Perform Proof of Address Check

You can run this check immediately via our Demo Postman collection. It's publicly available and doesn't require an account.

Overview of flow

1. Create a client

The first step in creating any check is to create a client from your backend server. For this type of check, a client of type person must be created.

Example request for creating a client

curl -X POST https://api.complycube.com/v1/clients \
     -H 'Authorization: <YOUR_API_KEY>' \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d '{
          "type": "person",
          "email": "john.doe@example.com",
          "personDetails":{
               "firstName": "John",
               "lastName" :"Doe"
          }
        }'

const { ComplyCube } = require("@complycube/api");

const complycube = new ComplyCube({ apiKey: "<YOUR_API_KEY>" });

const client = await complycube.client.create({
  type: "person",
  email: "john.doe@example.com",
  personDetails: {
    firstName: "John",
    lastName: "Doe"
  }
});

from complycube import ComplyCubeClient
cc_api = ComplyCubeClient(api_key='<YOUR_API_KEY>')

new_client = {
    'type':'person',
    'email':'john.doe@example.com',
    'personDetails': {
        'firstName':'John',
        'lastName':'Doe'
    }
}

client = cc_api.clients.create(**new_client)

use ComplyCube\ComplyCubeClient;

$ccapi = new ComplyCubeClient('<YOUR_API_KEY>');

$result = $ccapi->clients()->create([
    'type' => 'person',
    'email' => 'john.doe@example.com',
    'personDetails' => [
        'firstName' => 'John',
        'lastName' => 'Doe'
    ]
]);

using ComplyCube.Net;
using ComplyCube.Net.Resources.Clients;

var clientApi = new ClientApi(new ComplyCubeClient("<YOUR_API_KEY>"));

var newClient = new ClientRequest {
  type = "person",
  email = "john.doe@example.com",
  personDetails = new PersonDetails {
    firstName = "John",
    lastName = "Doe"
  }
}

var client = await clientApi.CreateAsync(newClient);

Example response

The response will contain an id (the Client ID). It is required for the next step.

{
    "id": "5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1",
    "type": "person",
    "email": "john.doe@example.com",
    "personDetails": {
        "firstName": "John",
        "lastName": "Doe"
    },
    "createdAt": "2021-01-04T17:24:29.146Z",
    "updatedAt": "2021-01-04T17:24:29.146Z"
}

2. Create an address

Create an address by providing the Client ID and address details.

Example request for creating an address

curl -X POST https://api.complycube.com/v1/addresses \
     -H 'Authorization: <YOUR_API_KEY>' \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d '{
          "clientId":"5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1",
          "line": "Flat 323",
          "city": "Aldgate",
          "state": "London",
          "country": "GB"
        }'

const address = await complycube.address.create("5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1", {
  line: "Flat 323",
  city: "Aldgate",
  state: "London",
  country: "GB"
});

new_address = {    
    'line': 'Flat 323',
    'city': 'Aldgate',
    'state': 'London',
    'country': 'GB'
}

address = cc_api.addresses.create('5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1',**new_address)

$address = $ccapi->address()->create(
    '5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1',
    [
        'line' => 'Flat 323',
        'city' => 'ManhAldgateattan',
        'state' => 'London',
        'country' => 'GB'
    ]
);

var addressRequest = new AddressRequest {
  clientId = "5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1",
  line = "Flat 323",
  city = "Aldgate",
  state = "London",
  country = "GB"
};

var address = await addressApi.CreateAsync(addressRequest);

Example response

The response will contain an id (the Address ID). It is required for the next step.

{
    "id": "5ebd40714f23960008c81528",
    "clientId":"5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1",
    "line": "Flat 323",
    "city": "Aldgate",
    "state": "London",
    "country": "GB",
    "createdAt": "2021-01-04T17:25:21.116Z",
    "updatedAt": "2021-01-04T17:25:21.116Z"
}

3. Create a document

Create a document by providing the Client ID and document type (e.g. bank statement, utility bill).

