United Nations · sanctions · register
Individuals and entities designated under UN Security Council sanctions regimes, published as a single consolidated XML file covering all committees.
Requested. Direct XML, no login, no key. Served via a time-limited signed blob URL, so the stable citation is the scsanctions.un.org path, not the redirect target.
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We build datasets in the order people request them. A request is a vote, and the count is public.
| Publisher | United Nations Security Council |
|---|---|
| Publication mandate | Security Council resolutions establishing each sanctions committee |
| Licence | unverified — treat as all-rights-reserved not verified |
| Access method | api |
| Fragmentation | single consolidated file across all committees |
| Update frequency | continuous |
| Free structured version | yes — https://scsanctions.un.org/resources/xml/en/consolidated.xml |
| Who else serves this | none identified (listed as caution, not endorsement — an existing free or commercial service is often the most useful thing on this page) |
| mandated publication | pass |
|---|---|
| terms permissive or silent | unknown |
| no login paywall captcha personal data | fail |
| no specialist legal advice needed | unknown |
| verdict | needs_review |
Designations are personal data about named natural persons, including DOB and passport numbers. Lawfully published, but the most sensitive category in the catalog and it must not be treated as ordinary open data.
Last checked 2026-08-25.