OpenSanctions
Overview
The OpenSanctions blueprint crawls consolidated sanctions and PEP data from the OpenSanctions project, including sanctioned entities, politically exposed persons, aliases, addresses, and cross-list associations. It powers sanctions-screening correlation inside the platform and feeds the AML Compliance and Sanctions Intelligence analyzers.
Configurations
| Configuration | Description |
|---|---|
| Blueprint Account Name | Human-readable identifier for this OpenSanctions account in the platform. |
| Datasets | Sanctions datasets to ingest. Defaults to the default consolidated list. Supported values: default, us_ofac_sdn, eu_fsf, un_sc_sanctions, gb_hmt_sanctions, au_dfat_sanctions, ca_dfatd_sema_sanctions, ch_seco_sanctions, sg_mas_sanctions. |
| API Key | OpenSanctions API key. Required for the hosted API; optional for a self-hosted instance. |
| API Base URL | Base URL of the OpenSanctions API. Defaults to https://api.opensanctions.org. Override when running the self-hosted build. |
| Data Crawl Frequency | How often Kscope refreshes sanctioned-entity data. |
Permissions
OpenSanctions uses a simple API-key model. Obtain a key from the OpenSanctions account page and pick the subscription tier that covers the datasets you select. Self-hosted deployments do not require a key; point apiBaseURL at your instance instead.
Schema Model
| Resource | Source Entity | Normalized Entity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entity | opensanctions.entity.Entity | SanctionedEntity | A person or organization designated by one or more sanctions lists. |
| Alias | opensanctions.entity.Alias | Alias | An alternate name for an entity — the primary evasion vector in name-based screening. |
| Address | opensanctions.entity.Address | Address | A known address associated with an entity. |
| Dataset | opensanctions.entity.Dataset | Dataset | A source list (OFAC SDN, EU FSF, UN Security Council, etc.). |
| Association | opensanctions.entity.Association | Association | A relationship connecting two entities (e.g. ownership, family, employment). |
Analyzers
OpenSanctions feeds the following analyzers (see Analyzers):
- AML Compliance — correlates sanctions hits with Plaid account holders to surface SAR candidates.
- Sanctions Intelligence — visibility into newly designated entities, multi-jurisdiction consensus, and high-alias evasion risk.