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PUT
/
identity
/
identities
/
{id}
Update Identity
curl --request PUT \
  --url https://api.paxos.com/v2/identity/identities/{id} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "id": "f190b163-208f-4d73-8deb-4fb8b24add00",
  "person_details": {
    "first_name": "John"
  }
}
'
{
  "id": "f190b163-208f-4d73-8deb-4fb8b24add00",
  "summary_status": "PENDING"
}
OAuth Scope
identity:write_identity

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Paxos APIs use OAuth 2 with the client credentials grant flow.

Token URLs:

Learn more in the API credentials guide →

Path Parameters

​
id
string
required

Body

application/json
​
person_details
object
​
metadata
API User-facing metadata · object
​
set_user_disabled
boolean

true disables the identity. false re-enables it, unless it has been disabled by a Paxos admin.

​
institution_details
object
​
ref_id
string

A user-facing ID to prevent duplicate identity creation. Unique for all identities created by the same API user.

​
tax_details
list of tax details associated with the identity · object[]
​
set_tax_details_not_required
boolean

Set to true if tax details are not legally required.

​
customer_due_diligence
object
​
is_merchant
boolean

Set to true to indicate that this identity is a merchant.

​
last_kyc_refresh_date
string<date-time>

Set to the timestamp the identity has last undergone a periodic kyc refresh. If unset, the update is not for periodic kyc refresh. RFC3339 format, like YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.sssZ. ex: 2006-01-02T15:04:05Z.

Response

200 - application/json

A successful response.

​
id
string
required
​
metadata
API User-facing metadata · object
​
summary_status
enum<string>
Available options:
PENDING,
ERROR,
APPROVED,
DENIED,
DISABLED
​
user_disabled
boolean
​
admin_disabled
boolean
​
person_details
object
​
type
enum<string>
Available options:
PERSON,
INSTITUTION
​
ref_id
string

A user-facing ID to prevent duplicate account creation. Unique for all accounts created by the same API user.

​
institution_details
object
​
institution_members
members associated with institution identity type · object[]
​
created_at
string<date-time>

The time at which the identity is created at. RFC3339 format, like YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.sssZ. ex: 2006-01-02T15:04:05Z.

​
updated_at
string<date-time>

The time at which the identity is updated at. RFC3339 format, like YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.sssZ. ex: 2006-01-02T15:04:05Z.

​
tax_details
tax payer details · object[]
​
tax_details_not_required
boolean
​
summary_tin_verification_status
enum<string>

The TIN verification status for the associated tax_payer_id.

Available options:
TIN_VERIFICATION_PENDING,
TIN_VERIFICATION_ERROR,
TIN_VERIFICATION_VALID
​
customer_due_diligence
object
​
is_merchant
boolean

True if the identity is a merchant.

​
last_kyc_refresh_date
string<date-time>

The last timestamp the identity has undergone a periodic kyc refresh. RFC3339 format, like YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.sssZ. ex: 2006-01-02T15:04:05Z.