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OpenSanctions Data access API

Endpoints for fetching data from the API, either related to individual entities, or for bulk data access in various forms.

OpenSanctions Data access API is one of 4 APIs that OpenSanctions publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Data Access. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an API reference.

This API exposes 5 operations across 5 paths, and defines 14 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version yente 5.5.0.

Requests are made against the base URL https://api.opensanctions.org.

5 operations 5 paths 14 schemas 5 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
yente 5.5.0
Base URL
https://api.opensanctions.org
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 5

Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 5 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Data Access 5

Endpoints for fetching data from the API, either related to individual entities, or for bulk data access in various forms.

GET
/entities/{entity_id}
Fetch Entity
fetch_entity_entities__entity_id__get 2 params → 200308404500422
GET
/entities/{entity_id}/adjacent
Fetch Adjacent Entities
Fetch_Adjacent_Entities__entities__entity_id__adjacent_get 4 params → 200308404500422
GET
/entities/{entity_id}/adjacent/{property_name}
Fetch Adjacent By Property
Fetch_Adjacent_by_Property__entities__entity_id__adjacent__property_name__get 5 params → 200308404500422
GET
/catalog
Data catalog
catalog_catalog_get → 200304
GET
/statements
Statement-based records
statements_statements_get 10 params → 200422

Schemas 14

The contract defines 14 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are YenteDatasetModel (25 properties), Statement (13 properties), EntityResponse (10 properties), DataPublisher (9 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

EntityResponse
object
10 properties 4 required
AdjacentResultsResponse
object
4 properties 2 required
TotalSpec
object
2 properties 1 required
ErrorResponse
object
1 property 1 required
DataPublisher
object
Publisher information, eg. the government authority.
9 properties 2 required
DataCoverage
object
Details on the temporal and geographic scope of a dataset.
5 properties
ValidationError
object
5 properties 3 required
StatementResponse
object
4 properties 3 required
EntityAdjacentResponse
object
2 properties 2 required
HTTPValidationError
object
1 property
Statement
object
13 properties 10 required
YenteDatasetModel
object
25 properties 3 required
DataCatalogModel
object
4 properties 3 required
DataResource
object
A downloadable resource that is part of a dataset.
8 properties 2 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

opensanctions-data-access-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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