> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.tokensupply.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Add a vendor

> Add a supplier with contact and banking details, invite them to the Vendor Portal, and track how they perform.

Vendors are the suppliers you buy keys from. Adding a vendor gives you a place to hold their details, raise purchase orders, and, if you want, invite them into the Vendor Portal so they can manage offers and fulfil your orders themselves.

## Add a vendor

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Vendors">
    In the seller app, open **Vendors** from the sidebar and choose **Add vendor**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set the identity and contact">
    Choose whether the vendor is a **Business** or an **Individual**. Enter their name (a legal business name, or a full name for an individual) and email. The name, email, and **country** are required. You can also add a phone number, a contact name, a store link, and extra contact channels such as Telegram.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add address and payment details">
    Pick the vendor's **country** (it starts on India, so change it if the vendor is elsewhere) and fill in their address, then their payment details: **payment terms**, a **tax ID** (a VAT, GSTIN, or equivalent registration), a **payment method**, and bank details for payouts. These feed into purchase orders raised against the vendor.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Attach documents (optional)">
    Upload supporting documents such as a **tax registration** certificate or **bank details** proof, so the paperwork lives alongside the vendor.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add notes and save">
    Add any internal notes, then save. Everything except the name, email, and country can be filled in later, so you can create a vendor from just what a purchase order needs.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  A vendor's payment terms drive the due date on purchase orders you raise for them, and their currency and per-product price pre-fill the order. Filling these in once saves time on every order.
</Tip>

## Invite a vendor to the Vendor Portal

The Vendor Portal is a separate app where your vendors manage their offers and fulfil your purchase orders. To bring a vendor in, open their detail page and choose **Send invite**. The invite goes to the vendor's email address. While an invite is outstanding, the button reads **Resend** so you can send it again, and a copy button beside it copies the invite link to share another way. Once the vendor has joined, the button becomes **Revoke access**, which removes their portal access.

<Info>
  Vendors accept invites and sign in through the Vendor Portal, not the seller app. See the [Vendor Portal introduction](/vendor-portal/introduction) for what they can do there.
</Info>

## View a vendor's details and performance

A vendor's detail page brings together everything about them. Its tabs are **Products (n)** for the products they supply (their offers), **POs (n)** for the purchase orders you have raised, and **Tickets (n)** for support tickets, each with a count of what it lists. Alongside these you will find the vendor's contact and payment details, their documents, and internal notes.

## Delete a vendor

Open the vendor's actions menu and choose **Delete Vendor**, then confirm. Deleting marks the vendor as deleted and removes their Vendor Portal access, but keeps the record, its purchase orders, and its tickets, so your history stays intact. A deleted vendor shows a **Deleted** badge in the vendor list and on their detail page, and you can invite them again later.

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Record vendor offers" icon="tags" href="/guides/vendors-procurement/vendor-offers">
    Capture each vendor's price and delivery time per product.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Raise a purchase order" icon="file-invoice-dollar" href="/guides/vendors-procurement/raise-a-purchase-order">
    Order stock from a vendor and follow it to delivery.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>