> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.terminal.africa/tship/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.terminal.africa/tship/regulatory-documents/purchase-regulatory-documents.md).

# Purchase Regulatory Documents

Purchase selected regulatory documents on a draft request and start generation.

`/regulatory-documents/purchase`

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> `https://api.terminal.africa/v1/regulatory-documents/purchase`

Charges the user's wallet using the amounts already stored on the draft from analyze. Document types must exist in `available_documents`.

All items must have valid HS codes before purchase succeeds.

#### Headers

| Name                                            | Type   | Description                      |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ------ | -------------------------------- |
| Authorization<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | String | Set value to `Bearer SECRET_KEY` |
| Content-Type<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark>  | String | Set value to `application/json`  |

#### Request Body

| Name                                              | Type   | Description                                                  |
| ------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| request\_id<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark>     | String | Document request id from analyze. e.g. `DRQ-ABC1234567`.     |
| document\_types<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | Array  | Document slugs to purchase. e.g. `["FDA", "FISH-WILDLIFE"]`. |

#### Sample body

```json
{
    "request_id": "DRQ-ABC1234567",
    "document_types": ["FDA"],
    "shipment_id": "SH-ABC1234567"
}
```

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200: OK Regulatory documents purchased successfully" %}

```json
{
    "status": true,
    "message": "Regulatory documents purchased successfully",
    "data": {
        "request_id": "DRQ-ABC1234567",
        "user_id": "USR-1234567890",
        "source": "invoice",
        "status": "processing",
        "currency": "USD",
        "available_documents": [
            {
                "type": "FDA",
                "name": "FDA Prior Notice",
                "amount": 1.67,
                "currency": "USD",
                "free": false,
                "automated": true
            }
        ],
        "purchased_documents": [
            {
                "type": "FDA",
                "name": "FDA Prior Notice",
                "logo": "https://cdn.terminal.africa/regulatory/fda.png",
                "document_url": "",
                "document_id": "DOC-XYZ789",
                "status": "pending",
                "paid": true,
                "amount": 1.67,
                "currency": "USD",
                "automated": true,
                "error": ""
            }
        ],
        "payment": {
            "amount": 1.67,
            "currency": "USD",
            "free": false,
            "transaction_id": "TXN-1234567890",
            "charged_at": "2026-09-01T10:05:00.000Z"
        },
        "generation": {
            "generated": [],
            "skipped": [],
            "pending": [
                {
                    "type": "FDA",
                    "document_id": "DOC-XYZ789",
                    "status": "pending"
                }
            ]
        },
        "created_at": "2026-09-01T10:00:00.000Z",
        "updated_at": "2026-09-01T10:05:00.000Z"
    }
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

#### Common errors

| Status | Message                                                         |
| ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 400    | One or more items are missing HS codes                          |
| 400    | Invalid document type(s) for this document request: {types}     |
| 409    | Documents for this document request have already been purchased |
| 400    | Insufficient wallet balance (via wallet charge)                 |


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