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Overview

Use this method to retrieve the most recent active AML Case for a specific applicant. To update the AML hit review results, refer to the following method.

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Attention
The rate limit for this endpoint is 10 requests per minute.

Required permissions

To use this method, your app token must have the View AML screening permission.

Request example

curl -X GET \
     'https://api.sumsub.com/resources/api/applicants/632acad6f170310001c0e054/amlCase' \
     -H 'X-App-Token: <your-app-token>' \
     -H 'X-App-Access-Sig: <your-signature>' \
     -H 'X-App-Access-Ts: <unix-timestamp>'

Response explained

The response is a JSON file that represents the AML Case with augmented and structured information.

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Note
Some fields may be omitted or return a null value, depending on the availability of the data.

Root variables

Field	Type	Description
`id`	String	Unique identifier of the AML case.
`createdAt`	String	Date and time (UTC) the AML Case was created in the system (format `YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS`, for example, `2025-04-03 11:35:16`).
`targetEntityType`	String	Specifies the type of entity being screened. (always `applicant`).
`targetEntityId`	String	Unique identifier of the applicant in the Sumsub system.
`vendorAttribution`	String	Indicates a third-party vendor involved in data processing or verification. For example, `Powered by ComplyAdvantage CSOM`.
`ongoingMonitoring`	Object	Includes information regarding the Ongoing AML monitoring state.
`review`	Object	Includes the `answer` to the AML check.
`riskLabels`	Array of strings	List of assigned AML risk labels.
`hits`	Array of objects	Each object represents a found match or potential match found during screening processes. ⓘ Note that the `id` (`hitId`) attribute is required to update AML Hit review.
`quantifindInfo`	Object	Additional case-level information provided by Quantifind. Returned only for cases screened with Quantifind.

`ongoingMonitoring` attributes

Field	Type	Description
`enabled`	Boolean	Indicates if the Ongoing AML monitoring is enabled for this AML case (`true`), or not (`false`).

`review` attributes

Field	Type	Description
`reviewAnswer`	String	Check answer: `RED` — the check returned a high risk indication. `YELLOW` — the request did not contain sufficient data to return a conclusive decision. `GREEN` — the check ended up successfully.

`hits` element fields

Field	Type	Description
`id`	String	Unique identifier of the hit.
`name`	String	Applicant name that has been screened.
`entityType`	String	Applicant entity type. Only the following types are available: `individual` — if the applicant is a natural person. `company` — if the applicant is a legal entity.
`birthDates`	List of strings	List of dates (only if `YYYY-MM-DD` format is available). the field may be omitted if there are no such dates.
`birthYears`	List of strings	List of years from the `birthDates` in either full date or year-only `YYYY` format.
`monitoringUpdatedAt`	Date	Date and time (UTC) the ongoing monitoring result was last updated (format `YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS`, for example, `2025-04-03 11:35:16`).
`sources`	Array of objects	Concatenation of mapped versions of `sourceNotes`, `mediaEntries` and `relatedUrls`.
`review`	Object	Details of the AML hit review result.
`riskLabels`	Array of strings	List of assigned AML risk labels .
`quantifindInfo`	Object	Additional hit-level information provided by Quantifind. Returned only for hits screened with Quantifind.

`sources` element fields

Field	Type	Description
`type`	String	Type of information source (`watchlist`, `media`, `related`).
`url`	String	URL of the source.
`name`	String	Name of the source, if applicable.
`startDate`	Date	Date and time (UTC) from which the applicant was included in the watchlist (format `YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS`, for example, `2020-04-03 11:35:16`).
`endDate`	Date	Date and time (UTC) from which the applicant was excluded from the watchlist (format `YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS`, for example, `2025-04-03 11:35:16`).
`publishedDate`	Date	Date and time (UTC) the article was published in the media source (format `YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS`, for example, `2025-04-03 11:35:16`).
`title`	String	Title of the article in the media, if available.
`annotation`	String	Annotation to the article in the media.

