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Create a beneficiary record to store recipient information for future payouts. After creating a beneficiary, add their payment method details using the payment methods endpoint. 
POST /beneficiaries
Requires Idempotency-Key header.

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Request body

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name
string
required
Full name of the beneficiary (individual) or legal business name.
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email
string
required
Beneficiary’s email address.
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type
string
required
Beneficiary type: "individual" or "business".
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country
string
required
Beneficiary’s country in ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 format (e.g. CHL, MEX, BRA).
curl -X POST 'https://api.yativo.com/api/v1/beneficiaries' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Idempotency-Key: create-beneficiary-maria-gonzalez-001' \
  -d '{
    "name": "Maria Gonzalez",
    "email": "maria.gonzalez@example.com",
    "type": "individual",
    "country": "CHL"
  }'

{
  "status": "success",
  "status_code": 201,
  "message": "Beneficiary created successfully",
  "data": {
    "beneficiary_id": "ben-7a8b9c0d-1e2f-3a4b-5c6d-7e8f9a0b1c2d",
    "name": "Maria Gonzalez",
    "email": "maria.gonzalez@example.com",
    "type": "individual",
    "country": "CHL",
    "created_at": "2026-04-02T10:00:00.000000Z"
  }
}