Business types¶

Business type reference data is exposed at /api/business_types/. For field definitions, see the Business Types Data Dictionary.

Endpoints¶

• GET /api/business_types/ (list)
• GET /api/business_types/{code}/ (detail)

Value formats¶

• code: 2-character alphanumeric, typically uppercase (examples: A6, JT, XX, 2R).
• certifier: In practice you’ll see a small set of values: SBA, AbilityOne, Government, Self.

Filtering¶

None.

Ordering¶

/api/business_types/ does not support ordering=....

Pagination¶

Business types use page-number pagination (static reference pagination defaults to larger pages):

• page (default 1)
• limit (default 1000, max 10000)

Response shaping¶

This endpoint supports response shaping via the shape query parameter.

• Leaves: name, code
• No expansions.

Default shape (no ?shape= param): name,code

# Select a single field
/api/business_types/?shape=name

SDK examples¶

See also: Full SDK method reference — tango-python methods · tango-node methods.

import os

from tango import TangoClient

client = TangoClient(api_key=os.environ["TANGO_API_KEY"])
resp = client.list_business_types(limit=25)
print("count:", resp.count)

import { TangoClient } from "@makegov/tango-node";

const client = new TangoClient({ apiKey: process.env.TANGO_API_KEY });
const resp = await client.listBusinessTypes({ limit: 25 });
console.log("count:", resp.count);