Post transaction screening - Adhere by Smartcomply

This endpoint initiates the transaction screening process, evaluating a transaction against predefined criteria, such as sanctions lists, high-risk countries, and suspicious keywords. Transactions that meet any criteria trigger alerts for further review.

Request Endpoint

POST: {{url}}/api/v1/monitoring/transaction_screening

Media-Type: application/json

Status Codes

201 Created: Transaction screened successfully.
400 Bad Request: Invalid transaction data or missing required fields.
403 Forbidden: Transaction flagged or blocked due to screening criteria.
500 Internal Server Error: Unexpected error during processing. The request body is not set correctly.

Payload Example Request

{
  "transactionId": "1234567892",
  "transactionType": "Transfer",
  "amount": "10000.00",
  "currency": "NGN",
  "transactionDate": "2024-07-06T12:34:56Z",
  "sender": {
    "name": "QUDRATULLAH JAMAL",
    "accountNumber": "123456789012",
    "address": {
      "street": "123 Main St",
      "city": "Lagos",
      "state": "Lagos",
      "postalCode": "10001",
      "country": "NIGERIA"
    },
    "identification": {
      "type": "Passport",
      "number": "A12345678",
      "country": "USA"
    }
  },
  "receiver": {
    "name": "Jane Smith",
    "accountNumber": "987654321098",
    "address": {
      "street": "456 Elm St",
      "city": "San Francisco",
      "state": "CA",
      "postalCode": "94101",
      "country": "USA"
    },
    "identification": {
      "type": "National ID",
      "number": "B98765432",
      "country": "USA"
    }
  },
  "details": {
    "purpose": "Payment for services",
    "reference": "INV-2024-001"
  }
}

Request Body

Field	Type	Category	Notes
`transactionId`	string \| number	Recommended	Links repeat calls to the same transaction.
`transactionType`	string	Optional	Can be empty if you don’t use it.
`amount`	number \| numeric string	Required	Must be a valid number (e.g., `10000.00`).
`currency`	string	Optional	Currency code, e.g., `NGN`, `USD`.
`transactionDate`	ISO-8601 string	Required	Use a format like `2024-07-06T12:34:56Z`.
`sender.name`	string	Required	Needed to screen the sender against lists.
`sender.accountNumber`	string	Optional	Extra context only.
`sender.address`	object	Optional	Include for location-based checks.
`sender.address.street`	string	Optional	—
`sender.address.city`	string	Optional	—
`sender.address.state`	string	Optional	—
`sender.address.postalCode`	string	Optional	—
`sender.address.country`	string	Recommended	Helps flag high-risk countries.
`sender.identification`	object	Optional	Extra KYC info if available.
`sender.identification.type`	string	Optional	e.g., Passport, National ID.
`sender.identification.number`	string	Optional	—
`sender.identification.country`	string	Optional	Issuing country.
`receiver.name`	string	Required	Needed to screen the receiver against lists.
`receiver.accountNumber`	string	Optional	Extra context only.
`receiver.address`	object	Optional	Include for location-based checks.
`receiver.address.street`	string	Optional	—
`receiver.address.city`	string	Optional	—
`receiver.address.state`	string	Optional	—
`receiver.address.postalCode`	string	Optional	—
`receiver.address.country`	string	Recommended	Helps flag high-risk countries.
`receiver.identification`	object	Optional	Extra KYC info if available.
`receiver.identification.type`	string	Optional	e.g., Passport, National ID.
`receiver.identification.number`	string	Optional	—
`receiver.identification.country`	string	Optional	Issuing country.
`details`	object	Optional	Extra metadata.
`details.purpose`	string	Recommended*	Helps keyword checks if you didn’t send `description`.
`details.reference`	string	Optional	Your own reference/invoice number.

201 Created Response

{
    "transactionId": 1234567892,
    "transactionType": "Transfer",
    "amount": 10000.0,
    "currency": "NGN",
    "transactionDate": "2024-07-06T12:34:56Z",
    "sender": {
        "name": "QUDRATULLAH JAMAL",
        "accountNumber": "123456789012",
        "address": {
            "street": "123 Main St",
            "city": "Lagos",
            "state": "Lagos",
            "postalCode": "10001",
            "country": "NIGERIA"
        },
        "identification": {
            "type": "Passport",
            "number": "A12345678",
            "country": "USA"
        }
    },
    "receiver": {
        "name": "Jane Smith",
        "accountNumber": "987654321098",
        "address": {
            "street": "456 Elm St",
            "city": "San Francisco",
            "state": "CA",
            "postalCode": "94101",
            "country": "USA"
        },
        "identification": {
            "type": "National ID",
            "number": "B98765432",
            "country": "USA"
        }
    },
    "description": null,
    "status": null,
    "details": {
        "purpose": "Payment for services",
        "reference": "INV-2024-001"
    },
    "sanction": {
        "sender_name": "QUDRATULLAH JAMAL",
        "sender_record": [
            {
                "id": 60,
                "entity_name": "QUDRATULLAH JAMAL",
                "recorded_date": "29 Nov. 2011",
                "country": "Afghanistan",
                "sanction_body": null,
                "sanction_types": [
                    "sanction",
                    "warnings"
                ],
                "other_names": [],
                "other_information": {
                    "dob": "Approximately 1963",
                    "pob": "Gardez, Paktia Province, Afghanistan",
                    "title": "Maulavi",
                    "other_info": "Member of Taliban Supreme Council and member of Taliban Cultural Commission as at 2010. Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 21 Jul. 2010.",
                    "designations": "Minister of Information under the Taliban regime"
                },
                "date_created": "2024-06-07T00:30:16.953121Z",
                "date_updated": "2024-06-23T19:58:11.526561Z"
            },
            {
                "id": 662,
                "entity_name": "qudratullah jamal",
                "recorded_date": "2022-04-27T18:12:14",
                "country": "Afghanistan",
                "sanction_body": "Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes",
                "sanction_types": [
                    "sanction",
                    "warnings"
                ],
                "other_names": [
                    "قدرت الله جمال",
                    "haji sahib"
                ],
                "other_information": {
                    "dob": [
                        "1963"
                    ],
                    "last_seen": "2024-06-22T20:02:02",
                    "birth_place": [
                        "Gardez, Paktika Province, Afghanistan"
                    ]
                },
                "date_created": "2024-06-23T17:30:59.378659Z",
                "date_updated": "2024-07-12T14:13:34.465282Z"
            }
        ],
        "receiver_name": "Jane Smith",
        "receiver_record": null
    },
    "screeningStatus": "Denied",
    "comments": "Transaction denied due to a high-confidence match with the Sanctions List.",
    "additionalActions": [
        {
            "actionType": "Notify Customer",
            "assignedTo": "Customer Service",
            "notes": "Inform the customer about the transaction denial and provide instructions for further steps."
        }
    ]
}

