# GlobalAPI Sanctions Check

> GlobalAPI Sanctions Check is a paid API for AI agents from globalapi.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Screens a person or entity name against global sanctions lists and returns match results, paid per-call in USDC with no API key required.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://globalapi.dev/sanctions/check/%7Bname%7D
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/globalapi-sanctions-check-61caa5fd
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_xyoZalwmpEujTn_TztN9E

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability globalapi-sanctions-check-61caa5fd
```

Example prompt: Can you run a global sanctions check on 'Viktor Petrov' — I need to know if this name appears on any international sanctions lists before we proceed with onboarding.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a lightweight, pay-as-you-go sanctions screening check without committing to a subscription. Ideal for low-volume compliance checks, agent-driven KYC pipelines, or one-off due diligence lookups where API key management is undesirable. Prefer alternatives with fuzzy matching or batch capabilities for high-volume or ambiguous-name scenarios.

## Known failure modes

- Name not found — returns empty match set (not necessarily clean, may require fuzzy matching)
- Ambiguous or common names may return false positives requiring manual review
- Payment failure if insufficient USDC balance for x402 microtransaction
- Malformed name parameter may return 400 error
- Service unavailability or timeout if upstream sanctions data source is down

## How this service works

GlobalAPI x402 provides machine-ready access to live economic indicators, company registries, and sanctions screening. $0.002–$0.10 USDC per call. No subscriptions. No API keys.

## Output

Returns whether the queried name matches any entries on global sanctions lists, including match details such as list name, entity type, and match confidence where available.

## Example request

```json
{
 "properties": "name"
}
```

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/globalapi-sanctions-check-61caa5fd/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from globalapi.dev](https://www.zero.xyz/host/globalapi.dev/llms.txt)