This document specifies the requirements for formatting request types (verify, resolve, and search) and replies to those requests, in order to verify trading entity identity data with the authoritative source. The following are within the scope of this document:

• the syntax requirements and application protocol interface (API) for a request and response to a request for the verification of an international business identifiers (IBID) to verify trading entity identity data (verify);
• the syntax requirements and API for a request and reply to the request for resolution of an IBID or international business registration number (IBRN) to other data associated with the trading entity (resolve);
• the syntax requirements and API for a request and response to a request to search for an IBID, IBRN, or authoritative legal entity identifier (ALEI) given a legal name (search).

The following are outside the scope of this document:

• the methods used for the resolution of IBIDs and IBRNs by the register that issued the ALEI.