Resolve identifiers

Resolve Klarna identifiers from Partner-supplied references using read-only Partner management API actions with exact-match semantics.

Identifier resolution lets Acquiring Partners turn Partner-supplied references into Klarna identifiers for Partner Accounts, Payment Accounts, and access policies. Each action is a read-only GET that returns a single identifier when the documented query parameters match exactly. There is no partial or fuzzy matching.

When to use each action

SituationAction
You store partner_account_reference and need partner_account_id for subsequent callsresolvePartnerAccountIdAPI
You store payment_acquiring_account_id and payment_account_reference and need payment_account_idresolvePaymentAccountIdAPI
You store access_policy_reference and know either partner_account_id or partner_account_reference, and need access_policy_idresolveAccessPolicyIdAPI

Resolve Partner Account ID

resolvePartnerAccountIdAPI returns partner_account_id when the supplied partner_account_reference matches exactly.

Query parameterRequiredPurpose
partner_account_referenceYesReference for the Partner Account

Resolve Payment Account ID

resolvePaymentAccountIdAPI returns payment_account_id when both query parameters together identify exactly one Payment Account under that acquiring context.

Query parameterRequiredPurpose
payment_acquiring_account_idYesPayment Acquiring Account that scopes the Payment Account
payment_account_referenceYesReference for the Payment Account

Resolve Access Policy ID

resolveAccessPolicyIdAPI returns access_policy_id when access_policy_reference is provided together with exactly one of partner_account_id or partner_account_reference. Supported combinations:

  • access_policy_reference + partner_account_reference
  • access_policy_reference + partner_account_id
Query parameterRequiredPurpose
access_policy_referenceYesReference for the access policy
partner_account_idOne of twoKlarna-assigned Partner Account identifier
partner_account_referenceOne of twoReference for the Partner Account

Related articles

Partner Accounts

Payment Accounts

Payment Acquiring Account