Create Responsible Person

POST

/product/202409/compliance/responsible_persons

Add a new EU responsible person who ensures a seller’s products comply with EU regulations. The provided information will be automatically translated into all EU languages supported by TikTok Shop.

• Use the Search Responsible Persons API to obtain the translations.
• Use the Partial Edit Responsible Person API to edit the translations, if necessary.
• When creating a product, pass the returned responsible_person_id to associate the product with the responsible person.

Target seller: Local sellers operating in EU countries

Authorizations

• accessToken

Request Body^required

Media typeapplication/json

object

name

required

The responsible person name. Chinese characters are not supported. Max length: 200 characters

string

<= 200 characters

email

required

The email address of the responsible person. Chinese characters are not supported.

string

phone_number

required

The phone number of the responsible person. Chinese characters are not supported in local_number.

object

country_code

required

The country code of the phone number, prefixed by a plus + symbol. E.g. +353 for Ireland. Only EU country codes are allowed. Max digits: 4

string

local_number

required

The local number. Length: 7 - 11 digits

string

address

required

The residential address of the responsible person. Chinese characters are not supported in any address field.

object

street_address_line1

required

The detailed street address of the location, including the building number, street name, district, city, province, and any relevant details. Max length: 500 characters

string

<= 500 characters

street_address_line2

(Deprecated: This field is deprecated and will be removed in a future API version. If provided, its value will be merged into street_address_line1. It is recommended to specify street_address_line1 directly.) An optional secondary line for additional address details, if necessary. Max length: 500 characters

string

<= 500 characters

district

(Deprecated: This field is deprecated and will be removed in a future API version. If provided, its value will be merged into street_address_line1. It is recommended to specify street_address_line1 directly.)

The district name. Max length: 500 characters

string

<= 500 characters

city

(Deprecated: This field is deprecated and will be removed in a future API version. If provided, its value will be merged into street_address_line1. It is recommended to specify street_address_line1 directly.)

The city name. Max length: 500 characters

string

<= 500 characters

postal_code

required

The postal code. Max length: 500 characters

string

<= 500 characters

province

(Deprecated: This field is deprecated and will be removed in a future API version. If provided, its value will be merged into street_address_line1. It is recommended to specify street_address_line1 directly.)

The province, state, or region name. Max length: 500 characters

string

<= 500 characters

country

required

The two letter ISO 3166 country code representing the country of the address. It must be an EU country.

string

locale

The BCP-47 locale code representing the language used for specifying the responsible person information. Possible values:

• de-DE
• en-IE
• es-ES
• fr-FR
• it-IT Default: The locale of the seller’s registered business address.

Note: The information provided will be automatically translated into all EU languages supported by TikTok Shop. Ensure the locale matches the language used in field values to avoid inaccurate translations.

string

Allowed values: de-DE en-IE es-ES fr-FR it-IT

Example

{
  "name": "John Doe",
  "email": "john.doe@email.com",
  "phone_number": {
    "country_code": "+353",
    "local_number": "80915151"
  },
  "address": {
    "street_address_line1": "63 Cardiff Ln, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin City, Dublin",
    "street_address_line2": "-",
    "district": "-",
    "city": "-",
    "postal_code": "D02 HD23",
    "province": "-",
    "country": "IE"
  },
  "locale": "en-IE"
}

Responses

200

Success

Media typeapplication/json

object

code

Status code; 0 means success.

integer format: int64

message

Success or failure message.

string

request_id

Request log ID.

string

data

object

responsible_person_id

A unique ID that identifies the responsible person in TikTok Shop.

string

Example

{
  "code": 0,
  "data": {
    "responsible_person_id": "66d3cbe4d9c8b09ddca023f1"
  },
  "message": "Success",
  "request_id": "202203070749000101890810281E8C70B7"
}