x402

PEP Check (x402)

Screens an individual against the Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) database via Dilisense. Coverage spans 230+ geopolitical territories aligned with EU C/2023/724 PEP function definitions and includes Relatives and Close Associates (RCAs). Returns audit-grade evidence: match results with classification, position history, jurisdictions, and named source attribution.

get/x402/v2/pep-check

Request

  • Base URL: https://api.strale.io
  • URL: https://api.strale.io/x402/v2/pep-check
  • Auth: none required

Query parameters

namestring required

Full name of person to screen

countrystring

ISO country code filter (optional)

birth_datestring date

Alias for date_of_birth (optional)

date_of_birthstring date

ISO date of birth (YYYY-MM-DD) for disambiguation, reduces false positives on common names (optional)

Response

Success

querystring
is_pepboolean
source'dilisense'
match_countinteger
screened_atstring
total_resultsinteger
country_filterstring nullable
birth_date_filterstring nullable

Example response

{
  "query": "Angela Merkel",
  "is_pep": true,
  "source": "dilisense",
  "matches": [
    {
      "name": "Angela Dorothea Merkel",
      "datasets": [
        "dilisense_pep"
      ],
      "countries": [
        "DE"
      ],
      "entity_id": "dilisense_pep",
      "positions": [
        "Chancellor of Germany",
        "Member of the Bundestag"
      ],
      "classification": "head_of_state",
      "last_updated_at": null
    }
  ],
  "match_count": 1,
  "screened_at": "2026-04-27T13:00:00.000Z",
  "lists_queried": {
    "version": null,
    "collection": "dilisense/consolidated-pep",
    "major_lists": [
      "EU C/2023/724 — Member-State PEP function definitions",
      "DE Bundestag, Bundesrat, Bundespräsident, Bundesbank, state-owned enterprises",
      "(plus 228+ national parliament/government/central-bank/judiciary sources)"
    ],
    "source_count": 230,
    "freshness_note": "Dilisense PEP coverage spans 230+ geopolitical territories and aligns with EU C/2023/724 PEP function definitions. The publisher refreshes the index multiple times daily; per-list timestamps are not exposed via the screening API.",
    "last_updated_at": null,
    "source_catalog_url": "https://dilisense.com/en/sources/politically-exposed-persons-list"
  },
  "total_results": 1,
  "country_filter": "DE",
  "birth_date_filter": "1954-07-17"
}

Changes

No recorded changes to this operation across all 1 revision of this API.