OFAC Background Check

Endpoint

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

This service provides a simple way to check if a person or entity appears on the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) and Blocked Persons List. By using this service, you can verify whether the individual or entity is subject to sanctions or restrictions enforced by OFAC.

Use Cases:

• Sanctions Compliance: Essential for financial institutions, exporters, and multinational corporations to ensure they are not dealing with sanctioned individuals or entities.
• Risk Mitigation: Helps businesses avoid penalties by ensuring compliance with U.S. and international trade regulations.
• KYC & AML: A critical tool for Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) processes in industries such as banking, insurance, and real estate.

Headers

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

Query via Document

Name	Type	Required	Description
documentType	String	False	The document type that you want to request.
documentNumber	String	False	Document number to consult, without spaces or points.

Query via Full Name

Name	Type	Required	Description
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/ofac',
  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/ofac?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/ofac?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/ofac?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 (Not Found in OFAC)

{
    "data": {
        "documentType": "CC",
        "documentNumber": "80927603",
        "fullName": "MATEO ANDRES VERIFIK",
        "firstName": "MATEO ANDRES",
        "lastName": "VERIFIK",
        "arrayName": [
            "MATEO",
            "ANDRES",
            "VERIFIK"
        ],
        "foundInOFAC": false,
        "details": {}
    },
    "signature": {
        "dateTime": "June 27, 2025 4:33 PM",
        "message": "Certified by Verifik.co"
    },
    "id": "U4RBQ"
}

200 (Found in OFAC)

{
    "data": {
        "documentType": "CURP",
        "documentNumber": "VILJ580411HSLLRN09",
        "fullName": "JUAN CARLOS VILLEGAS LOERA",
        "firstName": "JUAN CARLOS",
        "lastName": "VILLEGAS LOERA",
        "arrayName": [
            "JUAN",
            "CARLOS",
            "VILLEGAS",
            "LOERA"
        ],
        "foundInOFAC": true,
        "details": {
            "fullLink": "https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov/Details.aspx?id=15785",
            "type": "Individual",
            "list": "SDN",
            "lastName": "VILLEGAS LOERA",
            "program": "SDNTK",
            "firstName": "Juan Carlos",
            "nationality": "",
            "title": "",
            "citizenship": "",
            "dateOfBirth": "11 Apr 1958",
            "placeOfBirth": "Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico",
            "remarks": "(Linked To: BUENOS AIRES SERVICIOS, S.A. DE C.V.; Linked To: ESTACIONES DE SERVICIOS CANARIAS, S.A. DE C.V.; Linked To: GASODIESEL Y SERVICIOS ANCONA, S.A. DE C.V.; Linked To: GASOLINERA ALAMOS COUNTRY, S.A. DE C.V.; Linked To: GASOLINERA Y SERVICIOS VILLABONITA, S.A. DE C.V.; Linked To: PETROBARRANCOS, S.A. DE C.V.; Linked To: SERVICIOS CHULAVISTA, S.A. DE C.V.)",
            "identifications": [
                {
                    "type": "C.U.R.P.",
                    "idNumber": "VILJ580411HSLLRN09",
                    "country": "Mexico",
                    "issueDate": null,
                    "expireDate": null
                }
            ],
            "addresses": [
                {
                    "address": "Calle Golfo de California No. 1635",
                    "city": "Culiacan",
                    "stateOrProvince": "Sinaloa",
                    "postalCode": "",
                    "country": "Mexico"
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "signature": {
        "dateTime": "June 27, 2025 4:48 PM",
        "message": "Certified by Verifik.co"
    },
    "id": "1LMO7"
}

404

{
    "code": "NotFound",
    "message": "Record not found."
}

409 (Missing Parameters)

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

409 (Invalid Document Type)

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