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Overview

Use this method to add or remove an assignee for a specific case in Case Management.

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Info
This endpoint is available only in the paid version of Case Management 2.0 and does not manage case assignees in earlier versions.

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Tip
You can also manage assignees in the Dashboard: open the relevant case and, on the Overview tab, select or remove the assignee.

Request examples

curl -X POST \
     'https://api.sumsub.com/resources/api/caseManagement/v2/cases/6a54a0f87d35556badb00000/assignee' \
     -H-header 'X-App-Token: prd:R03QIvwZKbfOThvtEkB1N6Fb.QA6PtdMwLpTSroZPozHDcKlnqvwillRA' \
     -H 'content-type: application/json' \
     -H 'X-App-Token: <your-app-token>' \
     -H 'X-App-Access-Sig: <your-signature>' \
     -H 'X-App-Access-Ts: <unix-timestamp>' \
     -d '{
           "assignee": "[email protected]"
         }'

curl -X POST \
     'https://api.sumsub.com/resources/api/caseManagement/v2/cases/6a54a0f87d35556badb00000/assignee' \
     -H-header 'X-App-Token: prd:R03QIvwZKbfOThvtEkB1N6Fb.QA6PtdMwLpTSroZPozHDcKlnqvwillRA' \
     -H 'content-type: application/json' \
     -H 'X-App-Token: <your-app-token>' \
     -H 'X-App-Access-Sig: <your-signature>' \
     -H 'X-App-Access-Ts: <unix-timestamp>' \
     -d '{}'

Response explained

The response is a JSON object containing data for the case.

Below, you can see the response structure and possible content with descriptions.

Field	Type	Description
`id`	String	Unique case identifier.
`name`	String	Case name.
`applicantReference`	Object	Reference data for the applicant associated with the case.
`createdByType`	String	Indicates the type of entity that created the case. Possible values: `byOfficer`, `byRule`, `byWorkflow`, `byOngoingAmlHit`, `byApi`.
`groupByType`	String	Grouping type used for the case.
`createdByRule`	Object	Information about the rule that created the case. Returned only if `"createdByType": "byRule"`.
`createdByOfficer`	String	Officer's identifier. Returned only if `"createdByType": "byOfficer"`.
`createdByWorkflowRef`	Object	Information about the workflow that created the case. Returned only if `"createdByType": "byWorkflow"`.
`createdAt`	Date	Date and time when the case was created, in the format `yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ssZZ`.
`updatedAt`	Date	Date and time when the case was last updated, in the format `yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ssZZ`.
`totalAmountInDefaultCurrency`	Double	Total amount of all transactions submitted for the case, in the default currency. Returned if at least one transaction was submitted in the request.
`clientId`	String	Unique identifier of you as our client in the Sumsub system. This identifier is assigned to you when you are registered in and get access to the Sumsub system. It usually resembles your name or your company name. `clientId` is automatically added to the applicant profile when it is created.
`review`	Object	Includes case review data. Note: This field is deprecated and will be removed once KM1 support ends.
`applicantInfo`	Object	General information about the applicant associated with the case.
`blueprintReference`	Object	Includes reference data of the blueprint assigned to the case.
`caseReview`	Object	The current review state and checklist of the case.
`amlCases`	Array of objects	A list of AML cases associated with the case.
`priority`	String	Case priority (`low`, `medium`, `high`). Defaults to `medium`.
sourceKeys	Array of strings	A list of source keys that help you group clients sending applicants.

`applicantReference` attributes

This table describes the applicantReference attributes.

Field	Type	Description
`applicantId`	String	Unique identifier of the applicant in the Sumsub system.
`fullName`	String	Applicant's full name.

`createdByRule` attributes

Returned only if "createdByType": "byRule".

Field	Type	Description
`id`	String	Unique identifier of the rule.
`name`	String	Name of the rule.
`title`	String	Display name of the rule.
`revision`	Integer	Revision number.

`createdByWorkflowRef` attributes

Returned only if "createdByType": "byWorkflow".

Field	Type	Description
`id`	String	Unique identifier of the workflow.
`title`	String	Name of the action from the workflow.

`review` attributes

This table describes the review attributes.

