---
title: "SUSPENDED: Removal of the cutoff parameter to the /match endpoint"
url: "https://www.opensanctions.org/changelog/34/"
id: "34"
date_created: "2025-09-12T12:12:17.354Z"
date_effective: "2026-04-01"
breaking: false
categories: ["yente","Hosted API"]
---

# SUSPENDED: Removal of the `cutoff` parameter to the /match endpoint

**Suspended**: *After receiving feedback from our customers, we have decided to reverse this decision. The `cutoff` parameter has been marked as deprecated, but will remain in place indefinitely. The announcement below is only retained for reference. It will not be implemented.*

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In an effort to simplify our Matching API, we are removing the `cutoff` parameter. Once this change becomes effective, only matches, i.e. those results scoring higher than `threshold` will be returned. If you care about low-scoring results being returned, please adjust the `threshold` parameter instead. The `match` property on the returned results will remain and function as before, and `match` will be set to `true` for all results once this change becomes effective.