WHAT: Runs the Fairquery Apify Actor sanctions-watchlist-screener: fuzzy-match people/organisations against OFAC SDN, OFAC Consolidated, EU, UK and UN lists from the official sources (re-downloaded when the cached copy in your Apify account is older than 6 h; every row reports each list's publication date); optional country/DOB filters.
WHEN: KYC/KYB onboarding, vendor/counterparty checks, bulk re-screening. Put all names in ONE call (each call is one run with its own start fee; list loading takes ~2-5 s from the cache, or 10-40 s, up to ~60 s, when lists are re-downloaded). This Worker waits 20 s, so a re-download that runs longer returns APIFY_TIMEOUT.
WHEN NOT: PEP/adverse media, certified compliance decisions. For coverage info use free sanctions_list_sources. Leads that also have an email to validate: trust_screen_lead (one merged decision).
COST: Paid, billed to YOUR Apify account via your APIFY_TOKEN: $3.00 per 1,000 names + $7.00 per 1,000 runs. 200 names in one call ~ $0.61.
RETURNS: Paged "screening" rows (status potential_match | no_match, matches[] best first, lists_unavailable) or "error" rows. Tool errors: INPUT_EMPTY, APIFY_TOKEN_MISSING, APIFY_TOKEN_INVALID, APIFY_PAYMENT_REQUIRED, APIFY_ACTOR_RUN_FAILED, APIFY_TIMEOUT. Not a certified screening service. Automated fuzzy matching against public lists; false positives and misses are possible. Review every potential match manually and consult official sources/legal counsel before acting.
BEHAVIOR: Results are stable for a given list snapshot. Called from this Fairquery-hosted Worker, which forwards your input and Apify token to Apify and waits 20 s (APIFY_TIMEOUT if the run has not finished). This Worker's code is designed not to store them. The Actor runs in your account. Up to 10,000 names. A list re-download can outlast the 20 s wait.
PARAMETERS: names and/or queries: at least one non-empty (the schema marks both optional; neither -> INPUT_EMPTY, not billed). Both may be combined; every entry is billed once, so use names for bare strings and queries when you have country/dateOfBirth/entityType or want your own id echoed. In queries, dateOfBirth removes listed individuals born more than 1 year apart, while country never removes matches (it only sets country_match); entityType "entity" covers organisations, vessels and aircraft. lists: omit to screen all five; a list that cannot be downloaded is reported in lists_unavailable instead of failing the run. minScore: a match is returned only if its 0-100 similarity is >= minScore; 85 balances recall and noise, 90-95 for large batches, 75-80 for transliterated names; it does not change the price. maxMatchesPerName caps matches[] only; match_count still reports all matches. limit/offset only page the returned rows: every call screens and bills all names again (also when only offset changes), so set limit (max 1000) to cover all rows instead of paging.
EXAMPLE: {"queries":[{"name":"Banco Nacional de Cuba","entityType":"entity"}],"minScore":90} -> status potential_match (OFAC_SDN).