Stop Paying $50K/Year for Sanctions Screening — Use This API Instead

The Problem: Sanctions Compliance Is a Minefield

Every company touching international payments needs to screen entities against OFAC, UN, and EU sanctions lists. Enterprise solutions start at $50K/year. Manual checking is error-prone.

I built SanctionShield-AI — a three-tier screening API that costs a fraction of enterprise tools.

Three-Tier Architecture

Tier	What It Does	Credits
L1 — List Check	C++-accelerated fuzzy matching against OFAC/UN/EU	10
L2 — Geopolitical	Risk scoring across 12 active conflict zones	+20
L3 — AI Deep Dive	AI ownership and evasion analysis	+50

Tiers escalate conditionally. Clean names cost 10 credits. Suspicious matches auto-trigger deeper analysis.

Quick Start

import requests

headers = {
    "X-RapidAPI-Key": "YOUR_KEY",
    "X-RapidAPI-Host": "sanctionshield-ai.p.rapidapi.com",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

# Basic screening
resp = requests.post(
    "https://sanctionshield-ai.p.rapidapi.com/v1/screen/basic",
    headers=headers,
    json={"name": "Gazprom International", "entity_type": "entity"}
)
result = resp.json()
print(f"Risk: {result['risk_rating']} — Score: {result['risk_score']}")

# Deep screening with AI
resp = requests.post(
    "https://sanctionshield-ai.p.rapidapi.com/v1/screen",
    headers=headers,
    json={"name": "Ahmad Trading LLC", "entity_type": "entity", "nationality": "IR"}
)

How It Compares

Feature	Manual Check	Enterprise Platforms	SanctionShield-AI
Setup time	N/A	Weeks	Minutes
Fuzzy matching	No	Yes	Yes (C++ accelerated)
AI analysis	No	Limited	Claude-powered
Price	Free (your time)	$50K+/year	Free tier, $49/mo Pro

When NOT to Use

Regulatory certification needed — This is a screening tool, not certified compliance
PEP screening — Current version covers sanctions, not Politically Exposed Persons
300K+ screenings/month — At that volume, enterprise may be more cost-effective