`hits.review` attributes

Field	Type	Description
`matchStatus`	String	Match status: `unknown`, `potential_match`, `false_positive`, `true_positive`. See this article for more information.
`whitelisted`	Boolean	Specifies whether the AML hit is whitelisted: `true` — whitelisted hit. `false` — the hit is not in a whitelist and can be blocklisted.
`modifiedAt`	Date	Date and time (UTC) the hit review status was last updated (format `YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS`, for example, `2025-04-03 11:35:16`).
`reviewerName`	String	Name of the reviewer who last updated the hit review status. Visible only to authorized users with permission to view personal data.

`quantifindInfo` attributes (case level)

Additional information returned by Quantifind for the entire search request. Present only for cases screened with Quantifind.

Field	Type	Description
`warnings`	Array of strings	List of warnings returned by Quantifind for the search request, for example when results were truncated or a request parameter was not recognized.
`searchRequestEnrichment`	Object	Information derived by Quantifind from the search request itself, such as the linguistic group and name rarity.
`segmentId`	String	Identifier of the Quantifind search segment that can be used to reference the search.

`quantifindInfo.searchRequestEnrichment` attributes

Information derived by Quantifind from the search request itself, such as the linguistic group and name rarity.

Field	Type	Description
`linguisticGroup`	String	Linguistic group detected for the screened name (for example, `Latin`, `Cyrillic`, or `Arabic`).
`nameRarity`	Array of objects	Assessment of the rarity of the screened name, broken down by country.

`quantifindInfo.searchRequestEnrichment.nameRarity` element fields

Information about the rarity of the screened name by country.

Field	Type	Description
`country`	String	Country to which the rarity assessment applies.
`rarity`	String	Rarity level of the screened name in the specified country.
`rarityDescription`	String	Human-readable description of the name's rarity.

`hits.quantifindInfo` attributes (hit level)

Additional information returned by Quantifind for an individual hit. Present only for hits screened with Quantifind.

Field	Type	Description
`dataSource`	Object	Information about the source that produced the hit.
`riskLevel`	String	Overall risk level assigned to the hit by Quantifind.
`riskFactors`	Array of objects	Risk factors that contributed to the overall risk level.
`evidence`	String	Explanation of why Quantifind considered the hit a match.
`confidenceLevel`	String	Confidence level of the match, as reported by Quantifind.
`nameMatchScore`	Number	Score indicating how closely the matched name corresponds to the screened name.
`title`	String	Title of the primary source supporting the hit.
`sourceDetail`	String	Additional details about the source, such as the publisher.
`datePublished`	String	Publication date of the primary source, as provided by Quantifind.
`url`	String	URL of the primary source.
`attributes`	Array of objects	Additional attributes describing the hit as key-value pairs. This field is visible only to authorized users with permission to view personal data.
`clusteredLinks`	Array of objects	Additional sources clustered with the primary source. This field is visible only to authorized users with permission to view personal data.

`hits.quantifindInfo.dataSource` attributes

Field	Type	Description
`shortName`	String	Short name of the data source.
`longName`	String	Full name of the data source.
`maxConfidenceLevel`	String	Highest confidence level that can be assigned by this data source.

`hits.quantifindInfo.riskFactors` element fields

Field	Type	Description
`riskLevel`	String	Risk level associated with this risk factor.
`name`	String	Name of the risk factor.

`hits.quantifindInfo.attributes` element fields

Field	Type	Description
`name`	String	Name of the attribute.
`value`	String	Value of the attribute.

`hits.quantifindInfo.clusteredLinks` element fields

Field	Type	Description
`title`	String	Title of the clustered source.
`sourceDetail`	String	Additional detail about the clustered source, such as the publisher.
`datePublished`	String	Publication date of the clustered source, as provided by Quantifind.
`url`	String	URL of the clustered source.

Response examples

If the request is successfully sent and processed, you will get a response like one of those below.

