🌎DEA Background Check

Service for querying criminal records with the DEA.

DEA Background Check

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

This service allows users to check if an individual's full name, document type, and document number are listed in the DEA watchlist. The service returns a boolean flag indicating whether the individual is found in the watchlist, along with a URL to access the DEA's official record of the individual, if applicable. This service is useful for verifying if individuals are on the DEA's watchlist for compliance and regulatory purposes.

Implementation

Headers

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

Query Parameters

Name	Type	Required?	Description	Example
documentType	String	True	Document type. Allowed values: CC,CE,PA,RC,TI,PEP,CCVE,NIT,CURP,DNI, CCEC.	CC
documentNumber	String	True	Document number to consult, without spaces or points.	123456789

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 {
 notFou 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"))

Ruby

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](<http://verifik.co/>)"
}
}

404

{
"code": "NotFound",
"message": "Record not found.",
"signature": {
"dateTime": "August 31, 2022 3:24 PM",
"message": "Certified by Verifik.co"
}
}

409

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

409

{
"code": "MissingParameter",
"message": "documentType must be one of: [DNIAR]"
}