Get an entity
external_id — the format is detected automatically.
The response includes the entity’s kyb_status, its AML screening
block, and a summary of its current contact person (including whether
the contact’s own KYC is intended to run with the entity’s KYB).
Beneficial-owner / UBO detail is not exposed through the API — that
resolution happens in-app during KYB.Authorizations
Bearer API key issued from Settings → Developers in your
Instant Compliance organisation. Format: ic_live_….
Path Parameters
Entity identifier. Accepts either Instant Compliance's UUID
(550e8400-…) or your own external_id.
Response
Entity record.
Instant Compliance customer UUID (entities are customers too).
Entity customer types accepted by /entities. SMSF is treated
as a type of trust and OTHER as a company for verification
purposes, but the type you post round-trips back unchanged.
Immutable after creation.
COMPANY, TRUST, PARTNERSHIP, SMSF, OTHER The entity's legal name.
Where the entity is formed. AUSTRALIAN (the default) uses
ABN/ACN identifiers; INTERNATIONAL uses countryOfFormation +
registrationNumber. Immutable after creation.
AUSTRALIAN, INTERNATIONAL NOT_STARTED, PENDING, IN_PROGRESS, VERIFIED, FAILED, NOT_REQUIRED, AWAITING_RESUBMISSION How the record entered Instant Compliance.
ADMIN_MANUAL, AI_EXTRACTED, CONTACT_PORTAL, BULK_IMPORT, INTEGRATION, SYSTEM ISO 3166-1 alpha-3. AUS for Australian entities; the country
of formation for international entities.
Registry number recorded for international entities.
The entity's current contact person, or null when none is set.