Example request for creating a document

curl -X POST https://api.complycube.com/v1/documents \
     -H 'Authorization: <YOUR_API_KEY>' \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d '{
          "clientId":"5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1",
          "type": "bank_statement"
        }'

const document = await complycube.document.create("5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1", {
  type: "bank_statement"
});

document = cc_api.documents.create(
    '5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1',
    type='bank_statement'
)

$doc = $ccapi->documents()->create(
    '5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1',
    ['type' => 'bank_statement']
);

var docRequest = new DocumentRequest {
  clientId = "5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1",
  type = "bank_statement"
};

var document = await docApi.CreateAsync(docRequest);

Example response

The response will contain an id (the Document ID). It is required for the next step.

{
    "id": "5ebd40714f23960008c81527",
    "type": "bank_statement",
    "createdAt": "2021-01-04T17:25:21.116Z",
    "updatedAt": "2021-01-04T17:25:21.116Z"
}

4. Upload front side image of an ID

Upload a BASE64 encoded image of the proof of address document.

Images should be JPG, PNG, or PDF.

Below is a sample BASE64encoded file. Download it, and copy its content. Then paste into the data attribute when making the request.

Example request for uploading an image of a document

 curl -X POST https://api.complycube.com/v1/documents/5ebd40714f23960008c81527/upload/front \
     -H 'Authorization: <YOUR_API_KEY>' \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d '{
         "fileName": "bank-statement-sample.pdf",
         "data": "<BASE64_DATA_CONTENT>"
        }'

const frontImage = await complycube.document.upload("5ebd40714f23960008c81527", {
    fileName: "bank-statement-sample.pdf",
    data: "<BASE64_DATA_CONTENT>"
}, "front");

front_image = cc_api.documents.upload(
    '5ebd40714f23960008c81527', 
    'front',
    fileName='bank-statement-sample.pdf',
    data='<BASE64_DATA_CONTENT>'
)

$up = $ccapi->documents()->upload(
    '5ebd40714f23960008c81527', 
    'front', 
    [
        'fileName' => 'bank-statement-sample.pdf',
        'data' => '<BASE64_DATA_CONTENT>'
    ]
);

var docFront = new ImageRequest {
  fileName = "bank-statement-sample.pdf",
  data = "<BASE64_DATA_CONTENT>"
};

var img = await docApi.UploadImageAsync(
    "5ebd40714f23960008c81527",
    "front",
    docFront
);

Example response

The response will contain an id (the Check ID). It is required for the next step.

{
    "id": "5eb169302d868c0008828591",
    "fileName": "bank-statement-sample.pdf",
    "documentSide": "front",
    "downloadLink": "/documents/5ebd40714f23960008c81527/images/5eb169302d868c0008828591/download",
    "contentType": "application/pdf",
    "size": 182716,
    "createdAt": "2021-01-04T17:25:21.116Z",
    "updatedAt": "2021-01-04T17:25:21.116Z"
}

5. Create a check

Create a check by providing the Client ID, Document ID and check type.

Example request for creating a check

curl -X POST https://api.complycube.com/v1/checks \
     -H 'Authorization: <YOUR_API_KEY>' \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d '{
          "clientId":"5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1",
          "documentId":"5ebd40714f23960008c81527",
          "type": "proof_of_address_check"
        }'

const check = await complycube.check.create("5eb1276d96be4a0008713af5", {
    documentId: "5ebd40714f23960008c81527",
    type: "proof_of_address_check"
});

check = cc_api.checks.create(
    '5eb1276d96be4a0008713af5',
    'proof_of_address_check',
    documentId='5ebd40714f23960008c81527'
)

$result = $ccapi->checks()->create(
    '5eb1276d96be4a0008713af5',
    [
        'type' => 'proof_of_address_check',
        'documentId' => '5ebd40714f23960008c81527'
    ]
);

var checkRequest = new CheckRequest {
  clientId = "5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1",
  documentId = "5ebd40714f23960008c81527",
  type = "proof_of_address_check"
};

var check = await checkApi.CreateAsync(checkRequest);

Example response

The response will contain an id (the Check ID). It is required for the next step.

