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# Manage business partners

> Create customers and vendors used on invoices and bills.

# Manage business partners

Create customers and vendors used on invoices and bills.

<Note>
  Include acting-client headers on product API calls: `X-Workspace-Id` and `X-Acting-Company-Id`. See [Act as a client](/guides/service-partner/act-as-client).
</Note>

## Prerequisites

* API credentials — [Authorization](/getting-started/authorization)

Required permissions: `books:partners:write`.

## Steps

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create partner">
    Use `/api/v1/business-partners` in [Books API reference](/api-reference/books).
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="create invoice" href="/guides/books/create-invoice" />
</CardGroup>