Response Fields

Field	Description	Type
`transactionId`	This is the unique identifier for the transaction	`String`
`transactionType`	Type of the transaction (e.g., Transfer)	`String`
`amount`	The total transaction amount	`String`
`currency`	This is currency code for the transaction (e.g., USD, NGN)	`String`
`transactionDate`	ISO 8601 date and time of the transaction.	`String`
`sender`	Information about the transaction sender	`Object`
`- name`	Full name of the sender	`String`
`- accountNumber`	Sender’s account number	`String`
`- address`	Sender’s address information	`Object`
`-- street`	Street address of the sender	`String`
`-- city`	City of the sender	`String`
`-- state`	State or region of the sender	`String`
`-- postalCode`	Postal or ZIP code of the sender’s location	`String`
`-- country`	Country of the sender	`String`
`- identification`	Sender’s identification details	`Object`
`-- type`	Type of identification (e.g Passport, National ID)	`String`
`-- number`	Identification number	`String`
`-- country`	Issuing country of the identification	`String`
`receiver`	Information about the transaction receiver	`Object`
`- name`	Full name of receiver	`String`
`- accountNumber`	Receiver’s account number	`String`
`- address`	Receiver’s address information	`Object`
`-- street`	Street address of the receiver	`String`
`-- city`	City of the receiver	`String`
`-- state`	State or region of the receiver	`String`
`-- postalCode`	Postal or ZIP code of the receiver’s location	`String`
`-- country`	Country of the receiver	`String`
`- identification`	Receiver’s identification details	`Object`
`-- type`	Type of identification (e.g Passport, National ID)	`String`
`-- number`	Receiver’s Identification number	`String`
`-- country`	Issuing country of the identification	`String`
`description`	Description of the transaction	`String`
`status`	Current status of the transaction	`String`
`details`	Additional details regarding the transaction	`Object`
`- purpose`	Purpose of the transaction	`String`
`- reference`	Reference identifier for the transaction	`String`
`sanction`	Details of any sanctions applied	`Object`
`- sender_name`	Name of the sender being screened for sanctions	`String`
`- sender_record`	List of records matching the sender in the sanctions database	`Array`
`-- id`	Unique ID for the sanctioned record	`String`
`-- entity_name`	Name of the entity in the sanction record	`String`
`-- recorded_date`	Date the sanction was recorded	`String`
`-- country`	Country of the sanctioned entity	`String`
`-- sanction_body`	Sanctioning authority (e.g., UN, OFAC, etc.)	`String`
`-- sanction_types`	Types of sanctions applied to the entity (e.g., warning, embargo)	`Array`
`-- other_names`	Alternate names for the sanctioned entity	`Array`
`-- other_information`	Additional details about the sanction, such as DOB, POB, etc.	`Object`
`--- dob`	Date of birth of the sanctioned individual	`String/Array`
`--- pob`	Place of birth of the sanctioned individual	`String/Array`
`--- title`	Titles or ranks held by the sanctioned individual	`String`
`--- designations`	Designations or roles held by the sanctioned individual	`String`
`--- other_info`	Additional descriptive information about the sanction	`String`
`-- date_created`	Date the sanction record was created	`String`
`-- date_updated`	Date the sanction record was last updated	`String`
`- receiver_name`	Name of the receiver being screened for sanctions	`String`
`- receiver_record`	Sanction details matching the receiver (if any)	`Object`
`-- id`	Unique ID for the sanctioned record	`String`
`-- entity_name`	Name of the entity in the sanction record	`String`
`-- recorded_date`	Date the sanction was recorded	`String`
`-- country`	Country of the sanctioned entity	`String`
`-- sanction_body`	Sanctioning authority (e.g., UN, OFAC, etc.)	`String`
`-- sanction_types`	Types of sanctions applied to the entity (e.g., warning, embargo)	`Array`
`-- other_names`	Alternate names for the sanctioned receiver	`Array`
`-- other_information`	Additional details about the sanction, such as DOB, POB, etc.	`Object`
`--- notes`	Miscellaneous notes related to the receiver’s sanctions	`String`
`-- date_created`	Date the receiver’s sanction record was created	`String`
`-- date_updated`	Date the receiver’s sanction record was last updated	`String`
`screeningStatus`	Outcome status of the transaction screening	`String`
`comments`	Comments or notes regarding screening results	`String`
`additionalActions`	List of additional actions required based on screening	`Array`
`- actionType`	Type of action to be taken	`String`
`- assignedTo`	Role or team assigned to handle the action	`String`
`- notes`	Additional instructions or notes related to the action	`String`

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