---
title: "KeepBuyerInput"
description: "a buyer profile as it should stand next: its own predicate in full, its bindings and its ladder; the platform compiles the predicate, keeps it by its hash, and writes the next version ready or not ready with the reason"
section: concepts
address: /concepts/keepbuyerinput
contract: 0476e35e6e275db5
---

# KeepBuyerInput

a buyer profile as it should stand next: its own predicate in full, its bindings and its ladder; the platform compiles the predicate, keeps it by its hash, and writes the next version ready or not ready with the reason

[figure: KeepBuyerInput is a value at none scope. The drawing shows its fields and the objects that they point at.]

| property | value |
|---|---|
| kind | value |
| scope | none |
| key | none |
| store | none |
| family | harness |



## Fields


| field | type | required | note |
|---|---|---|---|
| `kind_of_buyer` | [KindOfBuyer](/concepts/kindofbuyer) | yes | the whole profile, with the predicate's tree given in full |



## Routes that use it
- [`/v1/act/keep_buyer`](/reference/act/keep_buyer) takes it as input