Braintree Marketplace
Updating Sub-merchants
To update a sub-merchant, you must specify the merchant_account_id
along with the attributes to be changed. Any attributes not passed in the update call will remain unchanged.
- Python
result = gateway.merchant_account.update(
'blue_ladders_store',
{
'individual': {
'first_name': 'Jane'
}
}
)
if result.is_success:
print "Merchant account successfully updated"
else:
print(result.errors)
If the merchant account can't be found, it will throw a NotFoundError
exception.
You can update the sub-merchant details that fall under these 3 attributes:
individual
business
funding
Individual details
Every sub-merchant must have an individual
tied to that account. To update or replace the individual
information, pass in the details via a merchant account update call as follows:
- Python
result = gateway.merchant_account.update(
'blue_ladders_store',
{
'individual': {
'first_name': "Jane",
'last_name': "Doe",
'email': "jane@14ladders.com",
'phone': "5553334444",
'date_of_birth': "1981-11-19",
'ssn': "456-45-4567",
'address': {
'street_address': "111 Main St",
'locality': "Chicago",
'region': "IL",
'postal_code': "60622"
}
}
}
)
result.merchant_account.individual_details.first_name
# Jane
Only the last 4 digits of the SSN will be returned after a successful update since the field contains sensitive data.
Business details
If the sub-merchant is a registered business, you can update the DBA name, legal name, tax ID, and address fields.
- Python
result = gateway.merchant_account.update(
'blue_ladders_store',
{
'business': {
'legal_name': "Jane's Ladders",
'dba_name': "Jane's Ladders",
'tax_id': "98-7654321",
'address': {
'street_address': "111 Main St",
'locality': "Chicago",
'region': "IL",
'postal_code': "60622"
}
}
}
)
result.merchant_account.business_details.legal_name
# Jane's Ladders
Note that the business
details are optional and are in addition to the individual
details that are always required. See Onboarding Sub-merchants for more information.
Funding details
The funding
section controls where Braintree will disburse the settled funds. The fields can be updated as follows:
- Python
result = gateway.merchant_account.update(
'blue_ladders_store',
{
'funding': {
'descriptor': "Blue Ladders",
'destination': braintree.MerchantAccount.FundingDestination.Bank,
'email': "funding@blueladders.com",
'mobile_phone': "5555555555",
'account_number': "1123581321",
'routing_number': "071101307",
}
}
)
result.merchant_account.funding_details.routing_number
# 071101307
Only the last 4 digits of the account number will be returned after a successful update since the field contains sensitive data.