---
title: BusinessEntity - GraphQL Admin
description: Represents a merchant's Business Entity.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: object
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/BusinessEntity
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/BusinessEntity.md
---

# Business​Entity

object

Represents a merchant's Business Entity.

## Fields

* address

  [Business​Entity​Address!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/BusinessEntityAddress)

  non-null

  The address of the merchant's Business Entity.

* archived

  [Boolean!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/scalars/Boolean)

  non-null

  Whether the Business Entity is archived from the shop.

* company​Name

  [String](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/scalars/String)

  The name of the company associated with the merchant's Business Entity.

* display​Name

  [String!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/scalars/String)

  non-null

  The display name of the merchant's Business Entity.

* id

  [ID!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/scalars/ID)

  non-null

  A globally-unique ID.

* primary

  [Boolean!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/scalars/Boolean)

  non-null

  Whether it's the merchant's primary Business Entity.

* shopify​Payments​Account

  [Shopify​Payments​Account](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/ShopifyPaymentsAccount)

  Shopify Payments account information, including balances and payouts.

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## Map

### Fields with this object

* {}[Order.merchantBusinessEntity](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Order#field-Order.fields.merchantBusinessEntity)
* {}[ShopifyPaymentsPayout.businessEntity](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/ShopifyPaymentsPayout#field-ShopifyPaymentsPayout.fields.businessEntity)

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## Queries

* [business​Entities](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/businessEntities)

  query

  Returns a list of Business Entities associated with the shop.

* [business​Entity](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/businessEntity)

  query

  Returns a Business Entity by ID.

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## \<?>BusinessEntity Queries

### Queried by

* \<?>[business​Entities](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/BusinessEntity)
* \<?>[business​Entity](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/BusinessEntity)

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## Interfaces

* [Node](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/interfaces/Node)

  interface

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## ||-BusinessEntity Implements

### Implements

* ||-[Node](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/interfaces/Node)