ClearBank Customer Due Diligence API

The Customer Due Diligence API from ClearBank — 1 operation(s) for customer due diligence.

Operations 1

POST /customer-due-diligence/v1/retail/onboard

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OpenAPI Specification

clearbank-customer-due-diligence-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Customer Due Diligence API
  version: 1.0know-your-customer
tags:
- name: Customer Due Diligence
paths:
  /customer-due-diligence/v1/retail/onboard:
    post:
      description: Use this endpoint to conduct KYC checks for a new retail customer. If the checks pass, the provided details are then used to create a new retail customer.
      parameters:
      - name: Authorization
        in: header
        description: Your API token, retrieved from the web portal.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: DigitalSignature
        in: header
        description: Signed hash of the body of the request. The hash is signed by your private key.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: X-Request-Id
        in: header
        description: A unique identifier for the request.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/RetailCustomerCheckRequest'
          text/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/RetailCustomerCheckRequest'
          application/*+json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/RetailCustomerCheckRequest'
      responses:
        '202':
          description: Accepted
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RetailCustomerCheckResponse'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RetailCustomerCheckResponse'
            text/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RetailCustomerCheckResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemDetails'
            application/problem+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemDetails'
      tags:
      - Customer Due Diligence
components:
  schemas:
    Address:
      required:
      - countryCode
      - postalCode
      - streetName
      anyOf:
      - required:
        - buildingName
      - required:
        - buildingNumber
      type: object
      properties:
        buildingName:
          maxLength: 255
          pattern: ^(?=.*[a-zA-Z0-9])[a-zA-Z0-9 ,.'()\-]+$
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          example: null
          description: The building's name at this address. You must provide either this and/or a buildingNumber.
        buildingNumber:
          maxLength: 255
          pattern: ^(?=.*[a-zA-Z0-9])[a-zA-Z0-9 ,.'()\-]+$
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          example: '270'
          description: The building's number at this address. You must provide either this and/or a buildingName.
        subBuilding:
          maxLength: 255
          pattern: ^(?=.*[a-zA-Z0-9])[a-zA-Z0-9 ,.'()\-]+$
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          example: null
          description: Details of the sub-building at this address, such as an annexe, apartment, or flat.
        streetName:
          maxLength: 50
          minLength: 1
          pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9\-',.() ]+$
          type: string
          example: Long Road
          description: The street of the customer's address.
        city:
          maxLength: 40
          pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9\-',.() ]+$
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          example: York
          description: The postal city of the customer's address.
        county:
          maxLength: 40
          pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9\-',.() ]+$
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          example: Yorkshire
          description: The county of the customer's address.
        postalCode:
          maxLength: 10
          minLength: 2
          pattern: ^([Gg][Ii][Rr] 0[Aa]{2})|((([A-Za-z][0-9]{1,2})|(([A-Za-z][A-Ha-hJ-Yj-y][0-9]{1,2})|(([A-Za-z][0-9][A-Za-z])|([A-Za-z][A-Ha-hJ-Yj-y][0-9]?[A-Za-z])))) [0-9][A-Za-z]{2})$
          type: string
          example: YO31 7UH
          description: The postal code of the customer's address. This must be formatted as a UK postcode, including the appropriate use of whitespace.
        countryCode:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CountryCode'
          description: The country of the customer's address, represented as an ISO 3166 Alpha-3 country-code.
      additionalProperties: false
    ProblemDetails:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: A URI reference [RFC3986] that identifies a problem type. When dereferenced,  it provides a human-readable documentation for the problem type. When not present, default value is assumed to be 'about:blank'.
        title:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: A short, human-readable summary of the problem type.
        status:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          format: int32
          description: The HTTP status code ([RFC7231], Section 6) generated by the origin server for this occurrence of the problem.
        detail:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: A human-readable explanation of what went wrong. It can include specifics about the issue, missing parameters, or invalid data.
        instance:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: A URL reference to a retrieve more information about the error, if available.
      additionalProperties: {}
    PersonName:
      required:
      - firstName
      - surname
      type: object
      properties:
        firstName:
          maxLength: 40
          minLength: 1
          pattern: ^[a-zA-Z.'\- ]+$
          type: string
          example: Adrien
        middleName:
          maxLength: 100
          pattern: ^[a-zA-Z.'\- ]+$
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          example: Edin
        surname:
          maxLength: 40
          minLength: 1
          pattern: ^[a-zA-Z.'\- ]+$
          type: string
          example: Reed-Myers
      additionalProperties: false
    CustomerData:
      required:
      - currentAddress
      - dateOfBirth
      - email
      - name
      - nationalInsuranceNumber
      - nationality
      - taxResidency
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PersonName'
          description: The customer's full name. Their first name and surname are required.
        dateOfBirth:
          type: string
          format: date
          example: '1976-01-26'
          maxLength: 10
          description: 'The customer''s date of birth, formatted: yyyy-MM-dd.'
        nationality:
          minItems: 1
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CountryCode'
          description: An array containing the customer's nationalities as ISO 3166 Alpha-3 country-codes. You can provide multiple values for customers with more than one nationality. Does not accept US nationals.
          example:
          - GBR
          - IRL
        taxResidency:
          minItems: 1
          maxItems: 1
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CountryCode'
          description: An array containing the country the customer resides in for tax purposes, represented as an ISO 3166 Alpha-3 country-code. Currently does not accept more than one country.
          example:
          - GBR
        nationalInsuranceNumber:
          minLength: 9
          maxLength: 9
          pattern: ^[a-zA-Z]{2}\d{6}[a-zA-Z]$
          example: AB112233C
          type: string
          description: The UK National Insurance (NI) number of the customer. Should not include whitespace.
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
          example: example@emailprovider.co.uk
          description: The customer's email address.
        mobile:
          pattern: ^(?:[+][1-9])?\d{11,14}$
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The customer's international mobile number, including its country-code prefix. For example '+44' for UK numbers. The use of '+' is optional.
          example: '+447725666777'
        currentAddress:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Address'
          description: The customer's current residential address.
        idvEmailsEnabled:
          type: boolean
          default: true
          description: If set to false, you'll receive Additional Info Required webhooks.
      additionalProperties: false
    RetailCustomerCheckRequest:
      required:
      - customerData
      type: object
      properties:
        customerData:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CustomerData'
      additionalProperties: false
    RetailCustomerCheckResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        applicationId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          example: aac7c700-1ea6-5664-8804-ceeb066d3cf5
          description: A unique ID for each submitted application. Use this to identify which application a corresponding webhook pertains to.
      additionalProperties: false
    CountryCode:
      format: ISO 3166 Alpha-3 country-code
      type: string
      example: GBR