Europol Background Check

API Reference

Endpoint

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

Check Europol criminal-records data in real time using documentType with documentNumber, or fullName alone. Responses indicate whether a match exists and may include a direct Europol reference URL when found.

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

• Fraud prevention: Identify individuals flagged in Europol's criminal database before sensitive transactions.
• Identity verification: Validate that supplied personal data is legitimate.
• Compliance: Support KYC and AML checks in banking, finance, and real estate.

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")

headers = {
    'Accept': "application/json",
    'Authorization': "JWT token"
}

conn.request("GET", "/v2/europol?fullName=Mateo%20Verifik", headers=headers)

res = conn.getresponse()
data = res.read()

print(data.decode("utf-8"))

PHP

<?php

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://api.verifik.co/v2/europol?fullName=Mateo Verifik', [
  'headers' => [
    'Accept' => 'application/json',
    'Authorization' => 'JWT token',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();

Swift

import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Accept": "application/json",
  "Authorization": "JWT token"
]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.verifik.co/v2/europol?fullName=Mateo%20Verifik")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()

Response

200

{
  "data": {
    "documentType": "CC",
    "documentNumber": "123456789",
    "fullName": "MATEO VERIFIK",
    "firstName": "MATEO",
    "lastName": "VERIFIK",
    "arrayName": ["MATEO", "VERIFIK"],
    "foundInEuropol": true,
    "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."
}

Notes

• Europol database check with document-based or full-name queries.
• Match detection may include a direct Europol URL when applicable.
• Structured responses for integration; supports JavaScript, Python, PHP, and Swift examples above.