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OpenSanctionsGovernment servicestier: commercialauth: API keypricing: freemiumverified 2026-06-29

The hosted screening API requires an API key. OpenSanctions data is free for non-commercial use; businesses need a data licence, including when self-hosting. Check API subscription and data-licensing requirements separately.

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# Confirm the provider's authentication format and endpoint in its documentation before making a request.
# https://www.opensanctions.org/docs/api/

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API: OpenSanctions API ~ global sanctions, PEP & watchlist screening
Provider: OpenSanctions
Auth: requires an API key (sign up: https://www.opensanctions.org/docs/api/)
Pricing: freemium
Base URL: https://api.opensanctions.org
Important note: The hosted screening API requires an API key. OpenSanctions data is free for non-commercial use; businesses need a data licence, including when self-hosting. Check API subscription and data-licensing requirements separately.

Source: OpenSanctions (https://www.opensanctions.org/docs/api/)
Source type: Provider API or developer docs
Endpoint type: Provider API base URL
Integration difficulty: Needs API key
Last checked: 2026-06-29
Production caveat: Keep credentials server-side and confirm current limits, pricing, and webhook/error behaviour in the provider docs.

Help me set up the correct onboarding/authentication path and make the first valid request ~ explain exactly where credentials go and what must happen before production.

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