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Adverse media check

Search and analyze public sources for negative news or reputational risks associated with an individual. It helps detect potential issues that might not yet be reflected in official government or regulatory databases.

Operations

Adverse media check

Request

The adverse media check screens individuals against news articles. This service may help to identify potential involvement in financial crimes, serious offenses, political exposure, or reputational risks

Security
API-Key
Bodyapplication/json
primary_keywordsArray of any, [ 1 .. 32 ] characters^[a-zA-Z0-9 -'`’]{1,32}$required

A list of primary keywords. Articles must contain at least one of these keywords to be considered relevant to the search. A maximum of 20 primary keywords are permitted (including predefined keywords for individuals’s first name and last name)

Example:
[
  "corruption",
  "money laundering",
  "murder"
]
secondary_keywordsArray of any, [ 1 .. 32 ] characters^[a-zA-Z0-9 -'`’]{1,32}$

A list of optional secondary keywords. Articles containing these keywords may see improved search result ranking. A maximum of 20 secondary keywords are permitted

Example:
[
  "sanctioned",
  "whistleblower",
  "conviction"
]
callback_urlstring, (uri), <= 2048 charactersrequired

The endpoint URL where our system will send real-time webhook notifications via POST request. Your server should respond with a 200 OK status to acknowledge receipt

Example:"https://webhook.site/34374c1f-3b2b-4060-ad26-8a556478df03"
{
  "primary_keywords": [
    "corruption",
    "money laundering",
    "murder"
  ],
  "secondary_keywords": [
    "sanctioned",
    "whistleblower",
    "conviction"
  ],
  "callback_url": "https://webhook.site/34374c1f-3b2b-4060-ad26-8a556478df03"
}

Responses

OK

The request was successful, and our system returned an expected response.

Bodyapplication/json
statusstring
Example:"ok"
dataobject
Example:
{
  "primary_keywords": [
    "John",
    "Smith",
    "corruption",
    "money laundering",
    "murder"
  ],
  "secondary_keywords": [
    "sanctioned",
    "whistleblower",
    "conviction"
  ],
  "callback_url": "https://webhook.site/34374c1f-3b2b-4060-ad26-8a556478df03"
}
Response
{
  "status": "ok",
  "data": {
    "primary_keywords": [
      "John",
      "Smith",
      "corruption",
      "money laundering",
      "murder"
    ],
    "secondary_keywords": [
      "sanctioned",
      "whistleblower",
      "conviction"
    ],
    "callback_url": "https://webhook.site/34374c1f-3b2b-4060-ad26-8a556478df03"
  }
}