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OpenSanctions sanctions, PEP and persons-of-interest database: entity search with facets and filters, full entity profiles with properties, sanctions programs, relationships and data sources from the public website, and the dataset catalogue from the public data mirror.

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1Request
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Only datasets that belong to this collection (sanctions, peps, default, ...).

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Case-insensitive substring match on dataset name, title, summary and publisher name.

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5 credits
Codefollows the fields above
const result = await firecrawl.scrape({
  alexandria: {
    provider: "opensanctions-org",
    capability: "sanctions-screening/list_datasets",
    options: {
      q: "ofac",
      type: "source",
    },
  },
});
2Response example

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next_continuation
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observed_at_ms
1791150987446
offset
0
run_time
2026-10-04T21:46:26
source_url
https://data.opensanctions.org/datasets/latest/index.json
total
3
collectionsdatasetdeprecatedentity_counthiddenindex_urllast_changelast_exportpublishersummarytagstarget_counttitletypeurlversion
defaultus_sanctionssecuritiesus_ofac_sdnfalse72739falsedata.opensanctions.org/artifacts/us_ofac_sdn/20261004201005-mwi/index.jsonlist.sanctionjuris.usissuer.west20451sourceopensanctions.org/datasets/us_ofac_sdn/20261004201005-mwi
defaultenforcementus_ofac_enforcement_actionsfalse816falsedata.opensanctions.org/artifacts/us_ofac_enforcement_actions/20261003084934-eqj/index.jsonjuris.usissuer.westlist.enforcement179US OFAC Enforcement Actionssourceopensanctions.org/datasets/us_ofac_enforcement_actions/20261003084934-eqj
defaultus_sanctionssecuritiesus_ofac_consfalse2046falsedata.opensanctions.org/artifacts/us_ofac_cons/20261004203504-dbu/index.jsonlist.sanctionjuris.usissuer.west711US OFAC Consolidated (non-SDN) Listsourceopensanctions.org/datasets/us_ofac_cons/20261004203504-dbu

Firecrawl tools

7

Ready-made Firecrawl tools that call OpenSanctions.

Uses GLEIF, OpenSanctions, OFAC Sanctions List Search, CourtListenerForeign supplier ownership and sanctions screenUse before onboarding or paying a foreign supplier, subcontractor or joint-venture partner. Resolves the legal entity and its parent chain through GLEIF, screens every name in the chain against OpenSanctions and OFAC, and checks US court dockets and federal award history. Produces a clear, escalate or block memo.7 toolsOpen
Uses USAspending, OpenSanctions, Virginia SCC Clerk's Information System (business entity registry), CourtListenerSubrecipient risk check before a pass-through awardUse before a grants compliance officer at a state agency or university issues a federal pass-through subaward. Reads the applicant's federal award history and UEI profile, screens it against SAM exclusions and state Medicaid debarment lists, confirms it is in good standing with its state registry and looks for federal litigation, then assigns a monitoring risk tier.9 toolsOpen
Uses NYC Open Data property records (ACRIS, PLUTO, DOB), OpenSanctionsNYC building ownership and distress screenUse when a broker, lender or acquisitions analyst wants to know who really owns a New York City building and whether it shows distress. Resolves the address to BBL and BIN, reads the PLUTO lot, ACRIS deeds and mortgages with their parties, DOB violations and permits, and screens the owner entities against OpenSanctions. Produces an ownership and distress profile.7 toolsOpen
Uses FEC, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (lda.gov), OpenSanctionsCampaign receipts compliance spot-checkUse when a campaign treasurer or political compliance director reviews receipts before an FEC filing deadline. Pulls the committee's totals and filings, breaks receipts down by employer and state, cross-checks lobbyist and registrant contributions disclosed on LD-203 reports, and screens large donors against sanctions lists for foreign-national risk.7 toolsOpen
Uses SEC EDGAR, Companies House, CourtListener, OpenSanctions, Better Business Bureau+1Commercial tenant credit check before signingUse when a landlord, asset manager or leasing broker is about to sign a commercial lease and needs to know whether the tenant entity can pay. Identifies the entity in SEC or Companies House records, searches federal court dockets for suits and bankruptcies, screens the entity against sanctions lists and reads BBB complaints. Produces a tenant risk memo with suggested protections.9 toolsOpen
Uses NPI Registry, Maps, Georgia Secretary of State business registry (eCorp), Florida Sunbiz, OpenSanctions, CourtListener+2Provider address and exclusion field checkUse when a health plan special investigations unit analyst gets a tip about a suspicious provider. Compares the provider's NPI addresses with what is actually at those locations on the map, reads the business registration behind the practice, screens federal and state Medicaid exclusion lists and looks for related federal court cases, producing an investigation lead memo.8 toolsOpen
Uses NPI Registry, Florida Sunbiz, Georgia Secretary of State business registry (eCorp), Maps, OpenSanctions+1Specialty practice roll-up target screenUse when a healthcare private equity associate builds a target list for a physician practice roll-up in one specialty and state. Lists group practices from the NPI Registry, confirms ownership and age through the state business registry, reads patient review trends and hiring, and screens owners against Medicaid exclusion lists before outreach.8 toolsOpen

Benchmarks

Public records benchmarks

Quality, speed and cost, last 24 hours, across every agent call to OpenSanctions through Alexandria.

Quality
52.1%
Calls answered without a tool error
Speed
833 ms
95% of successful calls finish faster
Cost
5 credits
Firecrawl credits per call
Calls
71
Last 24 hours, every Alexandria user

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