EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions (FSF)

The European Union Consolidated Financial Sanctions Database (FSF) is the official database maintained by the European External Action Service (EEAS) and Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA).

It contains all individuals, groups, and entities subject to EU financial sanctions under Council Regulations, including asset freezes, prohibitions on providing funds or economic resources, and sector-specific restrictions.

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API Reference

Endpoint

GET https://api.verifik.co/v2/eu-financial-sanctions

Headers

Name	Value	Description
Content-Type	application/json	Request format
Accept	application/json	Response format
Authorization	Bearer <token>	Client JWT authentication token

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
fullName	string	Conditional	Full name or company name to search. Required if document parameters are not provided.
documentNumber	string	Conditional	Document number. Required if fullName is not provided.
documentType	string	No	Document type (e.g., PAS, CC, DNI, NIT). Default: CC.

Use Cases

• Mandatory EU Sanctions Screening: Comply with European Union asset freezing orders and trade restrictions across financial institutions.
• Trade & Export Due Diligence: Screen trading partners, consignees, and buyers to avoid prohibited transactions with EU-sanctioned actors.
• Vendor & Corporate KYC: Screen beneficial owners and corporate entities against European restrictive measures.

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Request

Node.js / JavaScript

import axios from "axios";

const options = {
  method: "GET",
  url: "https://api.verifik.co/v2/eu-financial-sanctions",
  params: {
    fullName: "MARIA ELENA LOPEZ GARCIA",
  },
  headers: {
    Accept: "application/json",
    Authorization: "Bearer <your_token>",
  },
};

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

Python

import requests

url = "https://api.verifik.co/v2/eu-financial-sanctions"
headers = {
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "Authorization": "Bearer <your_token>"
}
params = {
    "fullName": "MARIA ELENA LOPEZ GARCIA"
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=params)
print(response.json())

cURL

curl -X GET "https://api.verifik.co/v2/eu-financial-sanctions?fullName=MARIA%20ELENA%20LOPEZ%20GARCIA" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <your_token>"

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Response

200 (Sanctions Record Found)

{
  "data": {
    "fullName": "MARIA ELENA LOPEZ GARCIA",
    "firstName": "MARIA",
    "lastName": "LOPEZ GARCIA",
    "foundInEUFinancialSanctions": true,
    "details": {
      "id": "NK-EU-FSF-001",
      "name": "MARIA ELENA LOPEZ GARCIA",
      "schema": "Person",
      "aliases": "EU SANCTIONS ALIAS",
      "birthDate": "1980-05-12",
      "countries": "eu",
      "addresses": "Rue de la Loi 175, 1048 Brussels, Belgium",
      "identifiers": "FSF-12345",
      "programs": "EU-GLOBAL",
      "sanctions": "Council Regulation (EU) 2020/1998",
      "firstSeen": "2020-12-07T00:00:00",
      "lastSeen": "2026-10-30T00:00:00"
    }
  },
  "signature": {
    "dateTime": "2026-10-30 20:50:00",
    "message": "Certified by Verifik.co"
  }
}

200 (Clean / Not Found)

{
  "data": {
    "fullName": "JOHN DOE",
    "firstName": "JOHN",
    "lastName": "DOE",
    "foundInEUFinancialSanctions": false,
    "details": {}
  },
  "signature": {
    "dateTime": "2026-10-30 20:50:00",
    "message": "Certified by Verifik.co"
  }
}

409 (Missing Parameters)

{
  "code": "MissingParameter",
  "message": "Either fullName or documentNumber must be provided"
}

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Sandbox Probes

Subject Query	Endpoint	Expected Result
Odd Document 10000001	/v2/eu-financial-sanctions	Sanction record found (foundInEUFinancialSanctions: true).
Even Document 10000002	/v2/eu-financial-sanctions	Clean record (foundInEUFinancialSanctions: false).