# opendata402 Sanctions Screening (OFAC SDN + EU List)

> opendata402 Sanctions Screening (OFAC SDN + EU List) is a paid API for AI agents from opendata402.com, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-15).

Screens a person or organisation name against the US OFAC SDN list and EU consolidated financial sanctions list, returning match score, matched list, programme, and entity type.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://opendata402.com/v1/sanctions/search?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.003/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/opendata402-sanctions-screening-ofac-sdn-eu-list-8103fef0
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_BDhM9HdzaN9l-bHSYzt5q

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 opendata402-sanctions-screening-ofac-sdn-eu-list-8103fef0
```

Example prompt: Can you run a sanctions check on 'Viktor Petrov' against the OFAC SDN and EU sanctions lists and let me know if there's a match and what programme it's linked to?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a fast, low-cost first-line sanctions screen against both OFAC SDN and EU consolidated lists in a single call, with alias matching and a scored result — particularly in KYC, onboarding, payments pre-clearance, or trade finance workflows. It is ideal for automated pipelines where you need a programmatic match score rather than a manual lookup. Note: results are indicative only and must be confirmed against official lists for regulatory purposes.

## Known failure modes

- Name too short (under 3 characters) — validation error
- Name exceeds 120 characters — validation error
- Invalid min_score format (must be 0.00–1.00 pattern) — bad request
- No matches found — empty results array returned (not an error)
- Stale data if queried before nightly update completes — results may lag by up to 24 hours
- Rate limiting or payment failure via x402 protocol — request rejected

## How this service works

Screen a person or organisation name against the US OFAC SDN list and the EU consolidated financial sanctions list (updated nightly), including aliases, with a match score, list, programme and type. Use it as a first-line sanctions check in KYC, onboarding, payments and trade. Indicative only: always confirm hits against the official lists.

## Output

Returns a list of potential matches, each with a similarity/match score (0–1), the sanctions list it was found on (OFAC SDN or EU consolidated), the specific sanctions programme, the entity type (individual, company, vessel, etc.), and any matched aliases. No match returns an empty result set.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "name"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "name": {
       "type": "string",
       "maxLength": 120,
       "minLength": 3,
       "description": "Name to screen."
      },
      "min_score": {
       "type": "string",
       "pattern": "^0?\\.[0-9]{1,2}$|^1$",
       "description": "Minimum score 0-1 (default 0.75)."
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## More

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