Belgium

Belgium-specific configuration details including company types, field formats, validation rules, and API usage examples for the YouLend platform.

For full country-specific configuration details, including enum values, field formats, and validation rules, refer to the Belgium Localisation Guide section.

Company Types

For Belgium, companyType must be one of the exact API enum values accepted by the Create Lead endpoint. Do not send translated legal-form labels unless they are listed as accepted enum values.

Belgian Legal FormAccepted companyType valueDescription
Eenmanszaak / Entreprise IndividuelleEenmanszaakSole Trader
BV / SRLBvPrivate Limited Company
CV / SCommCvLimited Partnership
NV / SANv or SAPublic Limited Company
VoF / SNCVof or SNCGeneral Partnership
SCSSCSLimited Partnership, where applicable
Societe CooperativeSocieteCooperativeCooperative company

SRL, SComm, and EntrepriseIndividuelle are legal-form labels, but they are not accepted by the Create Lead endpoint as companyType values. Use Bv, Cv, and Eenmanszaak respectively.

Create Lead for Belgium

Here's a complete example of creating a lead for a Belgian company using the Onboarding API:

{
  "thirdPartyCustomerId": "BE_CUSTOMER_12345",
  "confirmedCreditSearch": true,
  "countryISOCode": "BEL",
  "loanCurrencyISOCode": "EUR",
  "keyContactName": "Jean Dupont",
  "companyType": "Bv",
  "companyName": "Chocolaterie Belge BV",
  "tradingName": "Chocolaterie Belge",
  "companyNumber": "0789123456",
  "companyWebsite": "www.chocolaterie-belge.be",
  "registeredAddress": {
    "line1": "Rue de la Chocolaterie 25",
    "city": "Brussels",
    "region": "Brussels-Capital Region",
    "areaCode": "1000",
    "country": "Belgium"
  },
  "contactPhoneNumber": "+32487654321",
  "contactEmailAddress": "[email protected]",
  "additionalInfo": {
    "youLendSales": "false",
    "language": "nl"
  }
}

Response

{
  "leadId": "f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479",
  "leadURL": "string",
  "signUpURL": "string",
  "openBankingURL": "string"
}

The API will return a leadId that you can use for subsequent operations like uploading documents, updating organization details, or retrieving lead status.