Field	Type	Description
`reviewId`	String	Unique review identifier.
`attemptId`	String	Unique identifier of the current case verification attempt.
`attemptCnt`	Integer	Sequential number of the current case verification attempt.
`createDate`	Date	Date and time when the case review was initiated in the Sumsub system, in the format `yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ssZZ`.
`reviewStatus`	String	Case review status (for example, `init`).

`applicantInfo` attributes

This table describes the applicantInfo attributes.

Field	Type	Description
`firstName`	String	Applicant's first name in the original language.
`firstNameEn`	String	Automatic's transliteration of the applicant first name into Latin characters.
`middleName`	String	Applicant's middle name in the original language.
`middleNameEn`	String	Automatic's transliteration of the applicant middle name into Latin characters.
`lastName`	String	Applicant's last name in the original language.
`lastNameEn`	String	Automatic's transliteration of the applicant last name into Latin characters.
`dob`	String	Applicant's date of birth as a Unix timestamp in milliseconds.
`country`	String	Applicant's country as an ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code (for example, `DEU`, `GBR`, `ARG`)..

`blueprintReference` attributes

This table describes the blueprintReference attributes.

Field	Type	Description
`name`	String	Name of the assigned blueprint.
`blueprintId`	String	Unique identifier of the blueprint.

`caseReview` attributes

The table describes the caseReview attributes.

Field	Type	Description
`status`	String	Current status of the case review. Possible values: `open`, `awaitingUser`, `blocked`, `resolvedFalsePositive`, `resolvedPotentialThreat`.
`stage`	String	Custom name of the case review stage.
`assignee`	String	Login of the user assigned to the case (usually a corporate email address, for example: `[email protected]`).
`startDate`	Date	Date and time when the case was created, in the format `yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ssZZ`.
`checklistState`	Object	Checklist state associated with the case.

`checklistState.checklist[]`

Field	Type	Description
`name`	String	The name of the checklist item.
`checked`	Boolean	Indicates whether the checklist item is completed (`true`) or not (`false`).

`amlCases[]`

Field	Type	Description
`amlCaseId`	String	Unique identifier of the AML case.

Response examples

If the request is successfully sent and processed, you will get a response like the one below.

{
  "id": "6a437dc0f130c18d82900000",
  "name": "Case name",
  "applicantReference": {
    "applicantId": "69ce0251363a8c667ee00000",
    "fullName": "John Doe"
  },
  "createdByType": "byOfficer",
  "createdByOfficer": "Service",
  "createdAt": "2026-06-30 08:26:41+0000",
  "updatedAt": "2026-06-30 08:42:08+0000",
  "clientId": "your_cool_client_id",
  "review": {
    "reviewId": "tewaY",
    "attemptId": "cWjSf",
    "attemptCnt": 0,
    "createDate": "2026-06-30 08:26:40+0000",
    "reviewStatus": "init"
  },
  "applicantInfo": {
    "firstName": "John",
    "firstNameEn": "John",
    "lastName": "Doe",
    "lastNameEn": "Doe",
    "dob": -157766400000,
    "country": "ARG"
  },
  "blueprintReference": {
    "name": "amlBp",
    "blueprintId": "69f0bbf5ece0d7fa01b00000"
  },
  "caseReview": {
    "status": "open",
    "assignee": "[email protected]",
    "startDate": "2026-06-30 08:26:41+0000"
  },
  "priority": "medium",
  "sourceKeys": [
    "sourceKeyLatest"
  ]
}

If the request fails, you will receive an HTTP response containing an error code along with a message explaining the error. For example:

{
  "code": 400,
  "correlationId": "b17b2be620c6a39105658537f0d859e4",
  "description": "The request body must not be null"
}

Overview

Info

Tip

Request examples

Response explained

applicantReference attributes

createdByRule attributes

createdByWorkflowRef attributes

review attributes

applicantInfo attributes

blueprintReference attributes

caseReview attributes

checklistState.checklist[]

amlCases[]

Response examples

`applicantReference` attributes

`createdByRule` attributes

`createdByWorkflowRef` attributes

`review` attributes

`applicantInfo` attributes

`blueprintReference` attributes

`caseReview` attributes

`checklistState.checklist[]`

`amlCases[]`