbox-api.truthlocks.com
    description: Sandbox Environment
security:
  - APIKey: []
tags:
  - name: Authentication
    description: API key and token management
  - name: Issuers
    description: Issuer registration and trust management
  - name: Keys
    description: Cryptographic key management for issuers
  - name: Attestations
    description: Attestation lifecycle (mint, revoke, supersede)
  - name: Verification
    description: Attestation verification and proof bundles
  - name: Governance
    description: Issuer governance workflows (admin only)
  - name: Identity
    description: Organization, user, and role management
  - name: Audit
    description: Audit event queries
  - name: Platform
    description: Platform administration (super admin only)
  - name: Platform Review
    description: Staff review workflows for issuer applications
  - name: Tenant Console
    description: Tenant profile and lifecycle endpoints
  - name: Health
    description: Service health and readiness endpoints
  - name: Risk
    description: Risk signal ingestion and fraud detection
  - name: Risk Enforcement
    description: Risk enforcement actions — block, challenge, quarantine, and configuration
  - name: Billing
    description: Billing, subscription, and addon management
  - name: Machine Identity
    description: >-
      Machine Agent Identity Protocol (MAIP) — agent registration, sessions,
      trust, witness, compliance, orchestration, and observability
externalDocs:
  description: Transparency read-only API (separate service spec)
  url: >-
    https://github.com/truthlocks/truthlock/blob/main/docs/transparency/openapi.yaml
paths:
  /v1/issuer-applications:
    post:
      tags:
        - Trust Registry
      summary: Create issuer application
      description: Creates a new issuer application in draft status.
      operationId: issuerApplications.create
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - legal_name
              properties:
                legal_name:
                  type: string
                display_name:
                  type: string
                jurisdiction:
                  type: string
                registration_ref:
                  type: string
                requested_trust_tier:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                    - verified_org
                    - government_entity
                    - accredited_institution
                contact_name:
                  type: string
                contact_email:
                  type: string
                org_id:
                  type: string
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Application created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  id:
                    type: string
                  legal_name:
                    type: string
                  status:
                    type: string
                  created_at:
                    type: string
        '401':
          description: Authentication required
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
      security:
        - APIKey: []
components:
  schemas:
    ErrorEnvelope:
      type: object
      required:
        - code
        - message
        - http_status
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: Machine-readable error code
          enum:
            - AUTH_REQUIRED
            - AUTH_INVALID
            - PERMISSION_DENIED
            - TENANT_IDENTITY_UNVERIFIED
            - NOT_FOUND
            - VALIDATION_ERROR
            - CONFLICT
            - PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE
            - RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED
            - QUOTA_EXCEEDED
            - SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE
            - INTERNAL_ERROR
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
        http_status:
          type: integer
          description: HTTP status code
        retry_after_ms:
          type: integer
          description: Milliseconds to wait before retrying (for rate limits)
        details:
          type: object
          description: Additional error context
      example:
        code: AUTH_REQUIRED
        message: Authentication required
        http_status: 401
  securitySchemes:
    APIKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
      description: API key for machine-to-machine authentication

````