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Company onboarding fields

Field reference for company account holder onboarding, including country-specific requirements and available options.

Supporting documents

All requested supporting documents must be submitted to complete onboarding.

Field Requirements Legend

● REQ Required:Must be completed.
◐ CND Conditional:Required only in specific situations.
○ OPT Optional:Isn't required; may have a default value.

accountInfo

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France
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Germany
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Spain
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Belgium
country● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ
name○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT

Available options

  • country: FRA, DEU, ESP, NLD, ITA, BEL.

accountAdmin

Account admin fields and sign-up

Although many accountAdmin fields are optional during onboarding, they are required when the user signs up. We recommend collecting and sending this information before the end of the onboarding flow.

Personal information

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France
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Germany
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Spain
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Belgium
email● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ
firstName○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT
lastName○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT
nationality○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT
preferredLanguage● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ
taxIdentificationNumber○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT
typeOfRepresentation● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ

Available options

  • preferredLanguage: de, en, es, fi, fr, it, nl, pt.
  • typeOfRepresentation: LegalRepresentative, PowerOfAttorney.

Address (accountAdmin.address)

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France
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Germany
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Spain
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Belgium
addressLine1○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT
addressLine2○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT
city○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT
country○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT
postalCode○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT
state○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT

Birth information (accountAdmin.birthInfo)

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France
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Germany
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Spain
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Belgium
birthDate○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT
city○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT
country○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT
postalCode○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT

United States tax information (accountAdmin.unitedStatesTaxInfo)

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France
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Germany
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Spain
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Belgium
isUnitedStatesPerson◐ CND ¹◐ CND ¹◐ CND ¹◐ CND ¹◐ CND ¹◐ CND ¹
unitedStatesTaxIdentificationNumber◐ CND ²◐ CND ²◐ CND ²◐ CND ²◐ CND ²◐ CND ²

¹ isUnitedStatesPerson is required if the companyType is SelfEmployed.

² unitedStatesTaxIdentificationNumber is required if accountAdmin.unitedStatesTaxInfo.isUnitedStatesPerson is true.

User device information (accountAdmin.userDeviceInfo)

These fields are hidden from end users. Provide them through your backend integration only.

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France
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Germany
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Spain
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Belgium
geoloc.lat○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT
geoloc.lng○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT
ip○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT
userAgent○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT

company

Registration and business activity

Field🇫🇷
France
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Germany
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Spain
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Belgium
name● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ
registrationNumber◐ CND ³◐ CND ³◐ CND ³◐ CND ³◐ CND ³◐ CND ³
registrationDate○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT
legalFormCode● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ
businessActivity● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ
businessActivityDescription● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ
monthlyPaymentVolume● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ
regulatoryClassification● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ
forecastYearlyIncome○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT
headcount○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT
tradeName○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT
websites○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT
signupDate○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT
acquisitionChannel○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT

acquisitionChannel is hidden from end users. Provide it through your backend integration only.

³ registrationNumber is required if company.address.country is not Germany.

Available options

businessActivity

AccommodationAndFoodService, AdministrativeAndSupportServiceActivities, AgricultureForestryAndFishing, ArtsSportsAndRecreation, Construction, Education, ElectricityGasSteamAndAirConditioningSupply, ExtraterritorialOrganisationsAndBodies, FinancialAndInsuranceActivities, HouseholdEmployerAndOwnUseActivities, HumanHealthAndSocialWork, Manufacturing, MiningAndQuarrying, OtherServiceActivities, ProfessionalScientificAndTechnicalActivities, PublicAdministrationAndDefenceSocialSecurity, PublishingBroadcastingAndContentProductionAndDistribution, RealEstateActivities, TelecommunicationItAndInformationServices, TransportationAndStorage, WaterSupplySewerageWasteManagementAndRemediation, WholesaleAndRetailTrade.

