🌎Europol Background Check

Service for querying criminal records with Europol.

Endpoint

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

This API allows businesses and organizations to perform real-time checks against Europol’s criminal records database. By providing a document type, document number, OR an individual’s name, users can verify whether the provided details match any entries in Europol’s system. This service is ideal for companies seeking to enhance identity verification processes, prevent fraud, and ensure compliance with security regulations.

Headers

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

Query Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
documentType	String	False	Document type. Allowed values: CC,CE,PA,RC,TI,PEP,CCVE,NIT,CURP,DNI, CCEC.
documentNumber	String	False	Document number to consult, without spaces or points.
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/europol',
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/europol?fullName=Mateo%20Verifik", 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/europol?fullName=Mateo%20Verifik")!,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/europol?fullName=Mateo Verifik');
$request->setMethod(HTTP_Request2::METHOD_GET);
$request->setConfig(array(
  'follow_redirects' => TRUE
));
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"
    ],
    "foundInEuropol": false,
    "urlEuropol": "https://eumostwanted.eu/es#/es/node/162"
  },
  "signature": {
    "dateTime": "June 28, 2022 12:40 PM",
    "message": "Certified by Verifik.co"
  }
}

404

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

Use Cases:

• Fraud Prevention: Identify individuals flagged in Europol’s criminal database before proceeding with sensitive transactions.

• Identity Verification: Ensure that personal information provided by users is accurate and legitimate.

• Compliance: Meet regulatory requirements for KYC (Know Your Customer) and AML (Anti-Money Laundering) checks in industries such as banking, finance, and real estate.