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Search sanctions with GET
Contract for GET /public/search.
GET
/public/searchSearch the normalized sanctions dataset with an API key. Domain and IP restrictions, source scope, page size and usage limits are enforced by policy. Explainability fields show why each candidate matched.
Authentication
Use the x-api-key header when possible; Authorization: ApiKey is also supported.
Parameters
| Field | In | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
name * | query | string | Required legal name, display name or known alias to search. |
type | query | EntityType | Optional entity type filter. |
gender | query | string | Optional gender filter for person records. |
birthDate | query | string | Optional birth date filter in YYYY, YYYY-MM or YYYY-MM-DD format. |
nationality | query | string | Optional nationality filter for person records. |
country | query | string | Optional entity or address country filter. |
source | query | string | Filter by requested or matched canonical source. |
sources | query | string | Optional multiple source filter. |
identifier | query | string | Optional single identifier value for GET requests. |
page | query | integer | One-based page number. |
pageSize | query | integer | Results per page, capped by the API key policy. |
Responses
| HTTP | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
200 | Successful response | SearchResponse |
400 | Invalid or missing request data | ErrorResponse |
401 | Authentication is missing or invalid | ErrorResponse |
403 | Account, permission, source scope, domain or IP restriction failed | ErrorResponse |
429 | Usage, rate or page size limit exceeded | ErrorResponse |
500 | Server error | ErrorResponse |
503 | Temporary service dependency failure | ErrorResponse |
Code examples
curl -X POST "https://api.sanctions.tr/public/search" \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-H "x-api-key: $SANCTIONS_API_KEY" \
-d '{"name":"AEROCARIBBEAN AIRLINES","sources":["OFAC"],"pageSize":5}'Decision boundary
An API result is a candidate match. A final sanctions or compliance decision requires official-source verification and human review.