Reuse applicant for Reusable KYC

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This method is used by partners to import shared applicants for Reusable KYC.

Request example

 curl -X POST \
    'https://api.sumsub.com/resources/api/reusableIdentity/reuse?shareToken=_act-jwt-eyJhbGciOiJub25lIn0.eyJqdGkiOiJfYWN0LTE3YjM5YTljLWRhOWUtNGY2MS04Y2ZjLTYwNzViNWM2NDk5MSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHA6Ly9sb2NhbGhvc3Q6ODA5MCJ9.&levelName=liveness-id-poa'

Response explained

If the Donor profile contains any data that satisfies the requirements of the Recipient level, a new applicant ID is generated and the corresponding applicant object is returned.

{
    "id": "689223ed75b5d1bc2bb38gdg",
    "createdAt": "2025-08-05 15:31:57",
    "clientId": "DonorCompany",
    "externalUserId": "copy-4ba4dfa5-ff31-43d4-b612-111d1111aa9",
    "info": {
        "firstName": "John",
        "firstNameEn": "John",
        "lastName": "Smith",
    ...
}

If no data from the Donor profile meets the requirements of the Recipient level, or if another error occurs, the method returns an error response. You can see possible errors with descriptions in the table below.

Example error response

{ 
  "code": 400,
  "errorCode": 10513,
  "errorName": "reusable-kyc-not-compatible-doc-type",
  "description": "Not Reusable KYC for level: id-liveness-preview",
  "type": "de.smtdp.commons.service.exceptions.ServiceException"
}

Error codes with descriptions

Error codeError nameDescription
10501not-in-partners-listReusing applicants is not allowed since the target is not your partner.
10502invalid-partner-idThe partner ID extracted from the share token is invalid.
10503invalid-share-tokenThe provided share token is malformed or expired.
10504non-suitable-share-tokenThe share token is not suitable for reuse with the given level.
10505reusable-kyc-disabledReusable KYC functionality is disabled.
10506reusable-kyc-not-reusableThe donor applicant does not meet reuse eligibility criteria. This is a generic fallback error used when a more specific cause is not available.
10507reusable-kyc-not-approved-applicantThe donor applicant is not in an approved state.
10508reusable-kyc-not-active-applicantThe donor applicant is not in an active state.
10509reusable-kyc-not-kyc-moderation-typeThe moderation type of the source KYC is not suitable for reuse.
10510reusable-kyc-not-selfie-or-identity-docRequired selfie or identity document is missing.
10511reusable-kyc-not-selfie-livenessLiveness is required but not satisfied by the source data.
10512reusable-kyc-not-req-doc-overlapRequired document types do not overlap between source and target levels.
10513reusable-kyc-not-compatible-doc-typeProvided document types are not compatible with target level requirements.
10514reusable-kyc-not-actual-poi-dateProof of Identity is outdated and not valid for reuse.
10515reusable-kyc-not-actual-poa-dateProof of Address is outdated and not valid for reuse.
10516reusable-kyc-not-acceptable-ageThe applicant does not meet the required age criteria.
10517reusable-kyc-incompatible-capture-settingsCapture settings mismatch between donor and recipient requirements.
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