Frequently asked questions

You can find answers to the most common questions about OpenSanctions here, including detailed information about the structure of the database, the commercial product, and technical details of the API and bulk data.

Basics

Concepts

Policy

API

Commercial

Data structure

Bulk data

Please also check our trust center with detailed vendor information.

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OverviewFAQ
Understanding the data
Entity structureData dictionaryEntity risk taggingIdentifiers and de-duplicationPolitical positionsData enrichment
Using the bulk data
Data formatsDownloading the dataDataset metadataUsing delta filesStatement-based data
OpenSanctions API
Getting startedAuthenticationUsing the matching APIPicking query filtersConfigure result scoringUsing the search APIOn-premise API
Change policy
Open source
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