{
  "id": "67ee727396ecd60b9d001461",
  "createdAt": "2025-04-03 11:35:16",
  "targetEntityType": "applicant",
  "targetEntityId": "67ee726a96ecd60b9d001439",
  "vendorAttribution": "Powered by ComplyAdvantage CSOM",
  "ongoingMonitoring": {
    "enabled": false // flag only, that is, no dates and so on.
  },
  "review": {
    "reviewAnswer": "GREEN"
  },
  "riskLabels": [
    "crime",
    "adverseMedia",
    "terrorism",
    "fitnessProbity",
    "pep"
  ],
  "hits": [
    // Hit #1: Non-ongoing, warning (criminal) hit.
    {
      "id": "8BX9MTAENC6WJOI",
      "name": "John Doe",
      "entityType": "individual",
      "birthDates": [
        "1961-09-16" // birthDates only if YYYY-MM-DD format is available.
      ],
      "birthYears": [
        "1961"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "type": "watchlist",
          "name": "United States New York Department of Corrections Most Wanted",
          "url": "https://doccs.ny.gov/osi-most-wanted",
          "startDate": "2019-09-11 00:00:00",
          "endDate": "2020-06-03 00:00:00"
        },
        {
          "type": "related",
          "url": "http://161.11.133.89/mostwanted/mostwanteddet.asp?..."
        }
      ],
      "review": {
        "matchStatus": "false_positive",
        "whitelisted": false,
        "modifiedAt": "2025-04-03 11:35:27"
      },
      "riskLabels": [
        "crime"
      ]
    },
    // Hit #2, from ongoing monitoring, adverse media.    
    {
      "id": "JRT7ZR7HT4WJAC8",
      "name": "John Doe",
      "entityType": "individual",
      "birthYears": [
        "1981",
        "1984"
      ],
      "monitoringUpdatedAt": "2025-04-12 03:17:42",
      "sources": [
        {
          "type": "watchlist",
          "name": "ComplyAdvantage Adverse Media"
        },
        {
          "type": "watchlist",
          "name": "United States Pennsylvania Most Wanted Absconders",
          "url": "https://www.pa.gov/cor/absconders/Search",
          "startDate": "2022-11-13 00:00:00"
        },
        {
          "type": "media",
          "url": "http://www.themalaymailonline.com/features/article/fbi-data-shows-lgbt-community-most-likely-target-of-hate-crimes",
          "publishedDate": "2016-11-06 00:00:00",
          "title": "(no title)",
          "annotation": "Palm Springs officials said they believed it was the second crime there that year that targeted LGBT people. In March, Elliot Morales was convicted of murder as a hate crime for killing Mark Carson, a gay black man, in Manhattan three years earlier. Morales had shouted anti-gay slurs at Carson and his companion before shooting him."
        },
        {
          "type": "media",
          "url": "http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/accused-killer-shot-unarmed-gay-man-thinks-innocent-article-1.2550925",
          "publishedDate": "2016-03-02 00:00:00",
          "title": "(no title)",
          "annotation": "Accused killer who shot gay man considers himself trisexual - NY Daily News"
        },
        {
          "type": "related",
          "url": "https://www.pa.gov/cor/absconders/Absconder/9284W"
        }
      ],
      "review": {
        "matchStatus": "false_positive",
        "whitelisted": false,
        "modifiedAt": "2025-04-03 11:35:27"
      },
      "riskLabels": [
        "crime",
        "adverseMedia"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

