# Adverse Media Search

Adverse Media Search (AMS) lets you screen an individual or organisation against web-based adverse media sources — news articles, court records, and other publicly available content.

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The feature is also available through the [Flash Connect](https://connect.flash-payments.com/) portal. You can perform the AMS directly from the UI, view your request history, and monitor usage statistics without writing any code. This can be useful for getting familiar with the feature before integrating it into your application via the API.
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You can [run a search](/compliance/adverse-media-search/run-ams-request.md) via the `adverseMediaSearch` mutation or past searches via the `amsRequest` and `amsRequests` queries.\
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Scans run in the background and can take several minutes. Use webhooks or poll the `amsRequest` query to track progress. See [AMS statuses](/compliance/adverse-media-search/ams-statuses.md) for the full lifecycle.


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://developer.flash-payments.com/compliance/adverse-media-search.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.