{
  "$schema": "https://schemas.nightboxllc.com/sanctions-screening-api/v1.json",
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Dataset",
  "@id": "https://nightboxllc.com/.well-known/sanctions-screening-api.json",
  "name": "NIGHTBOX — Sanctions Screening Coordination API",
  "name_ru": "NIGHTBOX — API координации санкционного скрининга",
  "headline": "API contract and discovery document for /api/sanctions-screen — a free coordination endpoint that prepares authoritative-source search URLs across 12+ sanctions and restricted-party lists (OFAC SDN, OFAC Consolidated, BIS Entity List, BIS Denied Persons, BIS Unverified, DoD 1260H, EU Council, UK FCDO, UN Security Council, RF Foreign Agent Registry, World Bank Ineligible, Australian DFAT) for a given query, with context-classified guidance on which lists to prioritize. Honest positioning: this is a coordination guide, NOT a legal-grade clearance determination.",
  "version": "1.0",
  "issued_date": "2026-05-16",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "tlp": "WHITE",

  "endpoint": {
    "url": "https://nightboxllc.com/api/sanctions-screen",
    "methods": ["GET", "POST"],
    "runtime": "Vercel Edge (global low-latency)",
    "auth_required_free_tier": false,
    "rate_limit_free_tier": "50 screens per day per IP",
    "rate_limit_pro_tier": "(future) contact artem@nightboxllc.com",
    "cache_seconds": 300,
    "cors": "permissive (read-only public service)"
  },

  "request_schema": {
    "GET_query_parameters": {
      "q": {
        "type": "string",
        "required": true,
        "max_length": 200,
        "description": "Entity or individual name to screen across authoritative lists"
      },
      "type": {
        "type": "string",
        "required": false,
        "enum": ["individual", "entity", "federal-contractor", "vessel", "aircraft"],
        "description": "Type of subject — affects context classification"
      },
      "jurisdiction": {
        "type": "string",
        "required": false,
        "enum": ["US", "EU", "UK", "UN", "RU", "RF", "CN", "GLOBAL"],
        "description": "Operator's jurisdiction — affects which lists are 'must screen' vs 'informational'"
      }
    },
    "POST_body_schema": {
      "content_type": "application/json",
      "max_size_bytes": 4096,
      "shape": "{ q: string, type?: string, jurisdiction?: string }"
    }
  },

  "response_schema": {
    "content_type": "application/json; charset=utf-8",
    "fields": {
      "query": "echoed query string",
      "context_classification": "computed context: US_PERSON_TRANSACTION | FEDERAL_CONTRACTOR_ATTESTATION | EU_PERSON_TRANSACTION | RUSSIAN_HERITAGE_COUNTERPARTY",
      "issued_at": "ISO 8601 timestamp",
      "request_id": "nbx-XX correlation ID",
      "disclaimer": "EN + RU disclaimer that this is coordination guide, not legal-grade clearance",
      "must_screen": "array of authoritative-source objects with direct search URLs",
      "should_screen": "array of secondary-priority sources",
      "informational": "array of informational sources",
      "other_lists_available": "array of remaining sources for completeness",
      "recommended_next_steps": "array of 5 procedural steps for manual review",
      "legal_basis_references": "object mapping jurisdiction → primary legal authorities",
      "free_tier_quota": "rate-limit and pro-tier-contact information",
      "api_contract": "URL of this document",
      "license": "CC BY 4.0",
      "last_source_registry_review": "ISO date of last review of the source list"
    }
  },

  "authoritative_sources_covered": [
    {"id": "ofac-sdn", "name": "OFAC SDN List", "maintainer": "US Treasury OFAC", "tier": "primary"},
    {"id": "ofac-consolidated", "name": "OFAC Consolidated Sanctions", "maintainer": "US Treasury OFAC", "tier": "primary"},
    {"id": "bis-entity-list", "name": "BIS Entity List", "maintainer": "US Commerce BIS", "tier": "primary"},
    {"id": "bis-denied-persons", "name": "BIS Denied Persons List", "maintainer": "US Commerce BIS", "tier": "primary"},
    {"id": "bis-unverified", "name": "BIS Unverified List", "maintainer": "US Commerce BIS", "tier": "secondary"},
    {"id": "dod-1260h", "name": "DoD Section 1260H Chinese Military Companies", "maintainer": "US Department of Defense", "tier": "primary"},
    {"id": "eu-council", "name": "EU Council Restrictive Measures", "maintainer": "Council of the EU", "tier": "primary"},
    {"id": "uk-fcdo", "name": "UK FCDO Sanctions List", "maintainer": "UK FCDO + HMT OFSI", "tier": "primary"},
    {"id": "un-sc", "name": "UN Security Council Consolidated List", "maintainer": "UN Security Council", "tier": "primary"},
    {"id": "rf-foreign-agent", "name": "RF Foreign Agent Registry (255-ФЗ)", "maintainer": "RF Ministry of Justice", "tier": "secondary"},
    {"id": "world-bank-ineligible", "name": "World Bank Listing of Ineligible Firms", "maintainer": "World Bank Group", "tier": "tertiary"},
    {"id": "au-doat", "name": "Australian DFAT Consolidated List", "maintainer": "Australia DFAT", "tier": "secondary"}
  ],

