API · Manage · Governance
Increase authorized shares.
Required when an option-pool refresh, a SAFE conversion, or a priced round needs more authorized shares than the current charter allows. Cascade: board consent + stockholder consent + certificate_of_amendment filing + cap-table snapshot post-amendment.
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Query Parameters
dry_runbooleanOptionalIf true, simulate the mutation and return the would-be resource, any cascaded
resources, and a fee estimate — without side effects. Available on every mutation.
Request Body
application/json
TypeScript Definitions
Use the request body type in TypeScript.
authorizing_resolutionobjectOptionalWhether to auto-generate the underlying board resolution
that authorises this action. Defaults to auto: true.
The resolution and the action artifact share an
Idempotency-Key; both land atomically or neither does.
autobooleanOptionalrecitalsarray<string>OptionalOptional plain-English context to embed in the resolution's recitals[]. Useful when the board's consideration warrants a specific narrative.
new_authorized_countintegerRequiredeffective_datestring<date>RequiredpurposestringOptionalFree-form rationale (e.g. "option pool refresh ahead of Series A close").
Response Body
application/json
Request
curl -X POST "https://api.mattermode.com/v1/entities/{id}/authorized_shares_increase" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "share_class_id": "string", "new_authorized_count": 1, "effective_date": "2019-08-24" }'const body = JSON.stringify({ "share_class_id": "string", "new_authorized_count": 1, "effective_date": "2019-08-24"})fetch("https://api.mattermode.com/v1/entities/{id}/authorized_shares_increase", { method: "POST", headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" }, body})package mainimport ( "fmt" "net/http" "io/ioutil" "strings")func main() { url := "https://api.mattermode.com/v1/entities/{id}/authorized_shares_increase" body := strings.NewReader(`{ "share_class_id": "string", "new_authorized_count": 1, "effective_date": "2019-08-24" }`) req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, body) req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json") res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req) defer res.Body.Close() body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body) fmt.Println(res) fmt.Println(string(body))}import requestsheaders = { "Authorization": "Bearer sk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc", "Matter-Version": "2026-06-10", "Idempotency-Key": "ee7c3a9b-3f1a-4d8e-9b2a-7c5e1f0a2d4b",}payload = { "share_class_id": "example", "new_authorized_count": 1, "effective_date": "2026-01-01"}resp = requests.post( "https://api.mattermode.com/v1/entities/ent_Nq3KcAbc/authorized_shares_increase", headers=headers, json=payload,)resp.raise_for_status()print(resp.json())import java.net.URI;import java.net.http.HttpClient;import java.net.http.HttpRequest;import java.net.http.HttpResponse;import java.net.http.HttpResponse.BodyHandlers;import java.time.Duration;import java.net.http.HttpRequest.BodyPublishers;var body = BodyPublishers.ofString("""{ "share_class_id": "string", "new_authorized_count": 1, "effective_date": "2019-08-24"}""");HttpClient client = HttpClient.newBuilder() .connectTimeout(Duration.ofSeconds(10)) .build();HttpRequest.Builder requestBuilder = HttpRequest.newBuilder() .uri(URI.create("https://api.mattermode.com/v1/entities/{id}/authorized_shares_increase")) .header("Content-Type", "application/json") .POST(body) .build();try { HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(requestBuilder.build(), BodyHandlers.ofString()); System.out.println("Status code: " + response.statusCode()); System.out.println("Response body: " + response.body());} catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace();}using System;using System.Net.Http;using System.Text;var body = new StringContent("""{ "share_class_id": "string", "new_authorized_count": 1, "effective_date": "2019-08-24"}""", Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");var client = new HttpClient();var response = await client.PostAsync("https://api.mattermode.com/v1/entities/{id}/authorized_shares_increase", body);var responseBody = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();curl --request POST 'https://api.mattermode.com/v1/entities/ent_Nq3KcAbc/authorized_shares_increase' \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer sk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc' \ --header 'Matter-Version: 2026-06-10' \ --header 'Idempotency-Key: ee7c3a9b-3f1a-4d8e-9b2a-7c5e1f0a2d4b' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data '{ "share_class_id": "example", "new_authorized_count": 1, "effective_date": "2026-01-01"}'const response = await fetch("https://api.mattermode.com/v1/entities/ent_Nq3KcAbc/authorized_shares_increase", { method: "POST", headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer sk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc", "Matter-Version": "2026-06-10", "Idempotency-Key": "ee7c3a9b-3f1a-4d8e-9b2a-7c5e1f0a2d4b", "Content-Type": "application/json", }, body: JSON.stringify({ "share_class_id": "example", "new_authorized_count": 1, "effective_date": "2026-01-01" }),});if (!response.ok) { throw new Error(`Matter API ${response.status}: ${await response.text()}`);}const data = await response.json();console.log(data);Response
202Authorization increase cascade initiated.
application/json{
"id": "string",
"object": "corporate_transaction",
"kind": "merger",
"parties": [
{
"entity_id": "string",
"role": "acquirer",
"signatures_required": [
"string"
]
}
],
"stage": "loi",
"consideration": {
"total": {
"amount": 50000,
"currency": "usd"
},
"cash": {
"amount": 50000,
"currency": "usd"
},
"stock_exchange_ratio": 0,
"contingent_value_rights": {
"amount": 50000,
"currency": "usd"
}
},
"consideration_breakdown": {
"cash_amount_cents": 0,
"stock_consideration": [
{
"share_class_id": "string",
"shares": 1,
"valuation_per_share_cents": 0
}
],
"earn_out_amount_cents": 0,
"escrow_amount_cents": 0,
"indemnity_holdback_amount_cents": 0,
"assumed_debt_cents": 0,
"transaction_expense_reimbursement_cents": 0,
"cvr_amount_cents": 0
},
"effective_date": "2019-08-24",
"signing_date": "2019-08-24",
"closing_date": "2019-08-24",
"treatment": {
"options": {
"vested": "cash_out",
"unvested": "cash_out",
"accelerate_basis_points": 0
},
"warrants": "exercise_pre_closing",
"safes": "convert_at_cap",
"notes": "convert_at_cap"
},
"hsr_required": true,
"regulatory_approvals": [
{
"kind": "hsr",
"jurisdiction": "string",
"status": "pending",
"filing_id": "string"
}
],
"section_280g_analysis": {
"ran": true,
"disqualified_count": 0,
"excess_parachute": {
"amount": 50000,
"currency": "usd"
},
"gross_up": true,
"shareholder_cleanse_planned": true,
"analysis_document_id": "string"
},
"document_ids": [
"string"
],
"escrow_ids": [
"string"
],
"earn_out_ids": [
"string"
],
"indemnity_claim_ids": [
"string"
],
"metadata": {
"customer_id": "cus_7Hpx9WxY",
"portfolio_tag": "y-combinator-w26"
},
"created": 0,
"updated": 0,
"livemode": true,
"authorizing_resolution_id": "string",
"previous_authorized_count": 0,
"new_authorized_count": 0,
"share_pool": {
"common": 0,
"equity_plan_reserve": 0,
"available": 0
},
"effective_after_filing_id": "string"
}