Regulatory Compliance API Manual (Excerpt)

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Title: Regulatory Compliance API Manual (Excerpt)

Department: Engineering / Compliance
Target Audience: Developers, Integration Partners
Document Owner: API Documentation Lead
Last Reviewed: [Date]

1. Overview

The Compliance API allows third-party systems to access regulatory documentation, submit audit logs, and verify data retention requirements for compliance with standards such as ISO 9001, GDPR, and SOC 2.

2. Base URL

Base URL: https://api.example.com/v1/compliance

3. Authentication

Type: Bearer Token (JWT)
Header: Authorization: Bearer <token>

4. Endpoints

4.1 Get Compliance Summary

GET /summary

Description: Retrieves a summary of compliance status across modules.

Response Example:

{
  "status": "compliant",
  "last_audit_date": "2025-08-30",
  "active_flags": ["gdpr", "iso9001"]
}

4.2 Submit Audit Log

POST /audit

Body Parameters:

{
  "event_type": "access_granted",
  "user_id": "USR_789",
  "timestamp": "2025-10-25T14:23:00Z",
  "details": "User accessed export module."
}

Response: 201 Created

4.3 Get Data Retention Policy

GET /data-retention

Response:

{
  "retention_period_days": 365,
  "auto_delete": true,
  "regions": ["EU", "US"]
}

5. Error Handling

401 Unauthorised: Invalid or missing token
400 Bad Request: Incorrect parameter types
500 Server Error: Contact support

6. Versioning

Current Version: v1
Deprecated: None

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