Documentation

Adopting OpenSanctions should be as simple as possible. Below you can find technical documentation that helps you use the data and contribute to the project.

Introduction: about the project
Frequently asked questions
Data sources roadmap (Google sheet)
Using the data
- Data dictionary
GitHub repository
- Issues and feature planning
- Technical documentation (readthedocs.org)
- Installing the codebase (readthedocs.org)
Data pipeline status (GitHub Actions)
Contact us

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Using the data

Entity structure

Data dictionary

Identifiers and de-duplication

Matcher training data

OpenSanctions is free for non-commercial users. Businesses must acquire a data license to use the dataset.

Use the API License in bulk