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# Completed result

This object is returned in `record` when you poll `GET /v1/entity-resolution/{job_id}` and `status` is `completed`.

The result contains the resolved identity type and structured legal and trading information. Confidence levels are `HIGH`, `MEDIUM`, or `LOW`.

## Top-level fields

### `kernel_id`

`string | null` — A 10-digit unique identifier for the resolved entity in Kernel's central database. The same company always resolves to the same `kernel_id`. `null` when the entity could not be determined.

### `identity_type`

`string` — The resolved identity classification. One of:

| Value            | Meaning                               |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------- |
| `legal_entity`   | Resolved to a registered legal entity |
| `trading_entity` | Resolved to a trading identity        |

### `identity_resolution_confidence`

`string` — Overall confidence in the identity resolution. One of: `HIGH`, `MEDIUM`, `LOW`.

### `identity_resolution_reasoning`

`string` — A brief explanation of why the entity was identified as this account, citing the key evidence used.

### `entity_classification`

`object | null` — Classification of the resolved entity by entity category. `null` when classification is unavailable.

Contains:

| Field       | Type     | Description                                                                        |                                   |
| ----------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| `type`      | string   | Entity category (e.g. `"Company"`, `"Government"`, `"Education"`)                  |                                   |
| `subtype`   | string   | Entity sub-category (e.g. `"Operating"`, `"HoldCo/Investment"`, `"Business Unit"`) |                                   |
| `reasoning` | \`string | null\`                                                                             | Explanation of the classification |

## `legal_info`

`object` — Information about the legal entity.

| Field          | Type     | Description                                                          |                                               |
| -------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| `legal_name`   | \`string | null\`                                                               | Registered legal name (e.g. `"Stripe, Inc."`) |
| `website`      | \`string | null\`                                                               | Official URL of the legal entity              |
| `country`      | \`string | null\`                                                               | Country of the legal entity                   |
| `trading_name` | \`string | null\`                                                               | Trading name associated with the legal entity |
| `confidence`   | `string` | Confidence in the legal entity info. One of: `HIGH`, `MEDIUM`, `LOW` |                                               |
| `reasoning`    | `string` | Explanation of how the legal entity was identified                   |                                               |

## `trading_info`

`object` — Information about the trading identity.

| Field          | Type     | Description                                                              |                                                    |
| -------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------- |
| `trading_name` | \`string | null\`                                                                   | Primary trading name (e.g. `"Stripe"`)             |
| `website`      | \`string | null\`                                                                   | Primary trading website URL                        |
| `country`      | \`string | null\`                                                                   | Country of the trading entity's operational region |
| `confidence`   | `string` | Confidence in the trading identity info. One of: `HIGH`, `MEDIUM`, `LOW` |                                                    |
| `reasoning`    | `string` | Explanation of how the trading identity was identified                   |                                                    |

## `linkedin`

`object | null` — LinkedIn company profile match. Only present when `match_to_linkedin` was set to `true` in the request.

| Field        | Type             | Description                                                         |
| ------------ | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `url`        | `string \| null` | Full LinkedIn company profile URL                                   |
| `slug`       | `string \| null` | Company slug extracted from the LinkedIn URL                        |
| `match_type` | `string \| null` | How the profile was matched. One of: `actual`, `indicative`, `none` |
| `reasoning`  | `string \| null` | Explanation of how the LinkedIn match was determined                |

## `external_id`

`string` — Echoed back from your request. Present only when you included an `external_id` in the submitted record. Use it to correlate this result with the record you sent.

## Examples

```json Matched entity theme={null}
{
  "kernel_id": "6347422643",
  "identity_type": "legal_entity",
  "identity_resolution_confidence": "HIGH",
  "identity_resolution_reasoning": "Company identified as Stripe, Inc. via legal name, website, and country alignment.",
  "legal_info": {
    "country": "US",
    "reasoning": "Confirmed via Stripe terms of service page.",
    "trading_name": "Stripe",
    "confidence": "HIGH",
    "legal_name": "Stripe, Inc.",
    "website": "https://stripe.com"
  },
  "trading_info": {
    "country": "US",
    "website": "https://stripe.com",
    "reasoning": "Primary brand site confirmed via domain ownership.",
    "trading_name": "Stripe",
    "confidence": "HIGH"
  },
  "entity_classification": {
    "type": "Company",
    "subtype": "Operating",
    "reasoning": "Classified as an operating company based on commercial activity."
  },
  "linkedin": {
    "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/stripe",
    "slug": "stripe",
    "match_type": "actual",
    "reasoning": "Matched via verified website domain stripe.com."
  },
  "external_id": "stripe-001"
}
```

```json No match — entity not found in Kernel's database theme={null}
{
  "kernel_id": null,
  "identity_resolution_confidence": "HIGH",
  "identity_resolution_reasoning": "Company identified as Acme Inc. via legal name and website alignment.",
  "legal_info": null,
  "trading_info": null,
  "entity_classification": null
}
```

When identity resolution runs but the entity cannot be matched to a Kernel account, `kernel_id` is `null` and all identity detail fields (`legal_info`, `trading_info`, `entity_classification`) are `null`. The `identity_resolution_confidence` and `identity_resolution_reasoning` fields remain populated to explain the resolution attempt.

If the `linkedin` field was requested (`match_to_linkedin: true`), it will be `null` in the no-match case.