KYC verification of SMSFs (AUS)

Use this API call to perform KYC verification of SMSFs.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`country` (required)	string	AUS
`name` (required)	string
`abn` (required)	string	11 digits
`registeredOffice` (required)	string
`uploadTrustDeed` (required, unless changed intruleset)	string	base64 Data URI (JPG/PNG/PDF)
`stakeholders` (required)	array	beneficiaries / trustee (*) / settlors

Stakeholder types

Name	Type	Note
`beneficiaries`	individual	Individuals who directly or indirectly own 25% or more of the entity, or are entitled to 25% or more of the income or assets of the entity.
`trustee` (required)	individual, private company, public company, government body
`settlors`	individual

Note on submitting stakeholders

For each trust, the same individual can hold multiple stakeholder roles. For example, in a trust, a person can be both a trustee and a beneficiary. We strongly recommend submitting an individual in only one stakeholder role. If there is a specific role that must be included (i.e., is required), such as trustee, submit the individual in that role to avoid running multiple KYCs (identity verifications) for the same person within a single KYB, which would be redundant. This is a cost-effective approach. For instance, if John ok Citizen is both a trustee and beneficiary of MY TRUST, submit John ok Citizen as a trustee, as this role is required to be submitted, rather than as both. This will prevent duplicate charges for verification. Even if the individual is submitted under one role, bronID will map any additional relevant roles in the background and include them in the documentation.

Tags

You can add tags to your verification requests to help you organise your verifications by using the metadata_tags parameter. Read more about tags here.

Note on uploading documents

Base64 encoded uploads must be submitted as a Data URI (with data format prefix). Example PDF format:

data:application/pdf;base64,JVBERi0xLjUKJYCBgoMKMSAwIG9i...

Runnable example

const apiEndpoint = 'https://dev.bronid.com/verify';

// request body
const kycData = {
	"metadata_version": "4",
	"metadata_serviceUid": "XL7ULiU6B4QE9Y2iWFZnhtMDKFN2",
	"metadata_secretKey": "api_sec_NJAtNcRtUrPlf7xYDrMNP9URI-ZfN314",
	"metadata_userId": "yourUniqueUserId",
	"metadata_tags": ["product1", "client1"],
	
	"type": "smsf",
	"fields": {
		"country": "AUS",
		"name": "My SMSF",
		"abn": "16123456789",
		"registeredOffice": "125 York Street, SYDNEY NSW 2000",
		"uploadTrustDeed": "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUAAAAFCAYAAACNbyblAAAAHElEQVQI12P4//8/w38GIAXDIBKE0DHxgljNBAAO9TXL0Y4OHwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=="
	},
	"stakeholders": [
		{
			"type": "individual",
			"role": "beneficiaries",
			"fields": {
				"firstName": "Jane",
				"middleName": "ok",
				"lastName": "Citizen",
				"gender": "female",
				"dateOfBirth": "20/12/1982",
				"unitNumber": "1",
				"streetNumber": "95",
				"streetName": "Lennox",
				"streetType": "Street",
				"suburb": "CASINO",
				"postcode": "2470",
				"state": "NSW",
				"email": "email@gmail.com",
				"country": "AUS"
			}
		},
		{
			"type": "individual",
			"role": "trustee",
			"fields": {
				"firstName": "Dave",
				"middleName": "ok",
				"lastName": "Citizen",
				"gender": "male",
				"dateOfBirth": "20/12/1982",
				"unitNumber": "1",
				"streetNumber": "95",
				"streetName": "Lennox",
				"streetType": "Street",
				"suburb": "CASINO",
				"postcode": "2470",
				"state": "NSW",
				"email": "email@gmail.com",
				"country": "AUS"
			}
		}
	]
};

console.log('Running request. Please wait...')

// submit the KYC data to the bronID API
try {
	const response = await fetch(apiEndpoint, {
		method: 'POST',
		headers: {
			'Content-Type': 'application/json',
		},
		body: JSON.stringify(kycData),
	});

	if (!response.ok) {
		const errorData = await response.json();
		console.log('error! click the results to expand them');
		console.log(JSON.stringify(errorData, null, 2));
	} else {
		const bronIdResult = await response.json();
		const printResult = 'bronId API response: ' + JSON.stringify(bronIdResult, null, 2);
		console.log(printResult);
	}
} catch (error) {
	console.log('Fetch error: ', error);
}

	
// Click “▶ run” to try this code live and run your first KYC.