Get a customer
curl --request GET \
--url https://app.instantcompliance.ai/api/v1/customers/{id} \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'import requests
url = "https://app.instantcompliance.ai/api/v1/customers/{id}"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};
fetch('https://app.instantcompliance.ai/api/v1/customers/{id}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://app.instantcompliance.ai/api/v1/customers/{id}",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://app.instantcompliance.ai/api/v1/customers/{id}"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://app.instantcompliance.ai/api/v1/customers/{id}")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://app.instantcompliance.ai/api/v1/customers/{id}")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
"external_id": "crm-7741",
"type": "INDIVIDUAL",
"full_name": "Jane Doe",
"email": "jane@example.com",
"kyc_status": "VERIFIED",
"kyc_started_at": "2026-06-23T01:00:00Z",
"kyc_completed_at": "2026-06-23T01:12:00Z",
"identity": {
"verified_legal_name": "JANE DOE",
"verified_country": "AUS"
},
"aml": {
"status": "CLEAR",
"screened_at": "2026-06-23T01:12:00Z",
"last_reviewed_at": null,
"flags": {
"pep": false,
"sanctions": false,
"adverse_media": false,
"terrorism": false
}
},
"added_via": "INTEGRATION",
"created_at": "2026-06-22T22:14:00Z",
"updated_at": "2026-06-23T01:12:05Z"
}{
"error": {
"code": "unauthorized",
"message": "Invalid or revoked API key."
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "forbidden_scope",
"message": "This API key does not have the required scope. customers:write",
"details": {
"required_scope": "customers:write"
}
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "not_found",
"message": "Customer not found."
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "rate_limited",
"message": "Rate limit exceeded. Slow down and retry shortly.",
"details": {
"limit": 60,
"window_seconds": 60
}
}
}Customers
Get a customer
GET
/
customers
/
{id}
Get a customer
curl --request GET \
--url https://app.instantcompliance.ai/api/v1/customers/{id} \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'import requests
url = "https://app.instantcompliance.ai/api/v1/customers/{id}"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};
fetch('https://app.instantcompliance.ai/api/v1/customers/{id}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://app.instantcompliance.ai/api/v1/customers/{id}",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://app.instantcompliance.ai/api/v1/customers/{id}"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://app.instantcompliance.ai/api/v1/customers/{id}")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://app.instantcompliance.ai/api/v1/customers/{id}")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
"external_id": "crm-7741",
"type": "INDIVIDUAL",
"full_name": "Jane Doe",
"email": "jane@example.com",
"kyc_status": "VERIFIED",
"kyc_started_at": "2026-06-23T01:00:00Z",
"kyc_completed_at": "2026-06-23T01:12:00Z",
"identity": {
"verified_legal_name": "JANE DOE",
"verified_country": "AUS"
},
"aml": {
"status": "CLEAR",
"screened_at": "2026-06-23T01:12:00Z",
"last_reviewed_at": null,
"flags": {
"pep": false,
"sanctions": false,
"adverse_media": false,
"terrorism": false
}
},
"added_via": "INTEGRATION",
"created_at": "2026-06-22T22:14:00Z",
"updated_at": "2026-06-23T01:12:05Z"
}{
"error": {
"code": "unauthorized",
"message": "Invalid or revoked API key."
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "forbidden_scope",
"message": "This API key does not have the required scope. customers:write",
"details": {
"required_scope": "customers:write"
}
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "not_found",
"message": "Customer not found."
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "rate_limited",
"message": "Rate limit exceeded. Slow down and retry shortly.",
"details": {
"limit": 60,
"window_seconds": 60
}
}
}Look up an individual customer by Instant Compliance UUID or by
your own
external_id. We auto-detect the format.
# By UUID
curl https://app.instantcompliance.ai/api/v1/customers/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000 \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ic_live_..."
# By external_id
curl https://app.instantcompliance.ai/api/v1/customers/crm-7741 \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ic_live_..."
Response shape
See Data minimisation for what is and is not included in the response, and Customer lifecycle for how to interpret the status fields.Cross-tenant isolation
A UUID that belongs to a different organisation returns404 not_found
— never data, never an “exists but you can’t see it” leak.Authorizations
Bearer API key issued from Settings → Developers in your
Instant Compliance organisation. Format: ic_live_….
Path Parameters
Customer identifier. Accepts either Instant Compliance's UUID
(550e8400-…) or your own external_id.
Response
Customer record.
Instant Compliance customer UUID.
Individual customer types — /customers only ingests these.
Entity customers (companies, trusts, partnerships, SMSFs) live on
/entities with their own EntityType.
Available options:
INDIVIDUAL, SOLE_TRADER Available options:
NOT_STARTED, PENDING, IN_PROGRESS, VERIFIED, FAILED, NOT_REQUIRED, AWAITING_RESUBMISSION Show child attributes
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How the record entered Instant Compliance.
Available options:
ADMIN_MANUAL, AI_EXTRACTED, CONTACT_PORTAL, BULK_IMPORT, INTEGRATION, SYSTEM Populated only when kyc_status = VERIFIED. Deliberately minimal —
full date of birth and full address are never exposed.
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