Create Shareholder (Step 2 of 6)
POST/v1/users/shareholders
Step 2: Create shareholders for company equity structure.
Create a shareholder (partner, administrator, attorney, etc.) for the authenticated legal person account. You must register at least one shareholder before creating legal representatives.
Important:
- You can create multiple shareholders (PF or PJ)
- Each shareholder can have a participation percentage in company capital
- Legal representatives are ALWAYS PF: Every shareholder needs at least one PF legal representative
Shareholder Types:
PARTNER- Partner/ShareholderATTORNEY- AttorneyADMINISTRATOR- AdministratorOTHER- Other
Usage Examples:
Natural Person Shareholder:
{
"name": "João Silva",
"document": "02465676008",
"type": "PARTNER",
"participation_percentage": 50.0
}
Legal Person Shareholder:
{
"name": "Empresa ABC LTDA",
"document": "12345678000199",
"type": "PARTNER",
"participation_percentage": 30.0
}
Prerequisites:
- Legal person onboarding must be created first (
POST /legal-person) - User must be PJ with active onboarding
Next: Create legal representatives linked to shareholders (POST /legal-representatives)
Request
Header Parameters
The transaction ID is a UUID (v4) used to uniquely identify the object that will be created. All objects must have an identifier.
The nonce ID is a UUID (v4) used to uniquely identify the request. All requests must have an identifier.
Possible values: [pt-BR, en-US]
Indicates the preferred language. Defaults to Brazilian Portuguese if unspecified.
The product ID is a UUID (v4) used to identify the Z.ro product configuration.
The product target user ID is a UUID (v4) used to identify what user account this request must be executed. Require: x-product-uuid.
- application/json
Body
required
Shareholder full name (razão social for PJ, nome completo for PF).
Document number (CPF for PF, CNPJ for PJ). Only numbers.
Possible values: [PARTNER, ATTORNEY, ADMINISTRATOR, OTHER]
Shareholder type/qualification in the company (equity structure).
Participation percentage in company capital (participação acionária). Range: 0.00 to 100.00.
Note: This represents the equity stake in the company. If this shareholder is a PJ (legal person), you will need to create legal representatives (PFs) and link them to this shareholder via the legal representatives endpoint.
Zip code (CEP) of the shareholder address. Used in CAF validation for QSA structure.
Responses
- 201
- 400
- 401
- 403
- 409
- 422
Shareholder created successfully. Proceed to create legal representatives linked to this shareholder.
- application/json
- Schema
- Example (from schema)
Schema
Shareholder ID.
Document number (CPF or CNPJ).
Possible values: [NATURAL_PERSON, LEGAL_PERSON]
Person type (PF or PJ).
Shareholder name.
Participation percentage in company capital.
Possible values: [PARTNER, ATTORNEY, ADMINISTRATOR, OTHER]
Shareholder type/qualification.
Zip code (CEP) of the shareholder address.
Creation date.
{
"id": "d13ca8f2-4f0a-4a3d-b81e-5ee9c8bb8c56",
"document": "02465676008",
"person_type": "NATURAL_PERSON",
"name": "João Silva",
"participation_percentage": 35.5,
"type": "PARTNER",
"zip_code": "01310100",
"created_at": "2026-01-23T18:06:52.871Z"
}
If any required params are missing or has invalid format or type.
User authentication failed.
If the authenticated user does not have permission.
If a shareholder with the same document already exists for this company.
If any required params are missing or has invalid format or type.