Sanctions screening API

Agents that onboard vendors, counterparties, or payouts often need an OFAC SDN and UK Sanctions list precheck before a human decides. BRAINIAC exposes that as a pay-per-call API — no account, no API key, exact USDC on Base with x402.

What this use case covers

Screen a person or organization name against OFAC SDN and the UK Sanctions List with normalization, batch helpers, and timestamped evidence. Fuzzy matches are candidates for review, not confirmed hits. This is list screening only — not company financials or ownership graphs.

Primary API

Start with OFAC & UK Sanctions Screening (exclusion). Related products: Company Intelligence for public LEI/EDGAR profiles, and Corporate Ownership, Sanctions & Investigation for caller-supplied registry packets.

How payment works

POST the operation JSON. An unpaid call returns HTTP 402 with x402 terms. Pay exact USDC on Base, retry with payment-signature and an Idempotency-Key. Details: How it works and the FAQ.

Limits you should expect

Candidate names are not identity confirmations. Human review is required. The service does not check SAM.gov exclusions. Outputs are screening evidence against public lists — not legal advice or an official determination.

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