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This part of the OLC opinion briefly summarizing what is and isn’t contained in the whistleblower complaint is, I believe, the most detailed official description to date. justice.gov/olc/file/12045… 
The OLC opinion also says that someone—who implicitly determined that the IC whistleblower complaint was a “credible complaint of alleged criminal conduct”—referred the whistleblower complaint to DOJ’s criminal division for review.
Further description of the complaint
This part relates that the ICIG was concerned about safeguarding elected officials from foreign compromise. That could explain the reference in the ICIG’s letters to Schiff regarding “one of the most significant and important of the DNI’s responsibilities to the American people.”
How the ICIG determined this matter was within the scope of the statute (i.e. the DNI’s responsibilities):
