Document Types

If you use the Mercado Pago gateway, you must know the information to request in each country in which you operate.

To optimize the fields required in each checkout landing, we provide you with information on documents types by country.

Important: in the case of using dLocal or Stripe, you can do it directly by the API.

Document Types according to country:

México

It is not required. Cards in Mexico are not associated to the owner's national document.

Argentina

Document nameCode
Documento Nacional de IdentidadDNI
Cédula de IdentidadCI
Libreta CívicaLC
Libreta de EnrolamientoLE
Other*Other*

Brasil

Document nameCode
Cadastro de Pessoas FísicasCPF
Cadastro Nacional da Pessoa JurídicaCNPJ

Chile

Document nameCode
Rol Único TributarioRUT
Other*Other*

Colombia

Document nameCode
Cédula de CiudadaníaCC
Cédula de ExtranjeríaCE
Número de Identificación TributariaNIT
Other*Other*

Perú

Document nameCode
Documento Nacional de IdentidadDNI
Carné de ExtranjeríaCE
Registro Único de ContribuyentesRUC

Uruguay

Document nameCode
Cédula de IdentidadCI
Other*Other*
  • Other: In the Databases, a different document type might be saved. Eg. A foreigner uses their passport number to make a purchase in a county where they are visiting.