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# Create orders

> Create Orders to specify which Middesk products should be fulfilled for a Business.

Orders specify what action should be performed on a business. This might be as simple as a verification or as involved as search for litigations.

A business always has one or more Orders associated with it.

## Create an order

You can create an Order through the API or in the Dashboard. Through both routes you can create an Order when you create the Business object in your Middesk account or as a follow-up step on an existing Business object.

Each Order has two fields:

* **product** specifies the type of Order to be fulfilled
* **subproducts** are optional parameters that modify the request

Orders align with Middesk's products, so a `product` might be `business_verification_verify` with no `subproducts` modifier or `website` with a `web_analysis` modification (as the `subproduct`).

> **Tip**
>
> If no orders are specified you create a Business, Middesk infers the orders to add based on the fields present in the request. The default is a [Business Verification - Verify](/verify-business) report. If a website is submitted, a [Website](/online-presence/web-presence) Order is added. If a person is submitted with KYC fields, depending on the account settings, a [KYC](/verify-business/kyc) Order is added.

#### Create an Order through the API

To create an Order through the API:

* Use the `orders` array when creating a Business with a `POST /businesses` call
* Use a `POST /businesses/{business_id}/orders` API call to add an Order to an existing Business

#### Create an Order in the Dashboard

In the [Dashboard](https://app.middesk.com/), click the **Place order** button at the top of the page.

You'll then be given the option of creating a new business and placing on Order on it, or placing an Order on an existing business.

## Order lifecycle

Orders progress through the following statuses:

| Status      | Description                                          |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| `created`   | The order has been created.                          |
| `pending`   | Middesk is processing the order.                     |
| `audited`   | The order has been reviewed and verified by Middesk. |
| `completed` | The order has been completed.                        |
| `approved`  | The order results have been approved.                |
| `rejected`  | The order results have been rejected.                |

## Available order types

### Verification orders

| Product                        | Description                                                                                           |
| ------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `business_verification_verify` | Verify business registration and identity details                                                     |
| `enhanced_screenings`          | Screen businesses and individuals against watchlists and sanctions                                    |
| `website`                      | Analyze web presence and classify industry                                                            |
| `email_risk`                   | Evaluate email addresses submitted on a business for validity, deliverability, and other risk signals |

### Background check orders

| Product     | Description                                                          |
| ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `kyc`       | Know Your Customer verification                                      |
| `kyc_doc_v` | KYC with document verification                                       |
| `documents` | Retrieve Articles of Incorporation and Certificates of Good Standing |

### Litigation and financial orders

| Product         | Description                                 |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| `adverse_media` | Screen for negative news and media coverage |
| `bankruptcies`  | Search for business bankruptcies            |
| `litigations`   | Search for business litigation records      |
| `tax_liens`     | Search for federal and state tax liens      |
| `ucc_liens`     | Search for UCC liens                        |
| `liens`         | Search for all lien types                   |

### People-focused orders

| Product                   | Description                              |
| ------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| `people_bankruptcies`     | Search for individual bankruptcies       |
| `people_criminal_history` | Search for criminal history records      |
| `people_tax_liens`        | Search for individual tax liens          |
| `people_ucc_liens`        | Search for individual UCC liens          |
| `people_litigations`      | Search for individual litigation records |

## Order dependencies

Most order types require a `business_verification_verify` order to be present first. This establishes a prerequisite chain for order fulfillment.

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