# Sanctions & PEP Name Screening (OFAC/EU/UN)

> Sanctions & PEP Name Screening (OFAC/EU/UN) is a paid API for AI agents from apiwitchcraft.duckdns.org, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Screens a person or entity name against major sanctions lists (OFAC, EU, UN) and Politically Exposed Person (PEP) databases

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://apiwitchcraft.duckdns.org/sanctions/screen
- Price: $0.002/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/sanctions-pep-name-screening-ofac-eu-un-b08371bb
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_g-kZF6gn9nNQlu7yGBYA9

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 sanctions-pep-name-screening-ofac-eu-un-b08371bb
```

Example prompt: Can you screen the name 'Viktor Petrov' against OFAC, EU, and UN sanctions lists to check if he's sanctioned or a politically exposed person before we proceed with the transaction?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a quick, low-cost per-query sanctions and PEP name check against the major international watchlists (OFAC, EU, UN) without maintaining your own list mirror. Ideal for KYC/AML pre-checks, vendor onboarding, or transaction screening at $0.002 per call. Prefer this over manual lookups or more expensive compliance platforms for lightweight, automated screening workflows.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required 'name' query parameter returns a validation error
- Name with special characters may fail if not properly URL-encoded
- Ambiguous or very common names may return multiple partial matches requiring manual review
- Service unavailability on the duckdns dynamic DNS host may cause timeouts
- Payment failure (x402) blocks the request before screening occurs

## How this service works

Screen any individual, company, vessel, or crypto wallet against live OFAC SDN, EU, UN, and UK sanctions and PEP lists in a single x402 call. Returns match score, program, aliases, and false-positive notes for AML/KYC, payment-risk gating, and travel-rule compliance in agentic payment pipelines. Pay per lookup in USDC on Base, no API key, instant JSON.

## Output

Returns a structured result indicating whether the queried name matches any entries on major sanctions lists (OFAC, EU, UN) or PEP registries, including match details, list sources, and risk flags.

## 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"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/sanctions-pep-name-screening-ofac-eu-un-b08371bb/health.json
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