{
    "id": "65c12a6426d2ab000814037e",
    "entityName": "John Doe",
    "type": "proof_of_address_check",
    "clientId": "5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1",
    "documentId": "5ebd40714f23960008c81527",
    "status": "pending",
    "createdAt": "2021-01-04T17:25:21.116Z",
    "updatedAt": "2021-01-04T17:25:21.116Z"
}

6. Retrieve outcome

ComplyCube will perform the check. You can retrieve a check's outcome and breakdown via the API.

If you have set up webhooks, a notification is sent upon completion of the check.

Example request for retrieving the check outcome

curl -X GET https://api.complycube.com/v1/checks/5ebd40714f23960008c81527 \
     -H 'Authorization: <YOUR_API_KEY>'

const check = await complycube.check.get("5ebd40714f23960008c81527");

check = cc_api.checks.get('5ebd40714f23960008c81527')

$check = $ccapi->checks()->get('5ebd40714f23960008c81527');

var check = await checkApi.GetAsync("5ebd40714f23960008c81527");

Example response

{
   "id": "65c12a6426d2ab000814037e",
   "entityName": "John Doe",
   "type": "document_check",
   "clientId": "5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1",
   "documentId": "5ebd40714f23960008c81527",
   "status": "complete",
   "result": {
      "outcome": "clear",
      "breakdown": {
         "extractedData": {
            "holderDetails": {
               "entityName": "John Doe"
            },
            "documentDetails": {
               "documentType": "bank_statement",
               "issuer": "Barclays Bank",
               "issuingDate": {
                  "day": 25,
                  "month": 1,
                  "year": 2021
               }
            },
            "addressDetails": {
               "address": {
                  "propertyNumber": "323",
                  "line": "Common street",
                  "city": "Aldgate",
                  "state": "London",
                  "postalCode": "W99 0RD",
                  "country": "GB",
                  "latLong": "51.5136,-0.077188"
               },
               "addressLine": "323 Common Street Aldgate London W99 0RD",
               "addressCountry": "GB"
            }
         },
         "clientValidation": {
            "firstName": "clear",
            "lastName": "clear",
            "address": "clear"
         },
         "contentAnalysis": {
            "documentAge": "clear"
         },
         "geoLocationAnalysis": {
            "ipInAddressCountry": "clear",
            "ipProximityToAddress": "clear"
         }
      }
   },
   "createdAt": "2020-01-04T17:25:21.116Z",
   "updatedAt": "2020-01-04T17:25:21.116Z"
}

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curl -X POST https://api.complycube.com/v1/clients \ -H 'Authorization: <YOUR_API_KEY>' \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -d '{ "type": "person", "email": "john.doe@example.com", "personDetails":{ "firstName": "John", "lastName" :"Doe" } }'

const { ComplyCube } = require("@complycube/api"); const complycube = new ComplyCube({ apiKey: "<YOUR_API_KEY>" }); const client = await complycube.client.create({ type: "person", email: "john.doe@example.com", personDetails: { firstName: "John", lastName: "Doe" } });

from complycube import ComplyCubeClient cc_api = ComplyCubeClient(api_key='<YOUR_API_KEY>') new_client = { 'type':'person', 'email':'john.doe@example.com', 'personDetails': { 'firstName':'John', 'lastName':'Doe' } } client = cc_api.clients.create(**new_client)

use ComplyCube\ComplyCubeClient; $ccapi = new ComplyCubeClient('<YOUR_API_KEY>'); $result = $ccapi->clients()->create([ 'type' => 'person', 'email' => 'john.doe@example.com', 'personDetails' => [ 'firstName' => 'John', 'lastName' => 'Doe' ] ]);

using ComplyCube.Net; using ComplyCube.Net.Resources.Clients; var clientApi = new ClientApi(new ComplyCubeClient("<YOUR_API_KEY>")); var newClient = new ClientRequest { type = "person", email = "john.doe@example.com", personDetails = new PersonDetails { firstName = "John", lastName = "Doe" } } var client = await clientApi.CreateAsync(newClient);

