OFAC SDN Sanctions Check — in 2 seconds
Screen against the US Treasury OFAC Specially Designated Nationals list. Fuzzy matching on names and aliases. Updated daily.
Try: Rosneft, Sberbank, Gazprombank, Abramovich.
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How it works
We screen the OFAC_SDN list using fuzzy matching (Jaro-Winkler + token similarity + Levenshtein). Threshold 0.82 by default. Handles Cyrillic transliteration, legal suffix stripping, and name order variations.
API call
curl "https://compliance-engine.boring-saas-infra.workers.dev/check/sanctions?q=Rosneft&limit=5"
# → 200 OK
{
"check_type": "SANCTIONS",
"query": "Rosneft",
"matches": true,
"status": "HIT",
"results": [
{
"list": "OFAC_SDN",
"name": "...",
"type": "entity",
"country": "...",
"programs": ["..."],
"score": 1
}
]
}
Data sources
US Treasury OFAC SDN list (public domain). Data is refreshed daily at 01:00 UTC via GitHub Actions cron.
Pricing
FAQ
How do I run a ofac sdn sanctions check?
GET /check/sanctions?q=NAME. You get a JSON response with matches and scores.
Is there a free tier?
Yes. 5 checks per day, no credit card required.
What data sources are used?
US Treasury OFAC SDN list (public domain)
How often is the data updated?
Sanctions lists are refreshed daily at 01:00 UTC via GitHub Actions cron.
Can I integrate via API?
Yes. REST API. GET or POST. Works from any language.