---
title: "Respond to a compliance request"
method: POST
path: "/compliance-requests/{payment_id}"
tags: ["Compliance requests"]
---

# Respond to a compliance request

`POST /compliance-requests/{payment_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://{prefix}.api.sandbox.checkout.com`
- URL: `https://{prefix}.api.sandbox.checkout.com/compliance-requests/{payment_id}`
- Auth: one of:
  - OAuth 2
    - Client credentials
    - Token URL: `string` scopes: `compliance-requests`, `compliance-requests:respond`
  - API key in header `Authorization`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/checkout/apis/checkout-com-api-reference/docs/compliance-requests/:payment_id/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Submit a response to a <a href="https://www.checkout.com/docs/business-operations/respond-to-compliance-requests">compliance request</a>.

## Path parameters

- `payment_id` string, required

## Request body

- ComplianceRequestResponse: Represents the payload used to respond to a compliance request.
  - `fields` ComplianceRequestRespondedFields, required: Groups the responded fields by party (sender/recipient).
    - `sender` ComplianceRequestRespondedField[], nullable: The fields provided for the sender.
      - `name` string, nullable, required: The field name being responded to.
      - `value` unknown, required
      - `not_available` boolean, required: Indicates whether the value is unavailable for this field.
    - `recipient` ComplianceRequestRespondedField[], nullable: The fields provided for the recipient.
      - `name` string, nullable, required: The field name being responded to.
      - `value` unknown, required
      - `not_available` boolean, required: Indicates whether the value is unavailable for this field.
  - `comments` string, nullable: Optional free-text comment provided with the response.

## Response `202`

Response to compliance request accepted

## Other responses

- `400`: Response to compliance request could not be submitted. See the response body for more information.
- `401`: Unauthorized request
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Compliance request not found
- `409`: The compliance request has already been responded to.

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