DEA Background Check

API Reference

Endpoint

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

Screen individuals or entities against the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) watchlist using documentType and documentNumber, or fullName. The API returns whether a match was found and, when applicable, a URL to the official DEA record.

Note: Dates (date of birth or expedition date) must be in dd/mm/yyyy format.

Headers

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

Parameters

info

For the complete list of supported Document Types and their specific mandatory parameters, please visit the Document Types guide.

Name	Type	Required	Description
documentType	string	No	The document type that you want to request.
documentNumber	string	No	Document number to consult, without spaces or points.
fullName	string	No	Instead of documentType and documentNumber, you can pass the name directly of the person/business.

Use Cases

• Regulatory compliance: Screen for DEA-related flags under U.S. federal rules.
• Fraud prevention: Identify risk tied to controlled-substance enforcement records.
• KYC and AML: Support healthcare, pharma, logistics, and finance programs.

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"
}

Notes

• Returns foundInDEA and optional urlDEA when a public DEA reference exists.