Where it lives
Open the organization switcher → Manage, then the Brands tab (/{slug}/dashboard/settings/brands). Header action: Add brand (brands.create-button) when the plan includes brands and you are not brand-locked. Modal id: create-brand.
Empty state
If you have no brands yet:

Brands starts empty — Create your first brand or Add brand
Locked plan
On a plan without brands, an upsell covers the table:
The API may also return
FEATURE_NOT_AVAILABLE: This feature is not available on your current plan.
Brand-locked membership
If your membership is restricted to one brand, the Brands tab is hidden. Opening the route shows Brands cannot be managed from this account / Your account is restricted to a single brand. Ask an organization-wide administrator to create, edit or archive brands.New brand
The dialog title is New brand. Subtitle: Name it now. Invoice details, logo and colours come next.

New brand asks only for Brand name and Slug
Buttons: Cancel, Create brand. Create brand stays disabled while the form is invalid or the slug is taken.
1
Open New brand
Click Create your first brand, or Add brand if you already have brands.
2
Name it
Enter Brand name. Check Slug (edit it if you need a stable API name).
3
Create brand
Click Create brand. Zippendo opens the new brand’s page so you can fill invoice details, address, customs identifiers, and document branding.
BRAND_SLUG_EXISTS).
The create dialog does not collect invoice details, VAT, address, customs IDs, logo, or colours. Those are on the brand detail page after create. Logo and colours: Organization branding. Customs identifiers also live on Organization settings for the house-wide defaults.
After you have brands
When brands exist, the list columns are Brand, Slug, VAT number (— if inherited), Status (Active / Archived), and Created. Row actions:BRAND_ACCESS_DENIED: You do not have access to this brand.
Load errors on the list: Brands could not be loaded / The brand list could not be fetched. Check your connection and try again. with Try again. Missing brand: Brand not found / This brand no longer exists, or it belongs to another organization.
The organization switcher adds a Brands section only after at least one brand exists (or if your account is brand-locked). That menu — All brands, Search brands…, Manage brands, Switching brand… — is documented on Switch organization and brand. Do not create a brand in the docs org just to capture that menu; the empty Brands tab is the intended Nordlys shot.
Related
- Switch organization and brand — pick All brands or one brand.
- Organization branding — logo and colours on org and brand detail.
- Organization settings — house-wide customs IDs brands can inherit.
- Invite team members — Restrict the invitee to a brand.
- Billing and usage — Pro / Enterprise entitlement.
- Brands — documentation for this tab.