{
  "id": "67ee727396ecd60b9d001461",
  "createdAt": "2025-04-03 11:35:16",
  "targetEntityType": "applicant",
  "targetEntityId": "67ee726a96ecd60b9d001439",
  "vendorAttribution": "Powered by Quantifind",
  "ongoingMonitoring": {
    "enabled": false
  },
  "review": {
    "reviewAnswer": "RED"
  },
  "riskLabels": [
    "crime",
    "adverseMedia"
  ],
  "hits": [
    {
      "id": "8BX9MTAENC6WJOI",
      "name": "John Doe",
      "entityType": "individual",
      "birthDates": [
        "1961-09-16"
      ],
      "birthYears": [
        "1961"
      ],
      "monitoringUpdatedAt": "2025-04-04 09:10:00",
      "quantifindInfo": {
        "dataSource": {
          "shortName": "News Archive",
          "longName": "Global Adverse Media — News Archive",
          "maxConfidenceLevel": "Strong"
        },
        "riskLevel": "high",
        "riskFactors": [
          {
            "riskLevel": "high",
            "name": "Counterfeit"
          },
          {
            "riskLevel": "medium",
            "name": "Legal Proceedings"
          }
        ],
        "evidence": "country match + very rare name + precise name",
        "confidenceLevel": "Strong",
        "nameMatchScore": 0.97,
        "title": "Authorities investigate counterfeiting ring",
        "sourceDetail": "El Periodico — Crime desk",
        "datePublished": "2021-11-30",
        "url": "https://example.com/news/article",
        "attributes": [
          {
            "name": "Nationality",
            "value": "NIC"
          }
        ],
        "clusteredLinks": [
          {
            "title": "Follow-up coverage of the investigation",
            "sourceDetail": "Radio La Primerisima",
            "datePublished": "2022-01-15",
            "url": "https://example.com/news/follow-up"
          }
        ]
      },
      "sources": [
        {
          "type": "watchlist",
          "name": "United States New York Department of Corrections Most Wanted",
          "url": "https://doccs.ny.gov/osi-most-wanted",
          "startDate": "2019-09-11 00:00:00",
          "endDate": "2020-06-03 00:00:00"
        },
        {
          "type": "related",
          "url": "http://161.11.133.89/mostwanted/mostwanteddet.asp?..."
        }
      ],
      "review": {
        "matchStatus": "true_positive",
        "whitelisted": false,
        "modifiedAt": "2025-04-03 11:35:27",
        "reviewerName": "[email protected]"
      },
      "riskLabels": [
        "crime"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "quantifindInfo": {
    "warnings": [
      "Some hits were truncated due to result limit"
    ],
    "searchRequestEnrichment": {
      "linguisticGroup": "Latin",
      "nameRarity": [
        {
          "country": "US",
          "rarity": "veryRare",
          "rarityDescription": "Fewer than 10 known carriers in US"
        }
      ]
    },
    "segmentId": "1"
  }
}

If the request fails, you will receive an HTTP response containing an error code along with a message explaining the error. For example:

{
  "code": 404,
  "correlationId": "43251cefe02b3ea2484df0a10e364a12",
  "errorCode": 0,
  "description": "HTTP 404 Not Found"
}

Overview

Attention

Required permissions

Request example

Response explained

Note

Root variables

ongoingMonitoring attributes

review attributes

hits element fields

sources element fields

hits.review attributes

quantifindInfo attributes (case level)

quantifindInfo.searchRequestEnrichment attributes

quantifindInfo.searchRequestEnrichment.nameRarity element fields

hits.quantifindInfo attributes (hit level)

hits.quantifindInfo.dataSource attributes

hits.quantifindInfo.riskFactors element fields

hits.quantifindInfo.attributes element fields

hits.quantifindInfo.clusteredLinks element fields

Response examples

`ongoingMonitoring` attributes

`review` attributes

`hits` element fields

`sources` element fields

`hits.review` attributes

`quantifindInfo` attributes (case level)

`quantifindInfo.searchRequestEnrichment` attributes

`quantifindInfo.searchRequestEnrichment.nameRarity` element fields

`hits.quantifindInfo` attributes (hit level)

`hits.quantifindInfo.dataSource` attributes

`hits.quantifindInfo.riskFactors` element fields

`hits.quantifindInfo.attributes` element fields

`hits.quantifindInfo.clusteredLinks` element fields