DEA Background Check

Endpoint

https://api.verifik.co/v2/dea

This API allows businesses and organizations to verify whether a person or entity appears on the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) watchlist. By providing a document type and document number, users can quickly determine if the individual or organization has been flagged by the DEA.

The service returns a boolean indicator showing whether a match exists and, if applicable, includes a URL linking to the official DEA record.

This tool is essential for regulatory compliance and risk mitigation in industries where individuals or entities may be involved with controlled substances.

Use Cases

• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure that your business operations comply with U.S. federal regulations by screening individuals or entities for DEA-related flags.
• Fraud Prevention: Identify potential risks associated with individuals or organizations involved in controlled substances.
• KYC & AML Compliance: Essential for industries such as healthcare, pharmaceuticals, logistics, and finance to comply with Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations.

Headers

Name	Value
Content-Type	application/json
Authorization	Bearer <token>

Query via Document

Name	Type	Required	Description
documentType	String	False	The document type that you want to request.
documentNumber	String	False	Document number to consult, without spaces or points.

Query via Full Name

Name	Type	Required	Description
fullName	String	False	Instead of documentType and documentNumber, you can pass the name directly of the person/business.

Request

JavaScript

import axios from 'axios';

const options = {
  method: 'GET',
  url: 'https://api.verifik.co/v2/dea',
  params: {documentType: 'CC', documentNumber: '80251972'},
  headers: {
    Accept: 'application/json',
    Authorization: 'jwt <tu_token>'
  }
};

try {
  const { data } = await axios.request(options);
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}

Python

import http.client

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("api.verifik.co")
payload = ''
headers = {}
conn.request("GET", "/v2/dea?fullName=", payload, headers)
res = conn.getresponse()
data = res.read()
print(data.decode("utf-8"))

Swift

var request = URLRequest(url: URL(string: "https://api.verifik.co/v2/dea?fullName=")!,timeoutInterval: Double.infinity)
request.httpMethod = "GET"

let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request) { data, response, error in 
  guard let data = data else {
    print(String(describing: error))
    return
  }
  print(String(data: data, encoding: .utf8)!)
}

task.resume()

PHP

<?php
require_once 'HTTP/Request2.php';
$request = new HTTP_Request2();
$request->setUrl('https://api.verifik.co/v2/dea?fullName=');
$request->setMethod(HTTP_Request2::METHOD_GET);
$request->setConfig(array(
  'follow_redirects' => TRUE
));
$request->setBody('');
try {
  $response = $request->send();
  if ($response->getStatus() == 200) {
    echo $response->getBody();
  }
  else {
    echo 'Unexpected HTTP status: ' . $response->getStatus() . ' ' .
    $response->getReasonPhrase();
  }
}
catch(HTTP_Request2_Exception $e) {
  echo 'Error: ' . $e->getMessage();
}

Response

200

{
    "data": {
        "documentType": "CC",
        "documentNumber": "123456789",
        "fullName": "MATEO VERIFIK",
        "firstName": "MATEO",
        "lastName": "VERIFIK",
        "arrayName": [
        "MATEO",
        "VERIFIK"
        ],
        "foundInDEA": true,
        "urlDEA": "https://www.dea.gov/fugitives/ismael-zambada-garcia"
    },
    "signature": {
        "dateTime": "June 28, 2022 11:41 AM",
        "message": "Certified by Verifik.co"
    }
}

404

{
    "code": "NotFound",
    "message": "Record not found."
}

409

{
"code": "MissingParameter",
"message": "missing documentType\n. missing documentNumber\n"
}