PEP Check

Example

{
  "name": "Angela Merkel"
}

{
  "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"
}

Inputs

Output fields

How reliably each field appears in a successful answer.

How to call it

The same tool through each route. MCP clients reach it through Strale’s server at https://api.strale.io/mcp; the call below is what the agent sends.

# Needs an API key. max_price_cents caps what this call may cost.
curl -X POST https://api.strale.io/v1/do \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $STRALE_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "capability_slug": "pep-check",
    "inputs": {
      "name": "Angela Merkel"
    },
    "max_price_cents": 5
  }'

{
  "tool": "strale_execute",
  "arguments": {
    "slug": "pep-check",
    "inputs": {
      "name": "Angela Merkel"
    },
    "max_price_cents": 5
  }
}

import { Strale } from "straleio";

const strale = new Strale({ apiKey: process.env.STRALE_API_KEY! });
const result = await strale.do({
  capability_slug: "pep-check",
  inputs: {
    "name": "Angela Merkel"
  },
  max_price_cents: 5,
});

import os
from straleio import Strale, DoRequest

strale = Strale(api_key=os.environ["STRALE_API_KEY"])
result = strale.do(DoRequest(
    capability_slug="pep-check",
    inputs={
        "name": "Angela Merkel",
    },
    max_price_cents=5,
))

# No account. The first request answers 402 with the price in USDC;
# an x402 client pays it from your wallet and repeats the request.
curl -i 'https://api.strale.io/x402/v2/pep-check?name=Angela+Merkel'

Limitations

• Coverage depends on OpenSanctions dataset

  Coverage depends on OpenSanctions dataset — may not include all national PEP lists

• Fuzzy name matching may produce false positives

  Name matching is fuzzy — common names may produce false positives. Birth date strongly recommended for disambiguation.

  What to do instead: Provide birth_date parameter for disambiguation

• PEP coverage varies by country — major economies and EU members have strong coverage

  PEP coverage varies by country — major economies and EU members have strong coverage, smaller nations may have gaps

  What to do instead: For countries with limited coverage, supplement with local registry checks or use the LLM fallback as a secondary signal

• Name matching uses fuzzy logic and may produce false positives for common names

  Name matching uses fuzzy logic — common names may produce false positives. Birth date strongly recommended for disambiguation

  What to do instead: Always provide birth_date when available to reduce false positives. Verify flagged results against official government records

• PEP lists updated multiple times per day — recently appointed officials may take up to 48 hours

  PEP lists updated multiple times per day — recently appointed officials may take up to 48 hours to appear

  What to do instead: For time-sensitive checks on recently appointed officials, cross-reference with news sources