Unify

Overview

The Unify API allows you to validate and process both Business-to-Business (B2B) and Business-to-Consumer (B2C) invoices. The API supports various document types such as invoices, credit notes, and debit notes, and ensures compliance with relevant tax and invoicing regulations.

e-Invoice Types

Code	Examples	Acceptable Values
01	Invoice	INV
02	Credit Note	CRD
03	Debit Note	DBT
04	Refund Note	RFD
11	Self-billed Invoice	SLF_INV
12	Self-billed Credit Note	SLF_CRD
13	Self-billed Debit Note	SLF_DBT
14	Self-billed Refund Note	SLF_REF

Unify API Endpoint

Endpoint:

malaysia-sandbox.complyance.io/unify

This endpoint validates and processes invoice data, including seller and buyer details, line items, and tax information.

Headers:

x-api-key: Your API key.
invoiceMethod: Specify the invoice method (e.g., non-peppol).
Content-Type: Set as application/json.

curl --location 'https://malaysia-sandbox.complyance.io/unify' \
--header 'x-api-key: k4PW_J0s8DtBSdvYnadXn' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json'

const headers = {
  'x-api-key': 'k4PW_J0s8DtBSdvYnadXn',
  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
};

fetch('https://malaysia-sandbox.complyance.io/unify', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: headers
})
.then(function(response) {
    return response.json();
}).then(function(body) {
    console.log(body);
});

require 'rest-client'

headers = {
  'x-api-key' => 'k4PW_J0s8DtBSdvYnadXn',
  'Content-Type' => 'application/json'
}

response = RestClient.post 'https://malaysia-sandbox.complyance.io/unify', {}, headers

puts response.body

import requests

headers = {
  'x-api-key': 'k4PW_J0s8DtBSdvYnadXn',
  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.post('https://malaysia-sandbox.complyance.io/unify', headers=headers)
print(response.json())

<?php

$headers = [
    'x-api-key' => 'k4PW_J0s8DtBSdvYnadXn',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json'
];

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://malaysia-sandbox.complyance.io/unify', [
    'headers' => $headers
]);

echo $response->getBody()->getContents();
?>

URL url = new URL("https://malaysia-sandbox.complyance.io/unify");
HttpURLConnection con = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
con.setRequestMethod("POST");
con.setRequestProperty("x-api-key", "k4PW_J0s8DtBSdvYnadXn");
con.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", "application/json");

int responseCode = con.getResponseCode();
BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(con.getInputStream()));
String inputLine;
StringBuffer response = new StringBuffer();

while ((inputLine = in.readLine()) != null) {
    response.append(inputLine);
}
in.close();
System.out.println(response.toString());

package main

import (
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	headers := map[string][]string{
		"x-api-key":    []string{"k4PW_J0s8DtBSdvYnadXn"},
		"Content-Type": []string{"application/json"},
	}

	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://malaysia-sandbox.complyance.io/unify", nil)
	if err != nil {
		// Handle error
	}

	for key, values := range headers {
		for _, value := range values {
			req.Header.Add(key, value)
		}
	}

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, err := client.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		// Handle error
	}
	defer resp.Body.Close()
}

Example Request:

