▣ DATA VALIDATION · HR

AML & Sanctions Verification API

What it does

Sanctions Screening checks a person against sanctions and AML screening data using a name, with optional date of birth, country, and result limit filters.

Send a name and get back an envelope with success and code, plus one or more module blocks in the response. Because the output schema is intentionally open-ended, the service is best treated as a screening lookup rather than a fixed-field profile object.

Use Sanctions Screening when you need a quick compliance check during onboarding, KYC review, or manual case handling. Add dob and country to narrow the search and reduce false matches, or adjust limit when you want fewer or more candidate results.

The request stays simple: one required query field and three optional filters. That makes it easy to wire into account creation flows, internal risk checks, and batch review tooling without building extra parsing logic around the input.

GET

Sanctions / AML Screening

https://api.eu.apyhub.com/quadlem/sanctions-screening

QUICKSTART

GUIDE

Quickstart

Use the following request to screen a person against global sanctions lists using their name.

curl -X GET "https://api.eu.apyhub.com/quadlem/sanctions-screening?name=John%20Doe" \
  -H "apy-token: $APY_TOKEN"

What you'll get back

A successful request returns the screening query, matched sanctions records, confidence score, risk assessment, and a recommendation based on the screening results.

{
  "success": true,
  "code": 200,
  "SANCTIONS": {
    "query": {
      "name": "John Doe",
      "dob": null,
      "country": null
    },
    "is_match": true,
    "match_status": "match",
    "confidence": 1,
    "match_count": 5,
    "matches": [
      {
        "name": "DOE, John Example",
        "list": "OFAC-SDN",
        "type": "individual",
        "programs": [
          "EXAMPLE-PROGRAM"
        ],
        "score": 1,
        "match_type": "token"
      }
    ],
    "lists_screened": [
      "UN",
      "OFAC-SDN",
      "EU"
    ],
    "risk_score": 1,
    "risk_level": "high",
    "recommendation": "reject",
    "summary": "Strong sanctions match (100%) to \"DOE, John Example\" on the OFAC-SDN list."
  }
}

Note: The matches array is truncated in this example. The full response returns up to the configured limit of matching sanctions records, along with complete details for each candidate.

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About this endpoint

What it does

Screens a person's name against OFAC, UN, and EU sanctions/AML watchlists using fuzzy, phonetic, and token matching, and returns candidate matches with confidence scores, matched programs, and a risk recommendation.

Query Parameter(s)

Attribute	Type	Mandatory	Description
name	String	Yes	Name to screen.
dob	String	No	Date of birth (`YYYY-MM-DD`) — reinforces a match.
country	String	No	Country filter.
limit	Integer	No	Maximum number of results. Default: `10`.

Response

Returns a JSON object with the request status and a SANCTIONS object holding the match verdict, candidate matches, the watchlists screened, and a risk score with a recommendation.

Attribute	Type	Description
success	Boolean	Whether the request succeeded.
code	Integer	Numeric response code.
SANCTIONS	Object	Screening result.
SANCTIONS.query	Object	The name/dob/country submitted.
SANCTIONS.is_match	Boolean	Whether any candidate match was found.
SANCTIONS.match_status	String	`no_match`, `possible_match`, or `match`.
SANCTIONS.confidence	Number	Confidence of the top match (0–1).
SANCTIONS.match_count	Integer	Number of candidate matches returned.
SANCTIONS.matches	Array	Candidate matches — name, list, type, programs, score, match type.
SANCTIONS.lists_screened	Array	Watchlists checked (UN, OFAC-SDN, EU).
SANCTIONS.entries_indexed	Integer	Total watchlist entries searched.
SANCTIONS.risk_score	Number	Overall risk score (0–1).
SANCTIONS.risk_level	String	`low`, `medium`, or `high`.
SANCTIONS.recommendation	String	`accept`, `review`, or `reject`.
SANCTIONS.summary	String	Plain-language explanation of the result.
SANCTIONS.reasons	Array	Codes/messages explaining the risk drivers.

▣ COMMON ERRORS

Errors any endpoint can return

400bad_request

Required parameter missing or malformed body.

401unauthorized

API key missing, revoked, or not authorized for this service.

429rate_limited

Your plan's per-second rate exceeded. Retry with exponential backoff.

503upstream_busy

Backend temporarily unavailable. Try again in a few seconds.

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