# OFAC Sanctions Screen

> OFAC Sanctions Screen is a paid API for AI agents from x402-agent-api.onrender.com, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-10).

Fuzzy-match a person, company, vessel, aircraft, or crypto address against OFAC SDN and Consolidated sanctions lists and return scored matches with metadata

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://x402-agent-api.onrender.com/api/v1/sanctions-screen?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-10
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/ofac-sanctions-screen-62f91a8d
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Abvz5H6nbycHjd2u7tieh

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 ofac-sanctions-screen-62f91a8d -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you run a sanctions check on 'Rosneft' as an entity against the OFAC SDN list — I need to know if they appear before we proceed with the contract?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a fast, pay-per-call OFAC sanctions screen without setting up an account or integrating a full compliance SaaS platform. Particularly suitable for AI agents doing ad-hoc KYC/AML checks during onboarding flows, transaction approvals, or due diligence workflows. Prefer this over manual OFAC lookups when you need fuzzy name matching with scored results, or need to check a crypto address programmatically. Note: results are a screening aid and must be confirmed via official OFAC search before taking adverse action.

## Known failure modes

- Name too short (under 2 characters) returns validation error
- min_score set below 50 rejected by schema
- Fuzzy matching may return false positives requiring manual OFAC confirmation
- Crypto address exact-match only — typos or checksummed variants may not match
- Response may be stale if OFAC list has not been refreshed recently (check loaded_at)
- limit exceeding 50 returns schema validation error

## How this service works

Screen a person, company, vessel or crypto address against US Treasury OFAC sanctions lists (SDN and Consolidated): fuzzy name matching across names and aliases (word order, accents, suffixes, typos), exact crypto address matching. Each match: score, OFAC ID, programs, aliases, addresses, DOB, nationality. Refreshed every 12 hours. For KYC, payments and vendor checks. $0.005 USDC per call.

## Output

A JSON object with a boolean 'clear' flag, a list of fuzzy-matched sanctions entries (each with name, match score, list source, aliases, addresses, and entity type), the count of matches, which OFAC lists were checked and when they were loaded, a disclaimer advising confirmation via official OFAC search, and suggested next API calls for deeper due diligence.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "name": {
   "type": "string",
   "maxLength": 200,
   "minLength": 2,
   "description": "Person, company, vessel or aircraft name, e.g. \"Vladimir Putin\" or \"Rosneft\"."
  },
  "type": {
   "enum": [
    "individual",
    "entity",
    "vessel",
    "aircraft"
   ],
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Only this kind of listing: individual, entity, vessel or aircraft."
  },
  "limit": {
   "type": "integer",
   "default": 10,
   "maximum": 50,
   "minimum": 1,
   "description": "Most matches to return, best first (default 10)."
  },
  "country": {
   "type": "string",
   "maxLength": 60,
   "minLength": 2,
   "description": "Only listings with an address or nationality in this country, e.g. \"Iran\"."
  },
  "min_score": {
   "type": "integer",
   "default": 85,
   "maximum": 100,
   "minimum": 50,
   "description": "Lowest name-match score (0-100) to report. Default 85."
  },
  "crypto_address": {
   "type": "string",
   "maxLength": 120,
   "minLength": 20,
   "description": "A cryptocurrency address to check against the addresses OFAC lists (exact match), e.g. a Bitcoin or Ethereum address."
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "clear": true,
  "query": {
   "name": "Example Trading LLC",
   "crypto_address": null
  },
  "matches": [],
  "disclaimer": "A screening aid, not legal advice. Fuzzy name matches can be false positives: confirm against OFAC's official Sanctions List Search (https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov) before acting.",
  "next_calls": [
   {
    "why": "Who is Example Trading LLC?",
    "tool": "company_profile",
    "price": "$0.01",
    "arguments": {
     "company": "Example Trading LLC"
    }
   }
  ],
  "match_count": 0,
  "lists_checked": [
   {
    "list": "SDN",
    "entries": 18000,
    "loaded_at": "2026-10-06T22:00:00.000Z"
   },
   {
    "list": "Consolidated",
    "entries": 450,
    "loaded_at": "2026-10-06T22:00:00.000Z"
   }
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/ofac-sanctions-screen-62f91a8d/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from x402-agent-api.onrender.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/x402-agent-api.onrender.com/llms.txt)