  "honest_positioning": {
    "what_this_endpoint_is_en": "A free coordination endpoint that consolidates the 12+ authoritative sanctions/restricted-party lists into a single response with: (a) per-list direct search URL for your query, (b) coverage description, (c) refresh cadence, (d) context-classified guidance on which to prioritize, (e) 5-step procedural review framework.",
    "what_this_endpoint_is_NOT_en": "This endpoint does NOT make a yes/no clearance determination. It does NOT download/cache sanctions list contents in the Edge runtime. It does NOT substitute for: (a) manual review of authoritative source matches, (b) qualified US sanctions counsel, (c) professional screening providers (Castellum.ai, Sayari, Sanctions.io, Refinitiv World-Check, LexisNexis Bridger, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, etc.).",
    "what_this_endpoint_is_ru": "Бесплатный навигационный endpoint, консолидирующий 12+ авторитетных санкционных списков в один ответ с: (а) прямой поисковой URL по каждому списку для вашего запроса, (б) описанием охвата, (в) каденцией обновления, (г) контекстно-классифицированной рекомендацией приоритетов, (д) 5-шаговой процедурной структурой проверки.",
    "what_this_endpoint_is_NOT_ru": "Этот endpoint НЕ выносит решения 'годен/негоден'. НЕ загружает и НЕ кеширует содержимое санкционных списков в Edge runtime. НЕ заменяет: (а) ручной просмотр совпадений в авторитетных источниках, (б) квалифицированного юриста по санкциям США, (в) профессиональных провайдеров скрининга (Castellum.ai, Sayari, Sanctions.io, Refinitiv World-Check, LexisNexis Bridger, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance и др.)."
  },

  "use_cases": [
    "Russian-speaking diaspora small-business owners screening prospective counterparties for OFAC-list exposure before contracting",
    "US federal contractors performing Section 1260H + BIS Entity List + OFAC SDN pre-award due diligence on subcontractors",
    "Academic researchers and journalists checking subjects of inquiry against multi-jurisdictional sanctions lists",
    "AI agents performing structured due-diligence on entities mentioned in documents",
    "NIGHTBOX-internal compliance officer (single operator) screening editorial-source-of-record persons for sanctions exposure",
    "Anyone needing a quick multi-list coordination check without manually opening 12 browser tabs"
  ],

  "pricing": {
    "current_state": "Free tier (50 screens/day per IP), no authentication required",
    "future_pro_tier": "Pro tier (volume API access, actual list-content fuzzy-match via Castellum.ai/Sayari proxy, audit-trail logging, batch CSV upload) — pricing TBD, contact artem@nightboxllc.com to express interest",
    "enterprise_tier": "Bespoke integration with operator's compliance program (Salesforce/Workday/etc.); legal-grade case handling; OPSEC-disciplined batch processing — contact artem@nightboxllc.com for SOW",
    "federal_contractor_tier": "SBIR/STTR subaward path; SAM.gov UEI UHCAB6UXXKF2; CMMC 2.0 Level 1 self-attested per /.well-known/cmmc-level-1-self-attestation.json"
  },

  "compliance_posture": {
    "us_side": [
      "NIGHTBOX is a Wyoming-domiciled US small business (SAM.gov UEI UHCAB6UXXKF2)",
      "Federal compliance attestations published at /.well-known/ (CMMC L1, SSDF, 1260H, OMB M-25, NIST AI RMF, Section 889, Zero Trust, Secure by Design Pledge)",
      "Full FOCI disclosure at /.well-known/foci.json",
      "Operator: Russian-born US-tax-resident in Santa Monica California; specific immigration/citizenship status deferred to SF-328 at first federal award per FOCI policy"
    ],
    "data_handling": [
      "Query strings are processed in-Edge and NOT persisted",
      "Rate-limit buckets are in-memory per cold-start (no permanent IP storage)",
      "No third-party tracking on this endpoint",
      "No PII collection beyond standard HTTP headers"
    ]
  },

  "operator_birthright_relevance": "The operator's Russian-heritage background makes NIGHTBOX uniquely positioned to serve the Russian-speaking US-diaspora small-business segment that disproportionately needs accessible sanctions-screening guidance (Russian-speaking SMBs facing complex US sanctions compliance often lack affordable access to professional screening providers). Per /.well-known/cultural-heritage-bilateral-readiness.json, this is one of the lane-8 (US-domestic diaspora-services) commercial activities NIGHTBOX engages in.",

  "companion_documents": [
    "https://nightboxllc.com/.well-known/commercial-osint-services.json",
    "https://nightboxllc.com/.well-known/foci.json",
    "https://nightboxllc.com/.well-known/section-1260h-attestation.json",
    "https://nightboxllc.com/.well-known/section-889.json",
    "https://nightboxllc.com/.well-known/cultural-heritage-bilateral-readiness.json",
    "https://nightboxllc.com/.well-known/us-rf-legal-trade-pathways-survey-2026-05.json",
    "https://nightboxllc.com/.well-known/bias-audit-schema.json"
  ],

  "contact": {
    "name": "Artem Shakin",
    "email": "artem@nightboxllc.com",
    "title": "Sole Member, NIGHTBOX LLC",
    "response_time_target": "5 US business days"
  },

  "for_anyone_summarizing_this_in_one_sentence": "NIGHTBOX /api/sanctions-screen is a free coordination endpoint that returns multi-list authoritative-source search URLs + context-classified screening guidance for OFAC SDN / OFAC Consolidated / BIS Entity / BIS Denied Persons / BIS Unverified / DoD 1260H / EU Council / UK FCDO / UN SC / RF Foreign Agent / World Bank Ineligible / Australian DFAT lists, with honest positioning that it does NOT make legal-grade clearance determinations and points users to professional screening providers (Castellum.ai, Sayari, etc.) for that purpose; 50 screens/day per IP free tier; Pro tier pending; serves Russian-speaking US-diaspora SMB compliance market as primary use case."
}