How to create a parent exhibitor

Use this guide when you need to designate an exhibitor as the parent entity in a hierarchy — for example, a head office overseeing multiple branches, or a national pavilion grouping country exhibitors.

Parent exhibitor types

Type	Parameters	Use case
Head office	`is_parent_exhibitor=true`	A company with multiple stands or branches
Pavilion	`is_parent_exhibitor=true` + `is_pavilion=true`	A national or themed pavilion grouping multiple exhibitors

Request — mark as head office parent

Bash

curl -X POST "https://your-event-domain.com/api/v2/exhibitor/set" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your_api_key_here" \
  -F "event_id=7" \
  -F "external_id=EXT-001" \
  -F "is_parent_exhibitor=true"

Request — mark as pavilion

Bash

curl -X POST "https://your-event-domain.com/api/v2/exhibitor/set" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your_api_key_here" \
  -F "event_id=7" \
  -F "external_id=EXT-001" \
  -F "is_parent_exhibitor=true" \
  -F "is_pavilion=true"

Next step

Once the parent exhibitor is created, assign child exhibitors to it — see the "How to assign child exhibitors to a parent" guide.

Notes

is_pavilion=true only takes effect when is_parent_exhibitor=true is also set
An exhibitor cannot be both a parent and a child
Setting is_parent_exhibitor=false removes the parent designation