# First American Watchlist API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/first-american-financial/first-american-financial-watchlist/  
**Provider:** First American Financial — https://apis.io/providers/first-american-financial/  
**Base URL:** https://api-w2.firstam.io/v1  
**Documentation:** https://developer.firstam.io/api/regulatorycompliance

First American Watchlist API is one of 16 APIs that [First American Financial](https://apis.io/providers/first-american-financial/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Regulatory Compliance, Watchlist Screening, OFAC, and Risk. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation and an OpenAPI specification.

Screen individuals and companies against OFAC SDN, Freddie Mac, FHFA SCP, HUD EPLS, HUD LDP, NFPD and proprietary ineligible lists, with optional alerts and analytics. Swagger 2.0, 8 operations.

## Operations (8)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| POST | `/watchlist/order/ofac` | Make a new Watchlist service call |
| POST | `/watchlist/order/freddiemac` | Make a new Watchlist service call |
| POST | `/watchlist/order/fhfascp` | Make a new Watchlist service call |
| POST | `/watchlist/order/hudepls` | Make a new Watchlist service call |
| POST | `/watchlist/order/hudldp` | Make a new Watchlist service call |
| POST | `/watchlist/order/nfpd` | Make a new Watchlist service call |
| POST | `/watchlist/order/ineligiblelist` | Make a new Watchlist service call |
| GET | `/watchlist/report` | Retrieve existing watchlist report by transactionID |

## Machine-readable artifacts (4)

- **Documentation** — https://developer.firstam.io/api/regulatorycompliance
- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/first-american-financial/refs/heads/main/openapi/first-american-financial-watchlist-openapi.yml
- **OpenAPI** — https://developer.firstam.io/api_docs/services/88461.json
- **Overlay** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/first-american-financial/refs/heads/main/overlays/first-american-financial-watchlist-overlay.yaml

## Other First American Financial APIs (12)

- [First American Title & Settlement (Mortgage Services) API](https://apis.io/apis/first-american-financial/first-american-financial-title-settlement/)
- [First American Property API](https://apis.io/apis/first-american-financial/first-american-financial-property/)
- [First American Ownership API](https://apis.io/apis/first-american-financial/first-american-financial-ownership/)
- [First American Occupancy API](https://apis.io/apis/first-american-financial/first-american-financial-occupancy/)
- [First American Identity API](https://apis.io/apis/first-american-financial/first-american-financial-identity/)
- [First American Bankruptcy API](https://apis.io/apis/first-american-financial/first-american-financial-bankruptcy/)
- [First American 4506-C Tax Transcript API](https://apis.io/apis/first-american-financial/first-american-financial-4506c/)
- [First American Reverse Phone Search API](https://apis.io/apis/first-american-financial/first-american-financial-reverse-phone/)
- [First American Reverse Address Search API](https://apis.io/apis/first-american-financial/first-american-financial-reverse-address/)
- [First American Active Duty SCRA Search API](https://apis.io/apis/first-american-financial/first-american-financial-scra/)
- [First American Income Estimate API](https://apis.io/apis/first-american-financial/first-american-financial-income-estimate/)
- [First American Liens & Judgments (FCRA) API](https://apis.io/apis/first-american-financial/first-american-financial-liens-judgments-fcra/)

## Tags

Regulatory Compliance, Watchlist Screening, OFAC, Risk

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