sanctions.io
sanctions.io is a sanctions, PEP, and criminal watchlist screening API for AML (anti-money laundering) compliance. The REST API (base https://api.sanctions.io) screens individuals, entities, vessels, and aircraft against 75+ sanctions lists from 30+ jurisdictions (OFAC SDN and Non-SDN, EU, UN, HM Treasury, and more), over one million politically exposed person (PEP) records, criminal watchlists like Interpol Red Notices and FBI Most Wanted, and adverse media from 60,000+ news sources. It supports real-time single screening, batch screening of up to 10,000 records per request, continuous monitoring with webhook alerts, and a full sanctions database export, all behind Bearer token auth with Accept-header versioning and a self-serve 7-day free trial.
APIs
sanctions.io Screening API
Real-time single screening via the search endpoint - query a name (individual, entity, vessel, or aircraft) against selected sanctions, PEP, and criminal watchlist sources and g...
sanctions.io Batch Screening API
Screen up to 10,000 names in a single API request for large-scale compliance checks such as periodic customer base audits, bulk vendor onboarding, or regulatory reporting. Creat...
sanctions.io Adverse Media API
Search news articles related to specific individuals, entities, or subjects using custom keywords, drawing on 60,000+ global news sources for due diligence and AML compliance. R...
sanctions.io Data Sources API
List all sanctions and watchlist sources available for screening - each with the short_name code used in the data_source screening parameter (OFAC SDN, EU CFSP, UK HM Treasury, ...
sanctions.io Monitoring API
Continuously monitor customers, vendors, and counterparties against watchlists - create and manage monitoring entries, list and filter them by alerts and review status, and revi...
sanctions.io Account Management API
Manage the account around your screening integration - create, list, and delete API tokens, read and update company details and the company config (including registering webhook...