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OpenSanctions provides a searchable database of sanctions, politically exposed persons, and watchlists for compliance and research.
About OpenSanctions:
OpenSanctions is an open-source database of sanctions lists, watchlists and politically exposed persons. It aggregates hundreds of global sources — the homepage cites 473 data sources and about 2.05 million entities — into a cleaned, de-duplicated dataset for screening and investigative research. Users can search entities, download bulk data or query a screening API. Data is organised into collections covering consolidated sanctions, politically exposed persons, debarred companies, maritime-related sanctions, regulatory watchlists, sanctioned securities, and warrants and criminal entities, with daily updates on several of these. It is free for non-commercial users; business and commercial users must acquire a data license or use the screening API. The data is published under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial licence.
Key features
- Searchable database of sanctions, watchlists and politically exposed persons
- Aggregates 473 global sources into a de-duplicated dataset
- Bulk data downloads and a screening API
- Topical collections including PEPs, debarred companies and sanctioned securities
- yente-client toolkit bundling an SDK, CLI and MCP server
- Risk tagging separates ownership (sanction.control) from adjacency (sanction.linked)
Best for: Compliance teams, investigators and journalists screening people and companies against sanctions, PEP and watchlist data.
Good for
- Open-source pipeline and code published on GitHub, with methodology discussed publicly
- Data drawn from 473 global sources, including official sanctions lists and PEP registries
- Several collections are updated daily
Watch out for
- Business and commercial use requires a data license or the screening API
- Published dataset licence is non-commercial (Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial)
- Homepage does not state pricing for commercial licences or the screening API
OpenSanctions: at a glance
- Website
- opensanctions.org
- Category
- Education & Learning › History & Humanities
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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OpenSanctions: FAQ
Can I use OpenSanctions for free?
OpenSanctions is free for non-commercial users. Business and commercial users must either acquire a data license or use the screening API.
What kinds of records does it cover?
Official sanctions lists, politically exposed persons, watchlists and entities of criminal interest, aggregated from 473 global sources.
How can developers work with the data?
Through bulk data downloads and a screening API. OpenSanctions also describes yente-client, a toolkit combining an SDK, CLI and MCP server over its open matching engine.
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