{
    "invoiceDataList": [
        {
            "documentType": "INV",
            "documentId": "Invoice -01",
            "originalEInvoiceReferenceNumber": "Einv 1",
            "documentIssueDate": "2024-11-25",
            "documentIssueTime": "02:30:00Z",
            "currency": "MYR",
            "currencyExchangeRate": "1",
            "supplierId": "1",
            "sellerTinNumber": "C58794843040",
            "sellerRegistrationIdType": "BRN",
            "sellerRegistrationId": "198801006871",
            "supplierSstRegistrationNumber": "A01-2345-67891012",
            "supplierTourismTaxRegistrationNumber": "123-4567-89012345",
            "buyerId": "1",
            "buyerTinNumber": "C21540299050",
            "buyerRegistrationIdType": "BRN",
            "buyerRegistrationId": "200901037548",
            "buyerSstRegistrationNumber": "234234234",
            "isShippingAndBuyerAddressSame": false,
            "shippingRecipientName": "Greenz Sdn. Bhd.",
            "shippingRecipientTin": "C21540299050",
            "shippingRecipientRegistrationType": "BRN",
            "shippingRecipientRegistrationNumber": "200901037548",
            "totalExcludingTax": "1000",
            "taxTotal": "60",
            "documentTotal": "1060",
            "invoiceAmountExemptedFromTax": "0",
            "invoiceTaxExemptionReason": "Goods acquired with SST exemption under Sales Tax Act 2018. Reference No: (C01-2345-67890123)",
            "invoiceAdditionalDiscountAmount": "0",
            "invoiceAdditionalChargeAmount": "0",
            "totalPayableAmount": "1060",
            "paymentMeans": "1",
             "sellerAddress": {
                "addressLine1": "Lot 66",
                "addressLine2": "Bangunan Merdeka",
                "addressLine3": "Persiaran Jaya",
                "postalCode": "50480",
                "city": "Kuala Lumpur",
                "state": "14",
                "country": "MYS"
            },
            "buyerAddress": {
                "addressLine1": "Lot 66",
                "addressLine2": "Bangunan Merdeka",
                "addressLine3": "Persiaran Jaya",
                "postalCode": "50480",
                "city": "Kuala Lumpur",
                "state": "14",
                "country": "MYS"
            },
            "shippingRecipientAddress": {
                "addressLine1": "Lot 66",
                "addressLine2": "Bangunan Merdeka",
                "addressLine3": "Persiaran Jaya",
                "postalCode": "50480",
                "city": "Kuala Lumpur",
                "state": "14",
                "country": "MYS"
            },
            "supplierDetails": {
                "organizationName": "Name of Supplier",
                "email": "email@supplier.com",
                "industryCode": "01111",
                "industryDescription": "Growing of maize",
                "phoneNumber": "+60-123456789"
            },
            "buyerDetails": {
                "organizationName": "ABC company",
                "email": "name@buyer.com",
                "phoneNumber": "+60-123456789"
            },
            "documentLineItems": [
                {
                    "lineItemId": "1",
                    "commodityClassificationCode": "1",
                    "description": "BOP JETTING SUB, SLEEVE, 8\", REV E, BJS-8000-002 (BJS-8000-002-E)",
                    "unitPrice": "100",
                    "quantity": "10",
                    "lineItemSubtotal": "1000",
                    "discountPercent": "0",
                    "discountAmount": "0",
                    "chargePercent": "0",
                    "chargeAmount": "0",
                    "lineTotalExcludingTax": "1000",
                    "taxType": "1",
                    "taxPercentage": "6",
                    "totalTax": "60",
                    "taxExemptionReason": "Goods acquired with SST exemption under Sales Tax Act 2018. Reference No: (C01-2345-67890123)",
                    "amountExemptedFromTax": "0",
                    "lineItemTotal": "1000"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}
    "
 

Request Parameter Fields

Invoice Details

ObjectName	Field Name	Conditionality	Informatics	Field Max Length	Sample Value
documentType	e-Invoice Type Code	Mandatory	Identifies the document type (e.g., INV, CRD, DBT, RFD, SLF_INV, SLF_CRD, SLF_DBT, SLF_REF.)	2	INV
documentId	e-Invoice Code / Number	Mandatory	Document reference number used by Supplier for internal tracking purpose	50	INV12345
documentIssueDate	e-Invoice Date	Mandatory	Date of issuance of the e-Invoice (Note that the date must be the current date)	10	2017-11-26
documentIssueTime	e-Invoice Time	Mandatory	Time of issuance of the e-Invoice (Note that the time must be the current time)	12	15:30:00.0Z
currency	Invoice Currency Code	Mandatory	Specific currency that is used to represent the monetary value stated in the e-Invoice	3	MYR
currencyExchangeRate	currencyExchangeRate	Mandatory where applicable	Rate at which non-Malaysian currency will be converted into Malaysian Ringgit.	15	1
invoiceFrequency	Frequency of Billing	Optional	Frequency of the invoice (e.g., Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Bimonthly, Quarterly, Half-yearly, Yearly, Others)	50	Monthly
invoiceStartDate	Billing Period Start Date	Optional	Interval of the transaction	10	2017-11-26
invoiceEndDate	Billing Period End Date	Optional	End date of the transaction interval	10	2017-11-30
originalEInvoiceReferenceNumber	Original e-Invoice Reference Number	Mandatory where applicable	LHDNM Unique Identifier Number of the original invoice/document that is being affected/adjusted.	26	EINV-1
TaxExchangeRate	Tax Exchange Rate	Optional	The exchange rate used for tax calculation when transactions are in different currencies	-	4.25

