AML Questionnaire - Anchorage Digital

The AML questionnaire is required for external transfers and withdrawals. Some fields are conditional based on the presence or value of other fields.

Questionnaire type

Use the correct key for your operation:

Operation	Key
External transfer API	`transferAmlQuestionnaire`
Withdrawal API	`withdrawalAmlQuestionnaire`

Field reference

Max character length for all fields: 256.

Field	Description
`originatorType`	Who initiated the withdrawal: `MY_ORGANIZATION` or `MY_CLIENT`
`originatorName`	Name of the client withdrawing funds (required if `originatorType: MY_CLIENT`)
`originatorCountry`	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code of the originator (required if `MY_CLIENT`)
`originatorStreetAddress`	Street address of the originator (required if `MY_CLIENT`)
`originatorPostalCode`	Postal code of the originator (required if `MY_CLIENT`)
`originatorCity`	City of the originator (required if `MY_CLIENT`)
`originatorStateProvince`	State/province of the originator (required if `MY_CLIENT`)
`destinationType`	Where the funds will be held: `FINANCIAL_INSTITUTION` or `SELFHOSTED_WALLET`
`institutionName`	Name of the destination institution (required if `FINANCIAL_INSTITUTION`)
`institutionCountry`	Country of the destination institution (required if `FINANCIAL_INSTITUTION`)
`selfhostedDescription`	Description of the self-hosted wallet (required if `SELFHOSTED_WALLET`)
`recipientType`	Who receives the funds: `DESTINATION_INSTITUTION`, `MY_ORGANIZATION`, `PERSON`, or `ENTITY`
`recipientFirstName`	Recipient first name (required if `PERSON`)
`recipientLastName`	Recipient last name (required if `PERSON`)
`recipientFullName`	Recipient full name (required if `ENTITY`)
`recipientCountry`	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code of the recipient (required if `PERSON` or `ENTITY`)
`recipientStreetAddress`	Street address of recipient (required if `recipientCity` is sent)
`recipientCity`	City of recipient (required if `recipientStreetAddress` is sent)
`recipientPostalCode`	Postal code of recipient (optional)
`recipientStateProvince`	State/province of recipient (optional)
`purpose`	Purpose of the withdrawal (see values below)
`useTrustedDestinationAml`	Set `true` to use reduced AML for trusted destinations

How to fill the questionnaire

Step 1: Fill `destinationType`

Where is the destination wallet hosted?

FINANCIAL_INSTITUTION — The wallet owner does not hold the private key; a third party does (e.g., Coinbase, Kraken). Required fields: institutionName, institutionCountry. See the full VASP list.
SELFHOSTED_WALLET — The wallet owner holds the private key (e.g., MetaMask, Trust Wallet, Ledger, Trezor, Electrum, Exodus). Required field: selfhostedDescription.

Step 2: Fill `recipientType`

Who will receive the funds?

DESTINATION_INSTITUTION — The financial institution specified in institutionName.
MY_ORGANIZATION — The same organization initiating the withdrawal.
PERSON — Required: recipientFirstName, recipientLastName, recipientCountry. Optional: recipientStreetAddress, recipientPostalCode, recipientCity, recipientStateProvince.
ENTITY — Required: recipientFullName, recipientCountry. Required if recipientCity sent: recipientStreetAddress. Required if recipientStreetAddress sent: recipientCity. Optional: recipientPostalCode, recipientStateProvince.

Step 3: Fill `originatorType`

Who initiated this withdrawal?

MY_ORGANIZATION — Your API key initiated the withdrawal and assets are not being moved on behalf of an end client.
MY_CLIENT — Your API key is acting as a financial institution moving assets on a client’s behalf. The following fields are then required: originatorName, originatorCountry, originatorStreetAddress, originatorPostalCode, originatorCity, originatorStateProvince.

Step 4: Fill `purpose`

Examples

// example data — not for client use
{
  "source": {
    "id": "{WALLET ID}",
    "type": "WALLET"
  },
  "destination": {
    "id": "{ADDRESS}",
    "type": "ADDRESS"
  },
  "assetType": "ETHHOODI",
  "amount": "1500",
  "transferMemo": "Test Memo",
  "idempotentId": "006a3d80a4854e64a218cef6005b12315",
  "transferAmlQuestionnaire": {
    "purpose": "INVESTMENT",
    "originatorType": "MY_ORGANIZATION"
  }
}

Institution / country mapping

These are recommended mappings. Verify current values independently, as they may change.

Institution	Country
Altonomy	SG
Amber Group	SG
Anchorage Digital Bank	US
B2C2	UK
Binance	HK
Binance.US	US
BitGo	US
BitKub	TH
Bittrex	US
Bitwage	US
Circle	US
Coinbase	US
CoinList	US
Copper	GB
Cross Tower	US
Cross Tower Bermuda	BM
Cumberland	US
Deribit	PA
DV Chain	US
FalconX	US
Fidelity	US
Fireblocks	US
Floating Point Group	US
Flow Traders	NL
FXCH	IE
Galaxy Digital	US
Gemini	US
Genesis	US
GSR	HK
Hex Trust	HK
Huobi	SC
Jane Street	US
Kraken	US
NYDIG	US
OKX	SC
OSL	HK
PrimeTrust	US
Tokenomy	SG
Wintermute	UK
Zap Solutions, Inc.	US

Changelog

Date	Change	Details
2026-01-20	Copper country code updated	`institutionCountry` → `GB`
2024-04-04	Self-hosted wallet destination type	`UNHOSTED_WALLET` renamed → `SELFHOSTED_WALLET`
2024-04-04	Self-hosted wallet description field	`unhostedDescription` renamed → `selfhostedDescription`
2024-04-04	`recipientStreetAddress` requirement	Now required if `recipientCity` is sent
2024-04-04	`recipientCity` requirement	Now required if `recipientStreetAddress` is sent

​Questionnaire type

​Field reference

​How to fill the questionnaire

​Step 1: Fill destinationType

​Step 2: Fill recipientType

​Step 3: Fill originatorType

​Step 4: Fill purpose

​Examples

​Institution / country mapping

​Changelog

Questionnaire type

Field reference

How to fill the questionnaire

Step 1: Fill `destinationType`

Step 2: Fill `recipientType`

Step 3: Fill `originatorType`

Step 4: Fill `purpose`

Examples

Institution / country mapping

Changelog