{ "id": "5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1", "type": "person", "email": "john.doe@example.com", "personDetails": { "firstName": "John", "lastName": "Doe" }, "createdAt": "2021-01-04T17:24:29.146Z", "updatedAt": "2021-01-04T17:24:29.146Z" }

curl -X POST https://api.complycube.com/v1/addresses \ -H 'Authorization: <YOUR_API_KEY>' \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -d '{ "clientId":"5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1", "line": "Flat 323", "city": "Aldgate", "state": "London", "country": "GB" }'

$address = $ccapi->address()->create( '5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1', [ 'line' => 'Flat 323', 'city' => 'ManhAldgateattan', 'state' => 'London', 'country' => 'GB' ] );

var addressRequest = new AddressRequest { clientId = "5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1", line = "Flat 323", city = "Aldgate", state = "London", country = "GB" }; var address = await addressApi.CreateAsync(addressRequest);

{ "id": "5ebd40714f23960008c81528", "clientId":"5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1", "line": "Flat 323", "city": "Aldgate", "state": "London", "country": "GB", "createdAt": "2021-01-04T17:25:21.116Z", "updatedAt": "2021-01-04T17:25:21.116Z" }

curl -X POST https://api.complycube.com/v1/documents \ -H 'Authorization: <YOUR_API_KEY>' \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -d '{ "clientId":"5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1", "type": "bank_statement" }'

curl -X POST https://api.complycube.com/v1/documents/5ebd40714f23960008c81527/upload/front \ -H 'Authorization: <YOUR_API_KEY>' \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -d '{ "fileName": "bank-statement-sample.pdf", "data": "<BASE64_DATA_CONTENT>" }'

var docFront = new ImageRequest { fileName = "bank-statement-sample.pdf", data = "<BASE64_DATA_CONTENT>" }; var img = await docApi.UploadImageAsync( "5ebd40714f23960008c81527", "front", docFront );

{ "id": "5eb169302d868c0008828591", "fileName": "bank-statement-sample.pdf", "documentSide": "front", "downloadLink": "/documents/5ebd40714f23960008c81527/images/5eb169302d868c0008828591/download", "contentType": "application/pdf", "size": 182716, "createdAt": "2021-01-04T17:25:21.116Z", "updatedAt": "2021-01-04T17:25:21.116Z" }

curl -X POST https://api.complycube.com/v1/checks \ -H 'Authorization: <YOUR_API_KEY>' \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -d '{ "clientId":"5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1", "documentId":"5ebd40714f23960008c81527", "type": "proof_of_address_check" }'

var checkRequest = new CheckRequest { clientId = "5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1", documentId = "5ebd40714f23960008c81527", type = "proof_of_address_check" }; var check = await checkApi.CreateAsync(checkRequest);

{ "id": "65c12a6426d2ab000814037e", "entityName": "John Doe", "type": "proof_of_address_check", "clientId": "5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1", "documentId": "5ebd40714f23960008c81527", "status": "pending", "createdAt": "2021-01-04T17:25:21.116Z", "updatedAt": "2021-01-04T17:25:21.116Z" }

{ "id": "65c12a6426d2ab000814037e", "entityName": "John Doe", "type": "document_check", "clientId": "5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1", "documentId": "5ebd40714f23960008c81527", "status": "complete", "result": { "outcome": "clear", "breakdown": { "extractedData": { "holderDetails": { "entityName": "John Doe" }, "documentDetails": { "documentType": "bank_statement", "issuer": "Barclays Bank", "issuingDate": { "day": 25, "month": 1, "year": 2021 } }, "addressDetails": { "address": { "propertyNumber": "323", "line": "Common street", "city": "Aldgate", "state": "London", "postalCode": "W99 0RD", "country": "GB", "latLong": "51.5136,-0.077188" }, "addressLine": "323 Common Street Aldgate London W99 0RD", "addressCountry": "GB" } }, "clientValidation": { "firstName": "clear", "lastName": "clear", "address": "clear" }, "contentAnalysis": { "documentAge": "clear" }, "geoLocationAnalysis": { "ipInAddressCountry": "clear", "ipProximityToAddress": "clear" } } }, "createdAt": "2020-01-04T17:25:21.116Z", "updatedAt": "2020-01-04T17:25:21.116Z" }