Supplier Details

ObjectName	Field Name	Conditionality	Informatics	Field Max Length	Sample Value
supplierId	Supplier ID	Optional	Identification Number of a Specific Supplier in an Invoice	20	1
supplierSstRegistrationNumber	supplierSstRegistrationNumber	Mandatory	Sales tax / service tax (SST) registration number of the Supplier (input "NA" if not registered for SST)		A01-2345-67891012
supplierDetails.organizationName	Supplier’s Name	Mandatory	Name of business or individual who will be the issuer of the e-Invoice in a commercial transaction	300	AMS Setia Jaya Sdn. Bhd.
sellerTinNumber	Supplier’s TIN	Mandatory	Supplier’s (i.e., issuer’s) TIN assigned by IRBM	14	C2584563202
sellerRegistrationIdType	Supplier’s Registration scheme ID	Mandatory	Business registration number / MyKad / Passport number depending on entity	12	BRN
sellerRegistrationId	Supplier’s Registration / Identification Number / Passport Number	Mandatory	Business registration number / MyKad / Passport number depending on entity	20	BRN: 202001234567
supplierDetails.email	Supplier’s e-mail	Optional	E-mail address of the Supplier (Provide "NA" if unavailable)	320	general.ams@supplier.com
supplierDetails.industryCode	Supplier’s MSIC Code	Mandatory	5-digit numeric code representing the Supplier’s business nature and activity	5	1111
supplierDetails.industryDescription	Supplier’s Business Activity Description	Mandatory	Description of the Supplier’s business activity	300	Growing of maize
supplierDetails.phoneNumber	Supplier’s Contact Number	Mandatory	The telephone number of the Supplier	15	-123456729
supplierTourismTaxRegistrationNumber	Supplier’s Tourism Tax Registration Number	Mandatory for tourism tax registrant	Tourism tax registration number of the Supplier. This is only applicable to tourism tax registrant, such as hotel operators and online travel operators.	17	123-4567-89012345

Supplier’s Address

ObjectName	Field Name	Conditionality	Informatics	Field Max Length	Sample Value
sellerAddress.addressLine1	Address Line 1	Mandatory	The main address line in an address structure. Input "NA" if unavailable	150	Lot 66
sellerAddress.addressLine2	Address Line 2	Optional	An additional address line for further details	150	Bangunan Merdeka
sellerAddress.addressLine3	Address Line 3	Optional	An additional address line for further details	150	Persiaran Jaya
sellerAddress.postalCode	Postal Zone	Optional	The identifier for a postal zone	50	50480
sellerAddress.city	City Name	Mandatory	The common name of the city	50	Kuala Lumpur
sellerAddress.state	State	Mandatory	The state of a country	50	14
sellerAddress.country	Country	Mandatory	A code identifying the country	3	MYS

