# OFAC Sanctions Scraper (SDN & Consolidated Lists) (`opendata-labs/ofac-sanctions-scraper`) Actor

Scrape the official US Treasury OFAC sanctions lists (SDN & Consolidated) — sanctioned people, companies, vessels and aircraft with aliases, addresses, nationalities, DOBs and IDs, straight from OFAC's public export. Built for KYC, AML and sanctions screening.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/opendata-labs/ofac-sanctions-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Joao Paulo](https://apify.com/opendata-labs) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Integrations
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 96.7% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## OFAC Sanctions Scraper — SDN & Consolidated Lists (KYC / AML)

Scrape the **official US Treasury OFAC sanctions lists** — the **SDN** (Specially
Designated Nationals & Blocked Persons) and the **Consolidated** (non-SDN) list —
straight from OFAC's public XML export. No API key, no login, no anti-bot. This is
US-government (public-domain) data.

Get sanctioned **people, companies, vessels and aircraft** with their **aliases,
addresses, nationalities, dates of birth, ID documents and sanctions programs**.

Built for **KYC, AML, compliance, due diligence and sanctions screening**. Pairs
with the [GLEIF LEI](https://apify.com/opendata-labs/gleif-lei-scraper) and
[UK Companies House](https://apify.com/opendata-labs/companieshouse-scraper)
scrapers for a full entity-and-risk data stack.

### Modes

- **Search** — return only entries matching a name/alias, sanctions program,
  entry type or country.
- **Full list** — export the entire chosen list.

### Which list

`sdn`, `consolidated`, or `both`.

### Example input

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "list": "sdn",
  "program": "RUSSIA-EO14024",
  "entryType": "Entity",
  "maxItems": 5000
}
```

### Output fields

`uid`, `list`, `type`, `name`, `title`, `programs`, `aliases`, `addresses`,
`nationalities`, `citizenships`, `datesOfBirth`, `placesOfBirth`, `ids`,
`callSign`, `vesselType`, `vesselFlag`, `remarks`, `ofacSearchUrl`.

### Notes

- Data is the official OFAC export, updated by Treasury as designations change.
- Name search also matches aliases (a.k.a.), which is how screening tools catch
  designated parties operating under other names.
- This tool provides raw list data; it does not score or adjudicate matches.

### Keywords

OFAC scraper, SDN list, sanctions list, KYC data, AML screening, sanctions
screening, blocked persons, denied party, compliance data, watchlist, Treasury
sanctions, Specially Designated Nationals, consolidated sanctions list.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

'search' returns only entries matching your filters. 'full\_list' exports the entire chosen list.

## `list` (type: `string`):

SDN = Specially Designated Nationals (the main blocked-persons list). Consolidated = the non-SDN consolidated list. 'both' scrapes each.

## `nameQuery` (type: `string`):

Search mode. Match this text against the primary name and all aliases (case-insensitive).

## `program` (type: `string`):

Search mode. Match a sanctions program, e.g. 'IRAN', 'CUBA', 'SDGT', 'UKRAINE-EO13662', 'RUSSIA-EO14024'.

## `entryType` (type: `string`):

Search mode. Restrict to a type of sanctioned party.

## `country` (type: `string`):

Search mode. Match this text against addresses and nationalities (case-insensitive).

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after pushing this many rows to the dataset.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "list": "sdn",
  "nameQuery": "MARIA",
  "entryType": "",
  "maxItems": 5000
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "nameQuery": "MARIA",
    "program": "",
    "country": ""
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("opendata-labs/ofac-sanctions-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "nameQuery": "MARIA",
    "program": "",
    "country": "",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("opendata-labs/ofac-sanctions-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "nameQuery": "MARIA",
  "program": "",
  "country": ""
}' |
apify call opendata-labs/ofac-sanctions-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=opendata-labs/ofac-sanctions-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/c1pWjM6lXMwPhBwr8/builds/6OXkPKgSywfAd6ygA/openapi.json