> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://sigma-docs.pastelhq.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Check Sanction (Instant) > ``` POST api/v1/aml/sacntion/instant ``` ## OpenAPI ````yaml aml-model.json POST /aml/sanction/instant openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: Sigma API description: Sigma AML API documentation license: name: MIT version: 1.0.0 servers: - url: https://sigmaaml.sabipay.com/api/v1 security: - ApiKeyAuth: [] ApiSecretAuth: [] paths: /aml/sanction/instant: post: description: Checks if a user is on the sanction list and returns result instantly requestBody: description: Sanction request payload required: true content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CheckPepPayload' example: name: Kwame Asare Mensah threshold: 85 country: GH responses: '200': description: Request was successful content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CheckSanctionInstantResponse' '400': description: Invalid input or unexpected error content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' components: schemas: CheckPepPayload: type: object required: - name - threshold properties: name: type: string description: Full name of the individual to be screened threshold: type: number description: Matching threshold for screening (e.g. similarity score) example: 85 country: type: string description: Country code (e.g., 'ru' for Russia) example: name: Kwame Asare Mensah threshold: 85 country: GH CheckSanctionInstantResponse: type: object properties: message: type: string description: >- A message indicating the status of the sanctions list fetch operation count: type: integer description: The total number of matching records found pageNumber: type: integer description: The current page number of the results data: type: array description: List of matched individuals/entities from the sanctions or PEP lists items: type: object properties: _id: type: string description: Unique identifier for the matched entity type: type: string description: Type of match (e.g., 'pep', 'sanction') externalId: type: string description: External identifier for the entity, if available __v: type: integer description: Version key used internally addresses: type: array items: type: string description: List of known addresses associated with the entity aliases: type: array items: type: string description: List of known aliases or alternative names for the entity birth_date: type: string format: date description: Date of birth of the entity countries: type: array items: type: string description: Countries associated with the entity createdAt: type: string format: date-time description: Date when the record was created updatedAt: type: string format: date-time description: Date when the record was last updated dataset: type: array description: Sources or datasets where this match was found items: type: object properties: name: type: string description: Name of the dataset url: type: string description: URL to the dataset source entityType: type: string description: Type of entity matched (e.g., 'Person', 'Organization') name: type: string description: Full name of the matched entity sanctions: type: array items: type: string description: Sanctions associated with the entity, if any photo: type: string description: URL to a photo of the matched entity politicalParty: type: array items: type: string description: List of political parties the person is affiliated with gender: type: string description: Gender of the matched entity positions: type: array description: List of positions or roles held by the entity items: type: object properties: title: type: string description: Title of the position startDate: type: - string - 'null' description: Start date of the position endDate: type: - string - 'null' description: End date of the position _id: type: string description: Unique identifier for the position education: type: array description: List of educational institutions attended items: type: object properties: title: type: string description: Name of the institution startDate: type: - string - 'null' description: Start date of education endDate: type: - string - 'null' description: End date of education _id: type: string description: Unique identifier for the education entry tags: type: array items: type: string description: Tags associated with the record searchScore: type: number description: >- Score indicating how closely the entity matches the search criteria confidenceScore: type: number description: Confidence score of the match isDeleted: type: boolean description: Flag indicating if the record is marked as deleted example: message: Sanctions search completed successfully count: 1 pageNumber: 1 data: - _id: 67f960b1c2a7d1f2b6ea10f1 type: sanction externalId: OFAC-123456 __v: 0 addresses: - Damascus, Syria aliases: - Abu Kareem Trading LLC birth_date: '1981-02-17' countries: - Syria - Lebanon createdAt: '2026-04-04T14:05:20.000Z' updatedAt: '2026-04-04T14:05:20.000Z' dataset: - name: OFAC SDN List url: https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov/ entityType: Organization name: Al Noor Exchange House sanctions: - OFAC SDN List photo: https://cdn.example.com/sanctions/al-noor-exchange-house.jpg politicalParty: [] gender: unknown positions: [] education: [] tags: - sanctions - financial-crime-watchlist searchScore: 94.2 confidenceScore: 0.91 isDeleted: false Error: required: - error - message type: object properties: error: type: integer format: int32 message: type: string example: error: 400 message: 'Invalid request payload: name is required' securitySchemes: ApiKeyAuth: type: apiKey in: header name: apiKey ApiSecretAuth: type: apiKey in: header name: apiSecret ````