Global Politically Exposed Person (PEP)

Check if the person is registered as PEP (Politically Exposed Person)

[global]

Webhook is availableRequires addon

Documentation

Access Global Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) Data with the Global Politically Exposed Person API. The API provides high-quality information on politically exposed persons (PEPs) and their relations, sourced from trusted global registers. This data helps financial institutions comply with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations by detecting high-risk individuals, such as those exposed to bribery and corruption. With this API, you can:

Access PEP and RCA data from trusted global sources
Ensure compliance with AML regulations by identifying high-risk individuals
Retrieve data easily via manual checks or automated API integration

Use case:

An AML compliance officer uses the Global Politically Exposed Person API to cross-check potential clients against global PEP registers, ensuring that the financial institution meets regulatory requirements while mitigating exposure to bribery and corruption risks.

Country Connection Type

The connectionType - i.e description of the connection to a country is not a set code table. Some possible values for the connectionType are: Citizenship, Resident of, Country of Registration, Jurisdiction and Country of Ownership.

Country Codes

Code	Country	Is Territory
AARCT	Antarctica	TRUE
ABKHAZ	Abkhazia	TRUE
AFGH	Afghanistan	FALSE
ALB	Albania	FALSE
ALG	Algeria	FALSE
AMSAM	American Samoa	TRUE
ANDO	Andorra	FALSE
ANGOL	Angola	FALSE
ANGUIL	Anguilla	TRUE
ANTA	Antigua and Barbuda	FALSE

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Name Type Codes

Code	Code Text	Description
1	primary	Primary Name
2	aka	Also Known As
3	low quality aka	Low Quality AKA
4	maiden	Maiden Name
5	aka	Formerly Known As
6	aka	Spelling Variation
12	language variation	Expanded Language Variation
14	aka	Reclassified AKA

Relation Codes

Code	Description
1	Wife
2	Husband
3	Brother
4	Sister
5	Son
6	Daughter
7	Mother
8	Father
9	Cousin
10	Step-Son

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Occupation Codes

Code	Description
1	Heads and Deputies State/National Government
2	National Government Ministers
3	Members of the National Legislature
4	Senior Civil Servants-National Government
5	Senior Civil Servants-Regional Government
6	Embassy & Consular Staff
7	Senior Members of the Armed Forces
8	Senior Members of the Police Services
9	Senior Members of the Secret Services
10	Senior Members of the Judiciary

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Description Codes

Level 1 Code	Description of Level 1 Code	Level 2 Code	Description of Level 2 Code
1	Politically Exposed Person (PEP)	20	Additional Domestic Screening Requirement
2	Relative or Close Associate (RCA)	—	—

Endpoints

Fetch global pep

gethttps://api.roaring.io/global/pep/1.0/person/{pepId}

Parameters path

pepId

required

string

Id of a pep entity

Response schema: application/json

Search for a single global pep

gethttps://api.roaring.io/global/pep/1.0/search

Parameters query

`firstName`	string First name of a person to search for
`surName`	string Last name of a person to search for
`fullName`	string Full name of a person to search for
`birthDate`	string Date of birth of the searched entity, should match (ISO 8601 format)
`gender`	string Gender of the searched entity, can be male or female
`address`	string Address of a person to search for
`country`	string Country of a person to search for