Entity Documents

The documents array contains supporting documents required for entity verification. Document requirements vary by entity type.

Required documents

The following documents are required based on the entity type. These requirements apply to all countries.

Entity Type	Required Document
`trust`	`trustDeed`
`partnership`	`partnershipAgreement`
`company`	None
`soleTrader`	None
`association`	None
`cooperative`	None
`indigenousCorporation`	None
`governmentBody`	None
`other`	None

Document types

Document Kind	Description
`trustDeed`	The trust deed document establishing the trust and its terms. Required for all trust entities.
`partnershipAgreement`	The partnership agreement outlining the terms between partners. Required for all partnership entities.

Document object structure

Each document in the documents array must include:

Field	Type	Required	Description
`kind`	string	Yes	The type of document (e.g., `trustDeed`, `partnershipAgreement`).
`mimeType`	string	Yes	The MIME type of the file (e.g., `application/pdf`, `image/png`).
`source`	string	Yes	How the document data is provided: `url` or `base64`.
`data`	string	Yes	The document data. Either a URL or base64-encoded content.
`fileName`	string	No	Original filename of the document.
`description`	string	No	Optional description of the document.

Usage example

Trust with trust deed (URL source)

Trust verification with document

{
	"userId": "user-123",
	"country": "AUS",
	"type": "trust",
	"subType": "discretionaryTrust",
	"name": "Smith Family Trust",
	"industry": "Investment",
	"website": "https://example.com",
	"identifiers": {
		"abn": "12345678901"
	},
	"documents": [
		{
			"kind": "trustDeed",
			"mimeType": "application/pdf",
			"source": "url",
			"data": "https://your-storage.com/documents/trust-deed.pdf",
			"fileName": "trust-deed.pdf",
			"description": "Trust deed document"
		}
	]
}

Partnership with agreement (base64 source)

Partnership verification with document

{
	"userId": "user-123",
	"country": "AUS",
	"type": "partnership",
	"subType": "generalPartnership",
	"name": "Smith & Jones Partnership",
	"industry": "Consulting",
	"website": "https://example.com",
	"identifiers": {
		"abn": "12345678901"
	},
	"documents": [
		{
			"kind": "partnershipAgreement",
			"mimeType": "application/pdf",
			"source": "base64",
			"data": "JVBERi0xLjQKJeLjz9MKMyAwIG9...",
			"fileName": "partnership-agreement.pdf"
		}
	]
}

Supported MIME types

MIME Type	Extension
`application/pdf`	.pdf
`image/png`	.png
`image/jpeg`	.jpg, .jpeg
`image/gif`	.gif
`image/webp`	.webp