# OFAC Sanctions Screening API via Locus x402

> OFAC Sanctions Screening API via Locus x402 is a paid API for AI agents from ofac.x402.paywithlocus.com, paid per call via x402, $0.001/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-13).

Screen individuals, entities, vessels, and crypto wallets against 25+ global sanctions lists (OFAC SDN, EU, UN, INTERPOL, PEP) with fuzzy matching aligned to US Treasury guidelines

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://ofac.x402.paywithlocus.com/ofac/search?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.001/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/ofac-sanctions-screening-api-via-locus-x402-64995e6c
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap__C5mVTUB35XBiKSevTOrC

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-screening-api-via-locus-x402-64995e6c -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Screen 'Viktor Petrov', born 1971-03-15, Russian national, against all OFAC SDN, EU, and UN sanctions lists and tell me if there are any matches.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need comprehensive multi-list sanctions screening (25+ lists) with fuzzy name matching aligned to US Treasury guidelines, especially when screening crypto wallet addresses alongside traditional entities. It is particularly suited for AML/KYC compliance workflows, batch screening up to 500 entities per call, and when you need PEP, INTERPOL, OFAC SDN, EU, and UN coverage in a single API call at a low per-query cost.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required 'name' field on a case object returns a validation error
- Exceeding 500 cases per batch request returns an error
- Invalid entity type values cause enhanced matching logic to fail
- Unrecognized sanctions list codes in 'sources' filter return an error
- Payment failure or insufficient USDC balance prevents the request from completing
- Network timeout on large batch requests

## How this service works

Screen individuals, entities, vessels, and crypto wallets against 25+ global sanctions lists including OFAC SDN, EU, UN, INTERPOL, and PEP databases. Fuzzy matching designed with US Treasury guidelines.

## Output

Returns a JSON object containing matched sanctions records for each case, including the sanctions list source (e.g. SDN, EU, UN), match confidence, matched entity details, and a request ID for status tracking. Also includes payment settlement confirmation in USDC.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "cases": {
   "type": "array",
   "items": {
    "type": "object",
    "required": [
     "name"
    ],
    "properties": {
     "id": {
      "type": "string"
     },
     "dob": {
      "type": "string"
     },
     "name": {
      "type": "string"
     },
     "type": {
      "type": "string"
     },
     "gender": {
      "type": "string"
     },
     "address": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": true
     },
     "cryptoId": {
      "type": "string"
     },
     "citizenship": {
      "type": "string"
     },
     "nationality": {
      "type": "string"
     },
     "phoneNumber": {
      "type": "string"
     },
     "emailAddress": {
      "type": "string"
     },
     "identification": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
       "type": "object",
       "properties": {
        "type": {
         "type": "string"
        },
        "country": {
         "type": "string"
        },
        "idNumber": {
         "type": "string"
        }
       },
       "additionalProperties": true
      }
     }
    },
    "additionalProperties": true
   }
  },
  "types": {
   "type": "array",
   "items": {
    "type": "string"
   }
  },
  "sources": {
   "type": "array",
   "items": {
    "type": "string"
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "data": {},
  "payment": {
   "scheme": "exact",
   "settledUsdc": "0.001000",
   "authorizedMaxUsdc": "0.001000"
  },
  "request": {
   "id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
   "statusUrl": "/requests/00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000"
  },
  "success": true
 }
}
```

## More

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