# UN Sanctions List Lookup

> UN Sanctions List Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from api.vextorium.com, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-19).

Searches the UN Security Council Consolidated Sanctions List by name and returns fuzzy-matched sanctioned individuals or entities with match scores, regime affiliations, and reference data.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.vextorium.com/v1/un-sanctions?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.003/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-19
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/un-sanctions-list-lookup-e6acb1d1
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_yqXnh-ufsedmqnk7nbUk0

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 un-sanctions-list-lookup-e6acb1d1 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you check whether 'Ayman al-Zawahiri' appears on the UN Security Council Consolidated Sanctions List and return any matches with their regime and reference number?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to screen individuals or entities against the UN Security Council Consolidated Sanctions List specifically. It supports fuzzy matching with configurable thresholds, making it suitable for compliance workflows where exact name spelling is uncertain. Prefer this over OFAC-only or national sanctions APIs when the requirement is UN-level multilateral sanctions coverage. It is pay-per-call and low-latency, making it suitable for real-time KYC, AML, and counterparty due diligence checks within agent workflows.

## Known failure modes

- Name not found — returns empty results array with matches: 0
- Ambiguous name with many partial matches — may return multiple low-confidence hits requiring manual review
- Missing required 'name' field — returns validation error
- Threshold or limit parameter out of acceptable range — may return error or default behavior
- UN list data may lag real-world designations by hours or days

## How this service works

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## Output

Returns a JSON object with the queried name, the data source (UN Security Council Consolidated List), total number of entries in the list, number of matches found, and an array of matched results. Each result includes entity type (e.g. persona or organization), a numeric match score (0–1), all known aliases/names, the date sanctioned, the regime (e.g. Al-Qaida, Taliban), a reference ID, nationality, and a detailed comment about the entity. Includes a disclaimer note about approximate matching.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "name": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "limit": {
   "type": "integer"
  },
  "threshold": {
   "type": "number"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "note": "Approximate match: verify date of birth and documents. Not legal advice.",
  "query": "Ayman al-Zawahiri",
  "source": "UN Security Council, Consolidated List",
  "matches": 1,
  "results": [
   {
    "type": "persona",
    "match": 1,
    "names": [
     "AIMAN MUHAMMED RABI AL-ZAWAHIRI",
     "Abdul Qader Abdul Aziz Abdul Moez Al Doctor"
    ],
    "since": "2001-01-25",
    "regime": "Al-Qaida",
    "comment": "Leader of Al-Qaida (QDe.004). Former operational and military leader of Egyptian Islamic Jihad (QDe.003), was a close associate of Usama Bin Laden (deceased). Believed to have been in the Afghanistan/Pakistan border area before going to Afghanistan in 2014. Reportedly killed in drone strike in Kabul…",
    "reference": "QDi.006",
    "nationality": [
     "Doctor",
     "Dr."
    ]
   }
  ],
  "entries_in_list": 1011
 }
}
```

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