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GET
LookupSanctionEntity

Authorizations

X-WorldMonitor-Key
string
header
required

User-issued WorldMonitor API key.

Query Parameters

q
string

Search text for a sanctioned person, organization, vessel, or aircraft.

max_results
integer<int32>

Maximum number of matching sanctioned entities to return.

jmespath
string

Optional JMESPath expression applied server-side to project or reduce the JSON response before it is returned (mirrors the MCP jmespath argument). Invalid expressions, expressions larger than 1024 UTF-8 bytes, or projections that exceed the 256 KB output cap return HTTP 400 with a {_jmespath_error, original_keys} envelope. Grammar and worked examples: https://www.worldmonitor.app/docs/mcp-jmespath.

Response

Successful response

LookupSanctionEntityResponse contains matched entities from OFAC + OpenSanctions.

results
object[]
total
integer<int32>
source
string