{"uid":"cap_HUddk4PqnGg3mB3_2xLJx","slug":"ofac-sdn-sanctions-screening-for-crypto-wallet-addresses-35a30fc7","name":"OFAC SDN Sanctions Screening for Crypto Wallet Addresses","description":"Screen a crypto wallet address against the OFAC SDN sanctions list (US Treasury Specially Designated Nationals) before transacting. Multi-chain across ~20 assets (BTC, ETH, USDT, TRX, XMR and more); EVM 0x addresses match case-insensitively. Returns whether the address is sanctioned plus the listed entity, asset and list publish date. Clean address returns `sanctioned:false`. Public-domain OFAC data.","url":"https://chain.openverbs.com/v1/sanctions?utm_source=zero.xyz","method":"POST","headers":{},"bodySchema":{"type":"object","properties":{"address":{"type":"string","maxLength":128,"minLength":8,"description":"Crypto wallet address to screen (EVM 0x…, or a BTC/TRX/XMR/… address)."}}},"responseSchema":null,"example":null,"exampleRequest":null,"tags":["x402"],"displayCostAmount":"0.006","displayCostAsset":"USDC","priceDynamic":false,"priceHint":null,"priceStatus":"priced","priceSource":"probe","requiresHandshake":false,"reviewCount":0,"rating":{"score":"0.00","successRate":"0.00","reviews":0,"stars":null,"state":"unrated"},"availabilityStatus":"unknown","priceObserved":null,"sessionDeposit":null,"pricing":{"kind":"static","summary":"$0.006/call","primary":{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.006","per":"call","confidence":"exact"},"accepted":[{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.006","per":"call","confidence":"exact"}]},"paymentMethods":[{"uid":"pm_5Qfms6dNJ5bHaSWbkpnd2","protocol":"x402","methodType":"crypto","chain":"base","mode":"charge","costAmount":"0.006","costPer":"request","priority":0,"asset":"0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913","unit":"request","depositMicros":null,"planRef":null}],"brandName":null,"brandSlug":null,"brandBaseUrl":null,"brandDocsUrl":null,"whatItDoes":"Screens a crypto wallet address against the OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) sanctions list and returns whether the address is sanctioned, along with entity name, asset, and list publish date.","exampleAgentPrompt":"Before I send funds, can you check if the wallet address 0x3f5CE5FBFe3E9af3971dD833D26bA9b5C936f0bE is on the OFAC SDN sanctions list?","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Pre-transfer compliance check for DeFi","prompt":"I'm about to send USDT to 0xA9D1e08C7793af67e9d92fe308d5697FB81d3E43 — can you screen it against the OFAC sanctions list before I proceed?"},{"title":"Screening incoming Bitcoin payment","prompt":"Someone just sent us a payment from bc1qxy2kgdygjrsqtzq2n0yrf2493p83kkfjhx0wlh — can you check if that Bitcoin address is on any US Treasury sanctions lists?"},{"title":"Automated compliance gate for crypto exchange","prompt":"Run a sanctions check on this Tron address TQn9Y2khEsLJW1ChVWFMSMeRDow5KcbLSE — we need to know if it's flagged as an SDN before we allow the withdrawal."}],"resultDescription":"Returns a JSON object with a `sanctioned` boolean field. If `sanctioned: false`, the address is clean. If sanctioned, the response includes the listed entity name, the asset type (e.g. ETH, BTC, USDT), and the OFAC SDN list publish date. Covers ~20 chains including BTC, ETH, USDT, TRX, XMR, with EVM 0x addresses matched case-insensitively.","failureModes":["Address string too short or malformed — returns validation error","Address format not recognized for supported chains","Network timeout reaching OFAC data source","Address on unsupported chain returns no match (not an error, but may be a false negative)","Rate limiting if excessive calls are made without payment"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when you need fast, per-address OFAC SDN sanctions screening before executing a crypto transaction across any of ~20 supported chains. It is ideal for compliance workflows, DeFi applications, exchanges, or any agent that must verify a counterparty wallet is not a Specially Designated National. Prefer this over manual OFAC lookups or general AML services when you need a simple sanctioned/not-sanctioned answer with entity metadata, at low cost per call, with no third-party risk scoring involved.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-10-10T06:42:46.188Z","isFirstParty":false,"canonicalSlug":"ofac-sdn-sanctions-screening-for-crypto-wallet-addresses-35a30fc7"}