Buyer Details

ObjectName	Field Name	Conditionality	Informatics	Field Max Length	Sample Value
buyerId	Buyer ID	Optional	Identification Number of a Specific Buyer in an Invoice	20	1
buyerDetails.organizationName	Buyer’s Name	Mandatory	Name of the recipient of the e-Invoice in a commercial transaction	300	Full Formal Buyer Name BHD.
buyerTinNumber	Buyer’s TIN	Mandatory	Buyer’s (i.e., issuer’s) TIN assigned by IRBM	14	C2584563202
buyerRegistrationIdType	Buyer’s Registration / Identification Number / Passport Scheme ID	Mandatory	Business registration number / MyKad / Passport number depending on entity	12	BRN
buyerRegistrationId	Buyer’s Registration / Identification Number / Passport Number	Optional	Business registration number / MyKad / Passport number depending on entity	20	BRN: 202001234567
buyerDetails.email	Buyer’s e-mail	Optional	E-mail address of the Buyer (Provide "NA" if unavailable)	320	name@buyer.com
buyerDetails.phoneNumber	Buyer’s Contact Number	Mandatory	The telephone number of the Buyer	15	-123456729
buyerSstRegistrationNumber	Buyer’s SST Registration Number	Mandatory for SST-registrant	SST registration number of the Buyer. This is not applicable to Buyers that are not SST-registered.	35	A01-2345-67891012
isShippingAndBuyerAddressSame		Mandatory	Indicates whether the shipping and buyer address are the same	-	TRUE
shippingRecipientName	Shipping Recipient’s Name	Optional	Name of shipping recipient of the products included in the e-Invoice in a commercial transaction	300	Greenz Sdn. Bhd.
shippingRecipientTin	Shipping Recipient’s TIN	Optional	TIN of the shipping recipient assigned by LHDNM	14	C2584563200
shippingRecipientRegistrationType	Supplier’s Registration Scheme ID	Optional	For Malaysian individual: MyKad / MyTentera identification number. For non-Malaysian individual: Passport / MyPR / MyKAS number	-	BRN
shippingRecipientRegistrationNumber	Shipping Recipient’s Registration Number	Optional	For Malaysian individual: MyKad / MyTentera identification number. For non-Malaysian individual: Passport / MyPR / MyKAS number	-	BRN: 202001234567

Buyer’s Address

ObjectName	Field Name	Conditionality	Informatics	Field Max Length	Sample Value
buyerAddress.addressLine1	Address Line 1	Mandatory	The main address line in an address structure. Input "NA" if unavailable	150	Lot 66
buyerAddress.addressLine2	Address Line 2	Optional	An additional address line for further details	150	Bangunan Merdeka
buyerAddress.addressLine3	Address Line 3	Optional	An additional address line for further details	150	Persiaran Jaya
buyerAddress.postalCode	Postal Zone	Optional	The identifier for a postal zone	50	50480
buyerAddress.city	City Name	Mandatory	The common name of the city	50	Kuala Lumpur
buyerAddress.state	State	Mandatory	The state of a country	50	14
buyerAddress.country	Country	Mandatory	A code identifying the country	3	MYS

Invoice Line Item

ObjectName	Field Name	Conditionality	Informatics	Field Max Length	Sample Value
documentLineItems.lineItemId	Line ID	Mandatory	Identification of a Specific Line in an Invoice	20	1
documentLineItems.commodityClassificationCode	Classification	Mandatory	Category of products or services being billed	3	1
documentLineItems.description	Description of Product or Service	Mandatory	Details of products or services being billed	300	Laptop Peripherals
documentLineItems.unitPrice	Unit Price	Mandatory	Price assigned to a single unit of a product or service		17
documentLineItems.quantity	Quantity	Optional	Number of units of a product or service		1
documentLineItems.lineItemSubtotal	Subtotal	Mandatory	Amount of each individual item, excluding any taxes or charges		100
documentLineItems.lineTotalExcludingTax	Total Excluding Tax	Mandatory	Sum of amount payable excluding any applicable taxes		1436.5
documentLineItems.taxType	Tax Type	Mandatory	Type of taxes that will be applicable	2	1
documentLineItems.taxPercentage	Tax Rate	Mandatory	The appropriate tax rate that is applicable		6
documentLineItems.totalTax	Tax Amount	Mandatory	The amount of tax payable		292.2
documentLineItems.taxCode	Details of Tax Exemption	Optional	Description of tax exemption applicable	300	SST exemption
documentLineItems.taxExemptionReason	Amount Exempted from Tax	Conditional Mandatory	Total amount of tax exempted for SST purposes		1460.5
documentLineItems.chargeAmount	Charge Amount	Optional	Charge associated with the product or service imposed after tax		1000
documentLineItems.discountAmount	Discount Amount	Optional	Amount deducted from the original price of a product		1000

Response schema

Parameter Name	Type	Length	Description
submissionUid	string	NA	The number generated by LHDN and serves as the official identifier for submissions.
documentUlid	string		The number generated on the compliance side for internal tracking purposes and is primarily useful for internal operations.
uuid	string		Government acknowledgment number for the invoice triggered to LHDN.
invoiceCodeNumber	string		Document reference number used by Supplier for internal tracking purpose.
xmlEncoded			The XML for customer reference primarily helps for integrating customers by providing insights into how our API responds.

