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

Commercial

Data structure

Bulk data

API

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Policy

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FAQUnderstanding the data
Entity structure
Data dictionary
Identifiers and de-duplication
Political positions
Entity risk tagging
Using the bulk data
Matcher training data
Statement-based data
Data enrichment
Using the API
Self-hosted API
Authentication
Using the matching API
Configure result scoring
Using the search API
Open source
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Contributing
OpenSanctions
What we do
Collections
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