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Stay proactive with Dataspike’s Daily Monitoring, a feature designed to automatically recheck individuals and organizations against global sanctions, watchlists, and PEP databases every 24 hours.
Receive alerts when new matches, sanctions, or adverse media appear — helping your business stay compliant and responsive to emerging risks.
⚡ Daily Monitoring ensures continuous AML compliance without manual intervention.

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How it works

Once enabled for an Applicant, Dataspike automatically performs background checks each day across:
  • International sanctions databases (UN, EU, OFAC, HMT, etc.)
  • Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) registries
  • Adverse media and enforcement lists
  • Domestic high-risk watchlists
Whenever a change is detected — for example, a new sanction or media article — you’ll receive a webhook notification with details of the updated record.

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1. Enable via Dashboard

To enable daily monitoring from the Dataspike Dashboard:
  1. Navigate to Applicants → Create Applicant.
  2. Provide the name and relevant applicant details.
  3. Toggle Enable Daily Monitoring during creation.
  4. Save the applicant — monitoring begins automatically.
📊 Applicants with monitoring enabled are rechecked daily and visible in the dashboard’s AML section.

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2. Enable via API

You can also enable monitoring programmatically through the API, which is ideal for batch onboarding or backend automation. Example request: 
curl -X POST "https://api.dataspike.io/api/v3/applicants"   -H "ds-api-token: $API_KEY"   -H "Content-Type: application/json"   --data '{
    "external_id": "user_123456",
    "full_name": "John Doe",
    "enable_aml_monitoring": true
  }'
Example response: 
{
  "id": "01827ed4-c928-7a3c-9a30-7ab7cc169d11",
  "full_name": "John Doe",
  "aml_monitoring_enabled": true,
  "status": "active"
}

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Webhook Notifications

When a new match or alert appears, Dataspike sends a webhook event to your configured endpoint. Example webhook event: 
{
  "id": "wh_evt_01J23ABCDEF",
  "webhook_id": "wh_cfg_089dc912",
  "event_type": "AML_SCREENING",
  "timestamp": "2025-10-20T12:30:00Z",
  "applicant_id": "01827ed4-c928-7a3c-9a30-7ab7cc169d11",
  "external_id": "user_4567",
  "screening_id": "scrn_023adf9a",
  "risk_score": "High",
  "payload": {
    "requested_name": "John Doe",
    "max_risk_score": "High",
    "data": [
      {
        "type": "Person",
        "annotation": "Listed on OFAC SDN List",
        "risk_score": "High",
        "fields": {
          "names": [{ "full_name": "John Doe" }],
          "citizenships": ["US"],
          "sources": ["OFAC Specially Designated Nationals List"]
        }
      }
    ],
    "completed_at": "2025-10-20T12:29:58Z"
  }
}
🔔 You can view and replay all webhook deliveries from Dashboard → API → Webhooks → History.

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Managing Monitored Applicants

From the Dashboard, you can:
  • View all monitored applicants and their last check date.
  • Review AML match summaries and scores.
  • Pause or disable monitoring for specific applicants.
  • Export reports for compliance audits.

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Best Practices

  • Start in Sandbox to verify monitoring setup before production.
  • Always configure webhooks to receive real-time match notifications.
  • Use external_id to map applicants to your internal user records.
  • Periodically review monitoring configurations for inactive or outdated applicants.

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Next steps