  • monthlyPaymentVolume: LessThan10000, Between10000And50000, Between50000And100000, MoreThan100000.
  • regulatoryClassification: NonFinancialActive, NonFinancialPassive, FinancialInstitution.
  • forecastYearlyIncome: From0To500000, From500001To1000000, From1000001To5000000, MoreThan5000000.
  • headcount: Between1And10, Between11And50, Between51And250, MoreThan250.
  • acquisitionChannel: InboundOrganic, InboundReferral, OutboundSales, OutboundAccountingFirm.
Legal forms

Use the legalForms query to retrieve all legal forms for a given country, translated based on the Accept-Language header. Each legal form includes a code you can use as the legalFormCode value. If the requested language is unavailable, the query falls back to the country's default language.

Tax information

Field🇫🇷
France
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Germany
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Spain
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Belgium
taxIdentificationNumber◐ CND◐ CND◐ CND◐ CND◐ CND◐ CND
vatNumber○ OPT○ OPT● REQ○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT

company.taxIdentificationNumber is required if any of the following conditions are true:

  • accountInfo.country is Germany, Italy, or Spain.
  • company.address.country is different from accountInfo.country.

Address (company.address)

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France
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Germany
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Spain
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Belgium
addressLine1● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ
addressLine2○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT
city● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ
country● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ
postalCode● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ
state○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT

The relatedIndividuals array is required for all countries. At least one Legal Representative and one Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) are required to finalize a company onboarding. The same individual can fulfill both roles depending on the type.

Each individual must have a type that determines which additional fields are required:

  • LegalRepresentative: the individual represents the company legally.
  • UltimateBeneficialOwner: the individual holds ownership or control over the company.
  • LegalRepresentativeAndUltimateBeneficialOwner: the individual serves both roles.

Core fields

Field🇫🇷
France
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Germany
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Spain
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Belgium
type● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ
firstName● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ
lastName● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ
sex● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ
nationality◐ CND◐ CND◐ CND◐ CND◐ CND◐ CND
email○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT
preferredFirstName○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT

nationality is required if type is LegalRepresentative or LegalRepresentativeAndUltimateBeneficialOwner.

Available options

  • type: UltimateBeneficialOwner, LegalRepresentative, LegalRepresentativeAndUltimateBeneficialOwner.
  • sex: Male, Female, Unknown.

Address (relatedIndividuals[i].address)

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France
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Germany
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Spain
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Belgium
addressLine1◐ CND○ OPT● REQ◐ CND● REQ● REQ
addressLine2○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT
city◐ CND○ OPT● REQ◐ CND● REQ● REQ
country● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ
postalCode◐ CND○ OPT● REQ◐ CND● REQ● REQ
state○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT

⁶ In France and the Netherlands, addressLine1, city, and postalCode are required if type is LegalRepresentative or LegalRepresentativeAndUltimateBeneficialOwner.

Birth information (relatedIndividuals[i].birthInfo)

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France
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Germany
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Spain
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Belgium
birthDate● REQ◐ CND● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ
city● REQ◐ CND● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ
country● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ
postalCode● REQ◐ CND● REQ● REQ◐ CND● REQ

⁷ In Germany (for birthDate, city, postalCode) and Spain (for postalCode only), these fields are required if type is LegalRepresentative or LegalRepresentativeAndUltimateBeneficialOwner.

Tax information

Field🇫🇷
France
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Germany
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Spain
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Belgium
taxIdentificationNumber◐ CND● REQ● REQ◐ CND◐ CND◐ CND

taxIdentificationNumber is required if all of the following are true:

  • type is UltimateBeneficialOwner or LegalRepresentativeAndUltimateBeneficialOwner.
  • One of the following:
    • company.regulatoryClassification is NonFinancialPassive and relatedIndividuals[i].address.country is different from accountInfo.country.
    • accountInfo.country is Germany or Italy.

United States tax information (relatedIndividuals[i].unitedStatesTaxInfo)

Field🇫🇷
France
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Germany
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Spain
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Belgium
isUnitedStatesPerson● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ
unitedStatesTaxIdentificationNumber◐ CND◐ CND◐ CND◐ CND◐ CND◐ CND

unitedStatesTaxIdentificationNumber is required if relatedIndividuals[i].unitedStatesTaxInfo.isUnitedStatesPerson is true.

