> ## Documentation Index
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# Register Provider

> Register a validation provider.

Requires authentication via X-API-Key header.

Args:
    request: Provider registration request
    api_key: Validated API key from header

Returns:
    ProviderRegistration with assigned provider_id



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json post /v1/providers/register
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: LimitGuard.ai
  description: Trust Intelligence API - Entity verification and risk scoring
  version: 0.1.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.limitguard.ai
security: []
paths:
  /v1/providers/register:
    post:
      summary: Register Provider
      description: |-
        Register a validation provider.

        Requires authentication via X-API-Key header.

        Args:
            request: Provider registration request
            api_key: Validated API key from header

        Returns:
            ProviderRegistration with assigned provider_id
      operationId: register_provider_v1_providers_register_post
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProviderRegistrationRequest'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProviderRegistration'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
      security:
        - APIKeyHeader: []
components:
  schemas:
    ProviderRegistrationRequest:
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          title: Name
          description: Provider name
        endpoint_url:
          type: string
          title: Endpoint Url
          description: Provider API endpoint URL
        supported_checks:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
          title: Supported Checks
          description: List of validation check types supported
      type: object
      required:
        - name
        - endpoint_url
        - supported_checks
      title: ProviderRegistrationRequest
      description: Request to register a validation provider.
    ProviderRegistration:
      properties:
        provider_id:
          type: string
          title: Provider Id
          description: Unique provider UUID
        name:
          type: string
          title: Name
          description: Provider name
        endpoint_url:
          type: string
          title: Endpoint Url
          description: Provider API endpoint URL
        supported_checks:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
          title: Supported Checks
          description: List of validation check types supported
        registered_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          title: Registered At
          description: Registration timestamp
        status:
          type: string
          title: Status
          description: Provider status
          default: active
        trust_level:
          type: string
          title: Trust Level
          description: Provider trust level
          default: verified
      type: object
      required:
        - provider_id
        - name
        - endpoint_url
        - supported_checks
        - registered_at
      title: ProviderRegistration
      description: Validation provider registration.
    HTTPValidationError:
      properties:
        detail:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
          type: array
          title: Detail
      type: object
      title: HTTPValidationError
    ValidationError:
      properties:
        loc:
          items:
            anyOf:
              - type: string
              - type: integer
          type: array
          title: Location
        msg:
          type: string
          title: Message
        type:
          type: string
          title: Error Type
      type: object
      required:
        - loc
        - msg
        - type
      title: ValidationError
  securitySchemes:
    APIKeyHeader:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key

````