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# Create a new participant

> Register a new participant record — an individual or company involved in claims, KYC, or investigations — with identity fields, contact info, and role metadata.

<ParamField body="organizationId" type="string" required>
  Organization ID
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="firstName" type="string" required>
  First name
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="lastName" type="string" required>
  Last name
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="email" type="string" required>
  Email address
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="phone" type="string">
  Phone number
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="role" type="claimant | witness | agent | adjuster | examiner | other" required>
  Participant role
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="type" type="individual | business" required>
  Entity type: individual or business
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="businessName" type="string">
  Business name (required for business type)
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="registrationNumber" type="string">
  Business registration number (required for business type)
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="taxId" type="string">
  Tax ID / KRA PIN
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="idNumber" type="string">
  Identification number (National ID, Passport, etc.)
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="idType" type="string">
  Identification type
</ParamField>