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title: "Franchise model"
description: "A Franchise represents a branded grouping that can be associated with a business and presentation metadata."
canonical: https://docs.ordering.co/api-reference/guides/franchises-model/
---

# Franchise model

A `Franchise` represents a branded grouping that can be associated with a business and presentation metadata. A Franchise is distinct from an Importer.

## Operations

| Action | Method   | Resource                     |
| ------ | -------- | ---------------------------- |
| List   | `GET`    | `/franchises`                |
| Find   | `GET`    | `/franchises/{franchise_id}` |
| Create | `POST`   | `/franchises`                |
| Update | `POST`   | `/franchises/{franchise_id}` |
| Delete | `DELETE` | `/franchises/{franchise_id}` |

List and item reads may be public. Creating, updating, or deleting a franchise may require super-administrator access; read permissions do not imply mutation access.

Representative model fields include `id`, `name`, `internal_name`, `slug`, `logo`, `description`, `header`, `enabled`, `business_id`, `country_phone_code`, `cellphone`, `phone`, `timezone`, and `site_id`. Relations include `business` and `ribbon`.