The legalRepresentative object is required if type is LegalRepresentative or LegalRepresentativeAndUltimateBeneficialOwner.

Field🇫🇷
France
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Germany
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Spain
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Belgium
legalRepresentative.roles● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ

UBO fields

The ultimateBeneficialOwner object is required if type is UltimateBeneficialOwner or LegalRepresentativeAndUltimateBeneficialOwner.

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France
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Germany
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Spain
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Belgium
ultimateBeneficialOwner.qualificationType● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ
ultimateBeneficialOwner.ownership.type◐ CND ¹⁰◐ CND ¹⁰◐ CND ¹⁰◐ CND ¹⁰◐ CND ¹⁰◐ CND ¹⁰
ultimateBeneficialOwner.ownership.totalPercentage◐ CND ¹⁰◐ CND ¹⁰◐ CND ¹⁰◐ CND ¹⁰◐ CND ¹⁰◐ CND ¹⁰
ultimateBeneficialOwner.controlTypes◐ CND ¹¹◐ CND ¹¹◐ CND ¹¹◐ CND ¹¹◐ CND ¹¹◐ CND ¹¹

¹⁰ ownership.type and ownership.totalPercentage are required if qualificationType is Ownership.

¹¹ controlTypes is required if qualificationType is Control.

Available options

  • qualificationType: Ownership, Control, LegalRepresentative.
  • ownership.type: Direct, Indirect, DirectAndIndirect.
  • controlTypes: VotingRights, ControlViaTrustOrSimilar, RightToAppointOrRemoveBoard, ShareholderAgreementOrContract, StrategicOrManagerialInfluence.

Identity document information (Italy only)

These fields are only required for Italian accounts (accountInfo.country = ITA).

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France
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Germany
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Spain
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Belgium
ultimateBeneficialOwner.identityDocumentInfo.type○ OPT○ OPT● REQ○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT
ultimateBeneficialOwner.identityDocumentInfo.number○ OPT○ OPT● REQ○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT
ultimateBeneficialOwner.identityDocumentInfo.expiryDate○ OPT○ OPT● REQ○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT
ultimateBeneficialOwner.identityDocumentInfo.issueDate○ OPT○ OPT● REQ○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT
ultimateBeneficialOwner.identityDocumentInfo.issuingAuthority○ OPT○ OPT● REQ○ OPT○ OPT○ OPT

Use this array when a company (not an individual) serves as a Legal Representative for the account holder company.

Field🇫🇷
France
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Germany
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Spain
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Belgium
entityName● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ
registrationCountry● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ
registrationNumber● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ
roles● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ● REQ

oAuthRedirectParameters

These fields are hidden from end users. Provide them through your backend integration only.

FieldDescription
redirectUrlURL to redirect to after the OAuth flow.
stateOpaque value passed through the OAuth flow.

Web Banking

If you use Swan's Web Banking, the following fields are collected during the onboarding and sign-up flows.

  • accountAdmin.firstName, lastName, nationality.
  • accountAdmin.address: addressLine1, city, country, postalCode.
  • accountAdmin.birthInfo: birthDate, city, country, postalCode.
  • company.relatedCompanies: entityName, registrationCountry, registrationNumber, roles.

API mapping

Use this table to map fields from the deprecated API to the new API.

