Fraud Decisioning
Updated May 18, 2026
Fraud Decisioning API
Assess signups, logins, checkout, forms, and API events with one decision response.
Use POST /assess to send request context and receive an application-ready decision: allow, challenge, review, or block.
Endpoint
POST /assess
Authentication is required.
Request
{
"ip": "1.2.3.4",
"email": "user@example.com",
"domain": "example.com",
"user_agent": "Mozilla/5.0 ...",
"event": "signup",
"user_id": "optional",
"session_id": "optional",
"phone": "optional",
"billing_country": "US",
"shipping_country": "US",
"metadata": {
"plan": "free",
"campaign": "paid_ad"
}
}
Response
{
"request_id": "req_123",
"risk_score": 87,
"risk_level": "high",
"decision": "block",
"confidence": 0.91,
"recommended_action": "block_request",
"summary": "Block signup request because email domain is associated with temporary inbox services.",
"reasons": [
{
"code": "disposable_email",
"severity": "high",
"description": "Email domain is associated with temporary inbox services."
}
],
"matched_rules": [],
"signals": {
"ip": {},
"email": {},
"domain": {},
"device": {},
"behavior": {}
}
}
Decisions
| Decision | Use |
|---|---|
allow | Continue normally. |
challenge | Ask for stronger verification such as CAPTCHA. |
review | Delay fulfillment or queue manual review. |
block | Reject the request. |
Store request_id with your user, order, session, or event record so support and security teams can search the investigation log later.