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# Upload a KYB document

> multipart/form-data. PDF, JPEG or PNG, max 2MB. The signature covers the raw multipart body. `person_id` links an ID document to a person. Idempotency-Key is not required here.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json post /partner/v1/kyb/documents
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Ladder Partner API
  version: v1
  description: >-
    Server-to-server API for licensed partner organisations: KYB, NGN/GHS/USD
    wallets, funding rails, investments and NGX market data, buy and sell
    orders, holdings and webhooks. Every request is HMAC-signed; see the
    Authentication guide.
  contact:
    email: partners@myladder.africa
servers:
  - url: https://api.myladder.africa
    description: Production
  - url: https://api-dev.myladder.africa
    description: UAT (integration and acceptance testing)
security:
  - LadderKey: []
    LadderTimestamp: []
    LadderSignature: []
tags:
  - name: Organisation
    description: The calling organisation and what KYB still needs.
  - name: KYB
    description: >-
      Business information, people, documents, settlement accounts and
      submission.
  - name: Wallets
    description: >-
      Balances, funding requests on every rail, direct-debit mandates and the
      ledger statement.
  - name: Investments
    description: What a partner can buy.
  - name: Market data
    description: >-
      Nigerian Exchange instruments, quotes, bars, indices, FX, calendar and
      disclosures.
  - name: Orders
    description: Buy and sell orders and their lifecycle.
  - name: Holdings
    description: Positions created by completed buys.
  - name: Webhooks
    description: Endpoints, deliveries and retries.
  - name: Sandbox
    description: Test-key only helpers.
paths:
  /partner/v1/kyb/documents:
    parameters: []
    post:
      tags:
        - KYB
      summary: Upload a KYB document
      description: >-
        multipart/form-data. PDF, JPEG or PNG, max 2MB. The signature covers the
        raw multipart body. `person_id` links an ID document to a person.
        Idempotency-Key is not required here.
      operationId: kyb_documents_create
      parameters: []
      requestBody:
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                document_type:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                    - certificate_of_incorporation
                    - registry_status_report
                    - constitution
                    - board_resolution
                    - proof_of_address
                    - financial_statement
                    - aml_policy
                    - regulatory_licence
                    - person_id
                    - other
                person_id:
                  type: string
                  format: uuid
                file:
                  type: string
                  format: binary
              required:
                - document_type
                - file
        required: true
      responses:
        '201':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PartnerKYBDocumentResponse'
        '400':
          description: Validation or business-rule error (see `error.code`).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PartnerError'
        '401':
          description: Missing/invalid signature, stale timestamp, unknown or revoked key.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PartnerError'
        '403':
          description: IP not allowlisted, or action not allowed for this key/environment.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PartnerError'
        '404':
          description: Not found (or belongs to another organisation/environment).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PartnerError'
        '409':
          description: >-
            Conflict: state does not allow this action, duplicate reference, or
            Idempotency-Key reuse.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PartnerError'
        '429':
          description: Rate limited (120 requests/min per key). See `Retry-After`.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PartnerError'
components:
  schemas:
    PartnerKYBDocumentResponse:
      required:
        - data
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PartnerKYBDocument'
    PartnerError:
      required:
        - error
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PartnerErrorBody'
    PartnerKYBDocument:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          title: Id
          type: string
          format: uuid
          readOnly: true
        document_type:
          title: Document type
          type: string
          enum:
            - certificate_of_incorporation
            - registry_status_report
            - constitution
            - board_resolution
            - proof_of_address
            - financial_statement
            - aml_policy
            - regulatory_licence
            - person_id
            - other
          readOnly: true
        person_id:
          title: Person id
          type: string
          format: uuid
          readOnly: true
          nullable: true
        file_name:
          title: File name
          type: string
          readOnly: true
          minLength: 1
        content_type:
          title: Content type
          type: string
          readOnly: true
          minLength: 1
        size_bytes:
          title: Size bytes
          type: integer
          readOnly: true
        review_status:
          title: Review status
          type: string
          enum:
            - pending
            - accepted
            - rejected
          readOnly: true
        review_note:
          title: Review note
          type: string
          readOnly: true
          minLength: 1
        created_at:
          title: Created_at
          type: string
          format: date-time
          readOnly: true
    PartnerErrorBody:
      required:
        - code
        - message
        - details
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          title: Code
          description: Stable machine-readable code, e.g. `insufficient_funds`.
          type: string
          minLength: 1
        message:
          title: Message
          type: string
          minLength: 1
        details:
          title: Details
          description: Code-specific context (validation errors, balances, …).
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
            nullable: true
  securitySchemes:
    LadderKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Ladder-Key
      description: 'Your key id: `pk_test_…` (sandbox) or `pk_live_…` (live).'
    LadderTimestamp:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Ladder-Timestamp
      description: Unix seconds, as a string; must be within 5 minutes of server time.
    LadderSignature:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Ladder-Signature
      description: >-
        Lower-case hex HMAC-SHA512 over timestamp, method, path+query and the
        SHA-256 of the body. See Authentication.

````

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