# Update a Legal Entity

A legal entity can be updated, if it has not been used in any submitted transactions. When transactions are connected to it, it can not be updated anymore. Instead, create a new legal entity.

## Update a legal entity of your business

> Update a legal entity of your business

```json
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```

## The GetLegalEntityDto object

```json
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```

## The UpdateLegalEntityDto object

```json
{"openapi":"3.0.0","info":{"title":"TradeAware API","version":"0.45.0"},"components":{"schemas":{"UpdateLegalEntityDto":{"type":"object","properties":{"name":{"type":"string","description":"Business's name"},"email":{"type":"object","description":"email of the contact person in the business","nullable":true},"addressCity":{"type":"string","description":"City of the business's address"},"addressCountryCode":{"type":"string","description":"Two-letter country code (ISO 3166 Alpha-2) of the business's address"},"addressLine1":{"type":"string","description":"First line of the business address"},"addressLine2":{"type":"object","description":"Second line of the business address","nullable":true},"addressPostcode":{"type":"string","description":"Country-specific postcode of the business's address"},"eori":{"type":"object","description":"EORI number of the business","nullable":true},"vat":{"type":"object","description":"VAT number of the business","nullable":true}}}}}}
```


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