Watchlist Results - API Comparison
With the availability of Comprehensive and Basic watchlist screening options, customers will need to review their API responses for watchlists results. Please use the comparison table below for more information about the change and review associated sample responses.
 | Standard | Premium | Comprehensive (Compliance Platform) | Comprehensive (Comply Advantage) | Basic |
Watchlist Result Structure | Each watchlist result is within a separate ‘individualResult’ section. | Each watchlist result is within a separate ‘individualResult’ section. | All watchlist results are in a single ‘individualResult’ section. | All watchlist results are in a single ‘individualResult’ section. | All watchlist results are in a single ‘individualResult’ container. |
Watchlists Reported | Includes a specific set of lists (11) that are always checked and a ‘FOUND_ON_LIST’ or ‘NOT_FOUND_LIST’ result is reported in the response for each list. | Includes ‘NOT_FOUND_ON_LIST’ or ‘MATCH_REVIEW_REQUIRED’ result for each watchlist category (PEP, ePEP and Sanctions). | The results are dynamic and will only report on matched watchlists with a ‘FOUND_ON_LIST’ result. 'NOT_FOUND_ON_LIST' when there are no watchlist matches. | The results are dynamic and will only report on matched watchlists with a ‘FOUND_ON_LIST’ or ‘MATCH_REVIEW_REQUIRED’ for each result (depending on configuration). 'NOT_FOUND_ON_LIST' when there are no watchlist matches. | The results are dynamic and will only report on matched watchlists with a ‘FOUND_ON_LIST’ result. 'NOT_FOUND_ON_LIST' when there are no watchlist matches. |
Overall Watchlists Result | No overall ‘Watchlists’ result - only individual list results. | No overall ‘Watchlists’ result - only category results. If a match is achieved on Sanctions Lists, each list is included within the 'Individual Result' section. | Includes an overall ‘Watchlists’ result and individual lists results. | Includes an overall ‘Watchlists’ result and individual lists results. | Includes an overall ‘Watchlists’ result and individual lists results. |
Reference ID | No reference ID - this capability doesn’t need a reference ID as all checks happen within greenID. | No reference ID - this capability doesn’t need a reference ID as all checks happen within greenID. | Includes a reference ID in extraData - compliancePlatformTransactionID which is the ID of the record in Compliance Platform. This is to facilitate identifying the record in Compliance Platform for case management. This will typically be the same as the verificationID in greenID. | Includes the following in extra data for the full result:
For each watchlist match results - the following is also available in extraData:
Note: This is a summary result. A fuller result is available via getWatchlistResult which is an endpoint which will retrieve the full detailed result. | No reference ID in the API response as this offering does not include case management in Compliance Platform. |
API Versions | Â | Â | Supported on v1, v2, v3 and v4 Note: As v1 does not support extraData, the transactionID is not reported to customers. | Supported on v1, v2, v3, v4 & v5. Note: As v1 does not support extraData, the transactionID is not reported to customers. | Supported on v1, v2, v3 and v4 |
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 | To be added (Results will be similar to Comprehensive without the transactionID in extra data) |