# Bulk Sanctions & PEP Screening (EU, UN, UK, OFAC) from CSV (`factline/bulk-sanctions-pep-screening`) Actor

Screen a whole customer, supplier or contact list against the EU, UN, UK and US OFAC sanctions lists and the PEP list. Paste names or give a CSV file, get one row per name with a verdict and match scores. Pay per name.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/factline/bulk-sanctions-pep-screening.md
- **Developed by:** [Matthew Sammels](https://apify.com/factline) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 name screeneds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Bulk Sanctions & PEP Screening (EU, UN, UK, OFAC) from CSV

Screen a whole list of people or companies against the main sanctions lists and the PEP list in one run. Paste names or point to a CSV file; get one row per name with a verdict and match scores, ready to export. Built on [Factline](https://factline.dev).

### Lists

- **Sanctions**: EU consolidated financial sanctions list, UN Security Council list, UK Sanctions List (FCDO/OFSI) and US OFAC SDN list, refreshed weekly. Fuzzy name matching with scores, so spelling variants and transliterations are caught.
- **PEP** (politically exposed persons): heads of state and government, ministers, members of parliament and the European Parliament, central bankers, from Wikidata.

### Input

- `names`: one per line, and/or
- `csvUrl`: a public link to a CSV file with a header row (comma or semicolon separated), plus `nameColumn` (default `name`). Up to 20,000 names per run.
- `lists`: sanctions and PEP (default), sanctions only, or PEP only.

### Output

One row per name: `verdict` (`no_match`, `possible_sanctions_match`, `possible_pep`), a one-line summary, the top sanctions score, the best matches and flags. Export as CSV, Excel or JSON from the dataset, or use the CSV link in the run output.

### Who uses it

Compliance teams re-screening their customer base after a list update, onboarding and payout teams, NGOs and marketplaces checking partners and sellers, and AI agents working through a list.

### For AI agents

Agents can run this Actor through the Apify MCP server, or pay with USDC on Base through Apify's x402 support without an Apify account. Direct API without Apify: `GET https://factline.dev/v1/screen/bulk?names=...` (100 names per call, x402 or API key).

### Pricing

Pay per name screened. Failed batches are not charged.

### Notes

Automated screening aid, not legal advice. A possible match needs a person to confirm identity (date of birth, nationality) against the official list before acting. A clean result is not clearance.

# Actor input Schema

## `names` (type: `array`):

People or organisations to screen, one per line. You can also (or instead) give a CSV file URL below.

## `csvUrl` (type: `string`):

Optional: a public link to a CSV file (comma or semicolon separated) with a header row. Up to 20,000 names per run.

## `nameColumn` (type: `string`):

Header of the column with the names (default 'name'), or its number counting from 1.

## `lists` (type: `string`):

Sanctions (EU, UN, UK, US OFAC), PEP, or both.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "names": [
    "Vladimir Putin",
    "Jan de Vries",
    "Rosneft"
  ],
  "nameColumn": "name",
  "lists": "both"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

All rows as JSON.

## `overview` (type: `string`):

Name, verdict, summary and score.

## `csv` (type: `string`):

The results as a CSV file.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "names": [
        "Vladimir Putin",
        "Jan de Vries",
        "Rosneft"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("factline/bulk-sanctions-pep-screening").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "names": [
        "Vladimir Putin",
        "Jan de Vries",
        "Rosneft",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("factline/bulk-sanctions-pep-screening").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "names": [
    "Vladimir Putin",
    "Jan de Vries",
    "Rosneft"
  ]
}' |
apify call factline/bulk-sanctions-pep-screening --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,factline/bulk-sanctions-pep-screening"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/fSbh9d78n8jieUcos/builds/aCOfdCVfFdC7aoHne/openapi.json