# Check a supplier against the BIS Entity List

**Use case:** 

Check suppliers against the US export-control and sanctions lists before you place an order: the BIS Entity List, the OFAC SDN list and the other lists in the US Consolidated Screening List. Each name comes back with a status, the best score and the list entries that matched, with links to the official source. A screening aid only, not legal advice.

## Input

```json
{
  "companyNames": [
    "Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation",
    "SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd.",
    "Shenzhen Example Electronics Co., Ltd."
  ],
  "minScore": 0.95,
  "lists": [
    "US"
  ],
  "maxMatchesPerName": 3,
  "maxItems": 200,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  },
  "maxRequestRetries": 3,
  "debugLog": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "queryName": {
    "label": "Name screened",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "confidenceBand": {
    "label": "Confidence band",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "name": {
    "label": "List entry",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "matchedOn": {
    "label": "Matched on",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "matchedName": {
    "label": "Matched name",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "score": {
    "label": "Score",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "entityType": {
    "label": "Type",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "list": {
    "label": "List",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "jurisdiction": {
    "label": "Jurisdiction",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "programs": {
    "label": "Programmes",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "country": {
    "label": "Country",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "city": {
    "label": "City",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "startDate": {
    "label": "Listed on",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "endDate": {
    "label": "End date as published",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "sourceListUrl": {
    "label": "Official list",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Sanctions Screening API Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Check a supplier against the BIS Entity List". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/FfJdrFkKZfT6bWJ58) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Check a supplier against the BIS Entity List" task

The Sanctions Screening API Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like company names, minimum score, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Check a supplier against the BIS Entity List" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as name screened, status, confidence band, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Check a supplier against the BIS Entity List" task via API](https://apify.com/sourcing-data-studio/sanctions-screening-api.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Sanctions Screening API](https://apify.com/sourcing-data-studio/sanctions-screening-api.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/sourcing-data-studio/sanctions-screening-api.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

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 full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/sourcing-data-studio/sanctions-screening-api.md

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`).