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Purpose-built APIs for client onboarding, transaction monitoring, and ongoing bulk screening.

Screening API v4

Automated screening for onboarding & transactions

Screen people, organizations, vessels, and more against global sanctions and risk data. Fuzzy matching logic considers both similarity and dissimilarity to limit false positives.

Real-time sanctions screening
Fuzzy matching to reduce false positives
Bulk requests for ongoing monitoring

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Jobs API v4

Process bulk screening jobs for large compliance workflows

Submit up to 100,000 records in a single API request — purpose-built for AML/KYC programs that screen entire customer portfolios without tying up application resources or managing complex batching logic.

Up to 100,000 records per request
Asynchronous — poll for status or receive webhook notifications
Eliminates the complexity of sequential service calls

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Search API v4

Research & enhanced due diligence

Search global sanctions and risk data for names, titles, addresses, ID numbers, and more. Returns broader results than the Screening API — built for thoroughness over precision.

Broad result set for thorough research
Search by name, ID, address & more
Ideal for enhanced due diligence

Documentation Swagger Examples GitHub

World Data API v4

Raw sanctions data for internal screening layers

API access to our database of normalized global sanctions and persons of interest — ideal for organizations with internal screening solutions that require real time sanctions data.