getNaicsRisk
Returns a KYB and underwriting risk profile for an industry, including money-services, cash-intensive, cannabis, firearms, gambling and crypto flags, typical merchant category codes, and a review recommendation. Informational only, not a compliance determination. Requires a Business subscription ...
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What getNaicsRisk does on API Ninjas
AI agents call getNaicsRisk to retrieve information from API Ninjas without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
code | string | — | NAICS code, 2 to 6 digits. Required unless title is provided. |
codes | string | — | Comma-separated NAICS codes for batch lookup. Maximum 50 on Developer, 500 on Business and above. |
framework | string | — | Risk lens to apply. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why getNaicsRisk is rated Low
Even though getNaicsRisk only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.
Risk signalsAccepts freeform code/query input (code)
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs getNaicsRisk safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and API Ninjas, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For getNaicsRisk, this is the rule to start with:
getNaicsRisk is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect API Ninjas, apply this rule, and every getNaicsRisk call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about getNaicsRisk
Returns a KYB and underwriting risk profile for an industry, including money-services, cash-intensive, cannabis, firearms, gambling and crypto flags, typical merchant category codes, and a review recommendation. Informational only, not a compliance determination. Requires a Business subscription or above. It is categorised as a Read tool in the API Ninjas MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
getNaicsRisk accepts 3 parameters: code, codes, framework. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the API Ninjas MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for getNaicsRisk: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches API Ninjas. Nothing to install.
getNaicsRisk is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the getNaicsRisk rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for getNaicsRisk. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
getNaicsRisk is provided by the API Ninjas MCP server (https://mcp.api-ninjas.com/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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