Summary

ObjectName	Field Name	Conditionality	Informatics	Field Max Length	Sample Value
invoiceAdditionalChargeAmount		Optional	Additional Charges at Invoice Level
invoiceAdditionalDiscountAmount		Optional	Additional Discount at Invoice Level
invoiceAmountExemptedFromTax	Amount Exempted from Tax	Mandatory if tax exemption is applicable	Total amount of tax exempted for sales tax or service tax purposes. Please add currencyID attribute to the XML element.	10
invoiceTaxExemptionReason	TaxExemptionReason	Mandatory if tax exemption is applicable	Description of tax exemption applicable on the invoice level. (e.g., Buyer’s sales tax exemption certificate number, special exemption as per gazette orders, etc.).	Goods acquired with SST exemption under Sales Tax Act 2018. Reference No: ABC.TAX(S)012-3/4/56(7)
paymentMeans	PaymentMeansCode	Optional	Chosen mechanism through which funds are transferred from buyer to supplier (e.g., cash, cheque, bank transfer, credit card, debit card, e-Wallet/ Digital Wallet, etc.)	1
invoiceAdditionalDiscountAmount	Discount Amount	Optional	Additional Charges at Invoice Level		1000
totalExcludingTax	Total Excluding Tax	Mandatory	Sum of amount payable excluding any applicable taxes		1436.5
taxTotal	Total Tax Amount	Mandatory	Total amount of tax payable		1234
documentTotal	Invoice Total Amount Including Tax	Mandatory	Sum of amount payable inclusive of total taxes chargeable		1436.5
totalPayableAmount	Total Payable Amount	Mandatory	Sum of amount payable excluding any amount paid in advance and rounding		1436.5

Error Handling:

Error Response Example

When an error occurs during submission, the system returns a JSON response containing details of the error.

{
    "errorMessages": {
        "0": {
            "invoiceDataList[0]-buyerAddress-postalCode": "Buyer postalcode cannot be empty",
            "invoiceDataList[0]-sellerAddress-state": "seller State must be a valid 2 digit number from 00 to 17",
            "invoiceDataList[0]-sellerAddress-postalCode": "seller postalcode cannot be empty"
        }
    },
    "batchId": null,
    "errorCode": null
}

The API may return the following error responses depending on the validation result or request issues:

Error Code	Description
`400`	Bad Request – Invalid data in the request.
`401`	Unauthorized – Invalid or missing API key.
`500`	Internal Server Error – Server encountered an error.

Success Handling:

Success Response Example

When a submission is successful, the system returns a JSON response with details of the accepted documents.

{
  "submissionUid": "RX6B21HC498ZENSDT46CDD7J10",
  "acceptedDocuments": [
    {
      "documentUlid": "01J7DDBTBYG1G5JQEDVY8C1H6S",
      "uuid": "3A2FR8X29FZ3H12ET46CDD7J10",
      "invoiceCodeNumber": "ML-ST-2424",
      "xmlEncoded": "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"
    }
  ],
  "rejectedDocuments": [],
  "timestamp": "2023-08-14T08:15:30Z"
}

The API may return the following success responses depending on the validation result or submission status:

Status Code	Description
`200`	Success – The request was processed successfully.
`202`	Accepted – The request has been accepted but is still processing.

Ensure that your document types are accepted based on the specifications of your jurisdiction.
Confirm that the invoice format complies with the standards to avoid any delays.

Overview​

e-Invoice Types

Unify API Endpoint​

Headers:​

Example Request:​

Request Parameter Fields

Invoice Details​

Supplier Details​

Supplier’s Address​

Buyer Details​

Buyer’s Address​

Invoice Line Item​

Response schema​

Summary​

Error Handling:​