Account

Deprecated fieldNew field
accountCountryaccountInfo.country
accountNameaccountInfo.name

Account administrator

Deprecated fieldNew field
legalRepresentativePersonalAddress.addressLine1accountAdmin.address.addressLine1
legalRepresentativePersonalAddress.addressLine2accountAdmin.address.addressLine2
legalRepresentativePersonalAddress.cityaccountAdmin.address.city
legalRepresentativePersonalAddress.countryaccountAdmin.address.country
legalRepresentativePersonalAddress.postalCodeaccountAdmin.address.postalCode
legalRepresentativePersonalAddress.stateaccountAdmin.address.state
-accountAdmin.birthInfo.birthDate
-accountAdmin.birthInfo.city
-accountAdmin.birthInfo.country
-accountAdmin.birthInfo.postalCode
emailaccountAdmin.email
-accountAdmin.firstName
-accountAdmin.lastName
-accountAdmin.nationality
languageaccountAdmin.preferredLanguage
-accountAdmin.taxIdentificationNumber
typeOfRepresentationaccountAdmin.typeOfRepresentation
-accountAdmin.unitedStatesTaxInfo.isUnitedStatesPerson
-accountAdmin.unitedStatesTaxInfo.unitedStatesTaxIdentificationNumber
-accountAdmin.userDeviceInfo.geoloc.lat
-accountAdmin.userDeviceInfo.geoloc.lng
-accountAdmin.userDeviceInfo.ip
-accountAdmin.userDeviceInfo.userAgent

Company

Deprecated fieldNew field
residencyAddress.addressLine1company.address.addressLine1
residencyAddress.addressLine2company.address.addressLine2
residencyAddress.citycompany.address.city
residencyAddress.countrycompany.address.country
residencyAddress.postalCodecompany.address.postalCode
residencyAddress.statecompany.address.state
acquisitionChannelcompany.acquisitionChannel
businessActivityDescriptioncompany.businessActivityDescription
-company.businessActivity
-company.businessActivityCode
companyTypecompany.companyType
-company.forecastYearlyIncome
-company.headcount
-company.legalFormCode
monthlyPaymentVolumecompany.monthlyPaymentVolume
namecompany.name
-company.registrationDate
registrationNumbercompany.registrationNumber
-company.regulatoryClassification
-company.signupDate
taxIdentificationNumbercompany.taxIdentificationNumber
tradeNamecompany.tradeName
vatNumbercompany.vatNumber
-company.websites

The new company.relatedIndividuals array replaces both representatives and individualUltimateBeneficialOwners from the deprecated API.

Deprecated fieldNew field
representatives[i].firstNamecompany.relatedIndividuals[i].firstName
representatives[i].lastNamecompany.relatedIndividuals[i].lastName
representatives[i].gendercompany.relatedIndividuals[i].sex
representatives[i].nationalitycompany.relatedIndividuals[i].nationality
representatives[i].typecompany.relatedIndividuals[i].type
representatives[i].rolescompany.relatedIndividuals[i].legalRepresentative.roles
representatives[i].preferredFirstNamecompany.relatedIndividuals[i].preferredFirstName
-company.relatedIndividuals[i].email
representatives[i].residencyAddress.*company.relatedIndividuals[i].address.*
representatives[i].birthDatecompany.relatedIndividuals[i].birthInfo.birthDate
representatives[i].birthCitycompany.relatedIndividuals[i].birthInfo.city
representatives[i].birthCountryCodecompany.relatedIndividuals[i].birthInfo.country
representatives[i].birthCityPostalCodecompany.relatedIndividuals[i].birthInfo.postalCode
individualUltimateBeneficialOwners[i].directcompany.relatedIndividuals[i].ultimateBeneficialOwner.ownership.type
individualUltimateBeneficialOwners[i].indirect(see ownership.type)
individualUltimateBeneficialOwners[i].totalCapitalPercentagecompany.relatedIndividuals[i].ultimateBeneficialOwner.ownership.totalPercentage
-company.relatedIndividuals[i].ultimateBeneficialOwner.qualificationType
-company.relatedIndividuals[i].ultimateBeneficialOwner.controlTypes
individualUltimateBeneficialOwners[i].identityDocumentDetails.*company.relatedIndividuals[i].ultimateBeneficialOwner.identityDocumentInfo.*

The company.relatedCompanies array is a new addition with no equivalent in the deprecated API.