# Sanctions Screening – OFAC, EU, UN & UK Sanctions List Check (`wsystem/sanctions-screening`) Actor

Sanctions screening and sanctions list check for people and companies against official OFAC SDN, EU, UN and UK lists, with fuzzy name matching, transliteration and match scores. Lists refreshed daily. KYC/KYB & AML ready.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/wsystem/sanctions-screening.md
- **Developed by:** [W System](https://apify.com/wsystem) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Developer tools, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

Pay per event

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.

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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

## Sanctions Screening – OFAC, EU, UN & UK Sanctions List Check

**Sanctions screening / sanctions list check** for KYC, KYB and AML. **Screen people, companies and vessels against the four major official sanctions lists** in one call – the **EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List**, the **UN Security Council Consolidated List**, the **US OFAC SDN List** (with aliases) and the **UK Sanctions List (FCDO)** – with **fuzzy name matching, transliteration and 0–100 match scores**.

Lists are downloaded directly from the official government sources and **refreshed daily** (~33,000 designated parties, ~95,000 names and aliases). No third-party aggregator, no API key, no subscription.

Ideal for **KYC / KYB onboarding, AML compliance checks, supplier and customer due diligence, payment screening, export control, marketplaces, fintechs and AI agents** that need a quick "is this name sanctioned?" answer.

### Features

- ✅ **EU + UN + OFAC + UK** in one request, every result tagged with its list, list ID, programme/regime, DOB, nationality and listing date.
- ✅ **Fuzzy matching** – catches spelling variants, word order ("Putin Vladimir"), missing middle names, transliterations (Cyrillic "Сбербанк" → Sberbank), legal-form noise (LLC, OOO, GmbH, PJSC…).
- ✅ **Match scores** with explanations; tune the threshold (90+ strict, 85 balanced, 75 broad).
- ✅ **False-positive reduction** – optional birth year and nationality to rank the right person first.
- ✅ **Batch** up to 5,000 names per run; ~0.2 s per name.
- ✅ **Auditable** – each result records the list version date (`lists_date`).
- ✅ **MCP / AI-agent ready** via the Apify MCP server (`https://mcp.apify.com`).

### Input example

```json
{ "names": ["Vladimir Putin", "Sberbank", "Example Trading Ltd"], "threshold": 85, "birthYear": 1952 }
```

### Output example

```json
{
  "query": "Vladimir Putin", "status": "potential_match", "top_score": 100,
  "top_match_name": "PUTIN, Vladimir Vladimirovich", "top_match_list": "OFAC", "match_count": 3,
  "matches": [{
    "score": 100, "list": "OFAC", "list_name": "OFAC SDN List (US Treasury)", "list_id": "35096",
    "sanctioned_name": "PUTIN, Vladimir Vladimirovich", "type": "person",
    "programs": ["RUSSIA-EO14024"], "dob": ["07 Oct 1952"], "nationality": ["Russia"],
    "score_notes": ["birth year matches"]
  }],
  "lists_date": "2026-10-15T13:29:02Z"
}
```

### Pricing

Pay per event: **$0.005 per name screened** + $0.005 per run start. 1,000 names ≈ $5. Compare with $0.10–$1 per check at commercial screening vendors.

### Important

This Actor is a screening **aid**: a `potential_match` is a candidate requiring human review, and a `no_match` is not legal advice or a guarantee. It covers the four listed sanctions regimes only – not PEPs or adverse media. You remain responsible for your compliance programme.

### Sources & licence

- EU: European Commission Financial Sanctions Files (FSF) – public.
- UN: scsanctions.un.org consolidated list – public.
- OFAC: US Treasury Sanctions List Service (SDN.CSV, ALT.CSV) – US public domain.
- UK: FCDO UK Sanctions List – Open Government Licence v3.0.

Keywords: sanctions screening API, OFAC check, SDN list search, EU sanctions list, UN sanctions list, UK sanctions list, OFSI, AML screening, KYC API, KYB, watchlist screening, fuzzy name matching, sanctions checker, compliance API, MCP sanctions tool.

# Actor input Schema

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

People, companies, vessels. Any script – Cyrillic/Arabic/accents are transliterated.

## `threshold` (type: `integer`):

Minimum match score to report. 85 = balanced, 90+ = strict, 75 = broad (more false positives).

## `entityTypes` (type: `array`):

Leave empty for all types.

## `lists` (type: `array`):

Leave empty to screen against all four lists.

## `birthYear` (type: `integer`):

Optional. Boosts matching birth years and down-scores mismatches to cut false positives.

## `country` (type: `string`):

Optional, e.g. 'Russia'. Small boost when it matches the listed nationality.

## `maxMatchesPerName` (type: `integer`):

Maximum candidate matches returned per name.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "names": [
    "Vladimir Putin",
    "Sberbank",
    "Example Trading Ltd"
  ],
  "threshold": 85,
  "maxMatchesPerName": 5
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

No description

## `resultsJson` (type: `string`):

No description

## `summary` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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",
        "Sberbank",
        "Example Trading Ltd"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("wsystem/sanctions-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",
        "Sberbank",
        "Example Trading Ltd",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("wsystem/sanctions-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",
    "Sberbank",
    "Example Trading Ltd"
  ]
}' |
apify call wsystem/sanctions-screening --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,wsystem/sanctions-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/KZecSwzdty3JE6HIX/builds/6pOV0wFP5S2e8gv3u/openapi.json