Submit Documents API (Legacy)

POST	https://api.sfox.com/v1/enterprise/ddq/upload

Submit a document or set of documents on behalf of an end user.

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Document Requirements

• The supported MIME types for document submission are image/jpeg, image/png, application/pdf .

• File extension must be one of jpg, jpeg, png, pdf.

• File names specified in the file_types object must exactly match the file name attached in the files array. (e.g. files = [.../id_front.png] and file_types = {"id_front.png":"ID"})

• A valid document type must be submitted with the file name in file_types. Options are:

  • ID: Government issued IDs such as driver's licenses or passports.

  • PoR: Proof of residence documents such as bank statements or utility bills.

Request

Body Parameters (Form Data)

Parameter	Type	Description
user_id required	string	The unique user ID of the user that you are submitting a document or set of documents on behalf of.
files required	File[]	An array of the files you are uploading. Note, each file must be 10MB or smaller.
file_types required	string (JSON format)	The file name and document type of each file you are uploading in JSON format. e.g. {"<FILE_NAME>":"<DOCUMENT_TYPE>"} File names MUST include the file extension and MUST exactly match the the corresponding file in files. Possible document types: ID, PoR
ddq_id	string	The ID of the corresponding EDD request form that this submission is associated with.

Example Requests

Shell

// Submit a single document
curl --location 'https://api.sfox.com/v1/enterprise/ddq/upload' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer ${ENTERPRISE_API_KEY}' \
--form 'files=@"${PATH_TO_FILE}"' \
--form 'user_id="${USER_ID}"' \
--form 'file_types="{\"${FILE_NAME}\":\"${DOCUMENT_TYPE}\"}"'

NodeJS

// Submit a single document
const axios = require('axios');
const FormData = require('form-data');
const fs = require('fs');
let data = new FormData();
data.append('files', fs.createReadStream('${PATH_TO_FILE}'));
data.append('user_id', '${USER_ID}');
data.append('file_types', '{"${FILE_NAME}":"${DOCUMENT_TYPE}"}');

let config = {
  method: 'post',
  maxBodyLength: Infinity,
  url: 'https://api.sfox.com/v1/enterprise/ddq/upload',
  headers: { 
    'Authorization': 'Bearer ${ENTERPRISE_API_KEY}'
    ...data.getHeaders()
  },
  data : data
};

axios.request(config)
.then((response) => {
  console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));
})
.catch((error) => {
  console.log(error);
});

Python

// Submit a single document
import requests

url = "https://api.sfox.com/v1/enterprise/ddq/upload"

payload = {'user_id': '${USER_ID}',
'file_types': '{"${FILE_NAME}":"${DOCUMENT_TYPE}"}'}
files=[
  ('files',('${FILE_NAME}',open('${PATH_TO_FILE}','rb'),'${MIME_TYPE}'))
]
headers = {
  'Authorization': 'Bearer ${ENTERPRISE_API_KEY}'
}

response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload, files=files)

print(response.text)

Responses

202 Accepted

// Request accepted, files uploaded successfully
{
    "message": "Files uploaded successfully"
}

401 Unauthorized

// Invalid Enterprise API Key or not specified.
{
    "error": "invalid token. check authorization header."
}

404 Not Found

// Invalid user_id or not specified
{
    "error": "user not found"
}

422 Unprocessable Entity

// Unsupported file type. The supported MIME types for document submission are image/jpeg, image/png, application/pdf.
{
    "error": "File extension <FILE_EXTENSION> is not allowed, invalid at file <FILE_NAME>"
}

// Invalid file name in file_types. File name must include the file extension and exactly match files.
{
    "error": "Invalid file name <FILE_NAME>"
}

// Invalid document type specified in file_types.
{
    "error": "Invalid file type <DOCUMENT_TYPE>, file_types must be one of PoR,ID"
}

// Unsupported MIM type. The supported MIME types for document submission are image/jpeg, image/png, application/pdf.
{
    "error": "File mime type <TYPE> is not allowed, invalid at file <FILE_NAME>"
}

500 Internal Server Error

// Internal error
{
    "error": "An unknown error has occurred. If this persists, please contact support."
}