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Why it’s useful: Use it to populate a searchable drop-down of superannuation funds in your own product.

Use Cases

  • Initial Setup: Populate your system’s fund dropdown/selection list
  • Periodic Refresh: Update your local fund cache (recommended: daily)
  • Validation: Verify a USI before attempting contribution submission
  • Member Onboarding: Present fund options to new employees

Response Details

The response includes each fund’s:
  • USI (Unique Superannuation Identifier): The 14-character identifier required for contributions
  • Fund Name: The display name for user interface purposes
  • Product Name: The specific product name within the fund
  • Organisation Name: The name of the superannuation organisation
  • Australian Business Number (ABN): The fund’s ABN
  • Account Details: Bank account information (account name, BSB, account number)
  • Contact Details: Contact information including name, phone number, and email

Performance

  • Response is cached for 15 minutes on the server
  • Average response time: < 200ms
  • Typical list size: 200-300 active funds

Rate Limiting

This endpoint has a higher rate limit (300 requests/minute) as it’s commonly used for autocomplete features.

Responses

Response fields

array
Array of active superannuation funds that can receive contributions. This list is updated regularly as funds join or leave the Superannuation clearing house network.
boolean
Always false for error responses, indicating the operation did not succeed.
integer
HTTP status code indicating the type of error. Common values: 400 (Bad Request), 401 (Unauthorized), 404 (Not Found), 500 (Server Error)
string
Human-readable error message explaining what went wrong. May include specific details about which field or value caused the error.
integer
Superannuation clearing house-specific error code for programmatic error handling. Refer to the error code reference documentation for a complete list of codes. Common codes: 4030 (Employer not found), 4031 (Invalid ABN), 4040 (Fund not found).
Last modified on November 10, 2026