# Korean Name & Entity Sanctions Screening

> Korean Name & Entity Sanctions Screening is a paid API for AI agents from x402.pokt-agent.com, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-12).

Screens Korean persons or companies against sanctions and watchlists (e.g. OFAC), handling Korean name variants, and returns fuzzy-matched candidates with scores

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://x402.pokt-agent.com/kr-names/screen?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-12
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/korean-name-entity-sanctions-screening-ddbc4713
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_ZhyMl_X1DD6VnLW_jpyce

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 korean-name-entity-sanctions-screening-ddbc4713 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you screen the Korean individual '최성철' (CHOE Song Chol, born 1978-03-15) as a person against the OFAC and UN sanctions lists, and give me the top 5 closest matches?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need to screen Korean persons or companies specifically, especially when Korean name variants and romanization differences matter — it is purpose-built for Korean-language name normalization and handles DPRK-related programs. Prefer this over generic global sanctions APIs when the entity is Korean and name variant matching is critical. It requires no API key or account setup, only a $0.02 USDC payment per call via x402 on Base.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required fields (name or kind) returns a 400 validation error
- Unknown list names in the 'lists' array may be silently ignored or return no results
- Very common Korean names may return many low-score false positives
- Payment failure or insufficient USDC balance returns a 402 Payment Required
- Name transliteration ambiguity may cause missed matches if the romanization variant is not normalized

## How this service works

Pay-per-call Korean company due diligence, company ID crosswalk, sanctions screening with Korean name variants, Upbit/Bithumb risk events, HWP to Markdown, business status, business-day calendar, address normalisation, law, rates, filings and more. No account or API key: pay each call in USDC on Base via x402.

## Output

Returns a list of candidate matches from official public sanctions and watchlists, each with the matched name, the specific list (e.g. 'ofac'), a fuzzy similarity score (0–1), and the sanctions program (e.g. 'DPRK'). Also includes a disclaimer that results are for human review and not a legal determination.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "dob": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "kind": {
   "enum": [
    "person",
    "company"
   ],
   "type": "string"
  },
  "name": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "limit": {
   "type": "integer"
  },
  "lists": {
   "type": "array",
   "items": {
    "type": "string"
   }
  },
  "nationality": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "candidates": [
   {
    "list": "ofac",
    "name": "CHOE, Song Chol",
    "score": 0.997,
    "program": "DPRK"
   }
  ],
  "disclaimer": "Screening candidates from official public lists for human review; not a determination."
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/korean-name-entity-sanctions-screening-ddbc4713/health.json
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