Negative Due Diligence API-Basic
The Basic tier of our Negative Due Diligence API provides essential screening capabilities against key databases to identify potential risks associated with individuals or entities. It includes checks against databases such as Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs), UN Sanctions, Ministry of Home Affairs-Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, and the US Sanction List.
Database Name |
Politically Exposed Person |
UN Sanctions |
US Sanction List |
Ministry of Home Affairs-Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act |
Name | Value | Required | Description |
Content-Type | application/json | Mandatory | The type of content that the request body contains. |
Authorization | XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX | Mandatory | An authentication token to authorize the request. Reach out to the Signzy support team to get one created. |
Parameters | Description | Type | Value |
name | Name of the individual/entity whose background check has to be done | String | Mandatory |
type | Whether it is an individual or an entity | String | Mandatory (entity/individual) |
category | Negative Categories List on which search has to be done Possible Values | Array | Optional |
databaseList | Negative Databases List on which search has to be done | Array | Optional |
matchScoreThreshold | Threshold Score up to which search has to be done | String | Optional |
dateOfBirthOrIncorporation | Date of Birth/Date of Incorporation of the individual/entity | String | Optional |
dateOfBirthOrIncorporationExactMatch | dateOfBirthOrIncorporationExactMatch | Boolean | Optional |
identificationNumber | Identification Number of the individual/entity | String | Optional |
placeOfBirth | place of birth | String | Optional |
zipcode | Zipcode of the place where individual/entity resides | String | Optional |
country | Name of the country where individual/entity resides | String | Optional |
countryExactMatch | countryExactMatch | String | Optional |
aliasArray | Alternate names of the individual/entity | Array | Optional |
searchText | Specific Words on which search has to be done for the individual/entity | Array | Optional |
The request should include the following data parameters:
Code Samples
The API response will contain information related to various entities and their scores. Here is an example of the expected response structure:
Detailed Response parameters for one of the Database Category, Example PEP:
Property | Example Value | Description |
politicallyExposedPerson | Array containing PEP details | Contains information about the politically exposed person (PEP) matched in the check. |
scores | {"nameMatch": "85.00", "dobMatch": "", ...} | Provides scores for different matching criteria, such as nameMatch, dobMatch, countryMatch, zipcodeMatch, aliasArrayMatch, identificationNumberMatch, and searchTextMatch. |
details | {"Family name at birth": "", "Forename ...} | Presents detailed information about the matched PEP, including various attributes like family name at birth, forename in the original script, aliases, country, date of birth (dob), government designation, and more. |
relevance | ["AML", "CFT", "LENDING", "NONCOMPLIANCE"] | Indicates the relevance of the matched PEP to different risk categories, such as Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Counter Financing of Terrorism (CFT), lending risks, and non-compliance risks. |
overallScore | "85.00" | Represents the overall score or confidence level of the match, indicating the likelihood of the individual being a politically exposed person. |
matchStatus | "Match Found" | Specifies the status of the match. In this case, it confirms that a match has been found for a politically exposed person. |
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