Data dictionary JSON

In this reference you'll find detailed explanations of the data model used by OpenSanctions, including the used entity types and their respective properties.

Entities

OpenSanctions collects data about real-world entities, such as people, companies, sanctions and addresses, but also the relationships between them. In order to process that data, it is internally converted into an object graph that is defined below. Different exporters then might simplify the data for end-users.

The data model used by OpenSanctions is FollowTheMoney, an ontology used in anti-corruption data analysis - in particular by the Aleph data platform. Only a subset of the entity types defined in FtM are used by OpenSanctions.

Schema types

All entities in OpenSanctions must conform to a schema, a definition that states what properties they are allowed to have. Some properties also allow entities to reference other entities, turning the entities into a graph. Read more about the entity graph...

The following schema types are currently referenced in OpenSanctions:

Schema definitions in detail

Airplane - Airplanes

An airplane, helicopter or other flying vehicle.

ExtendsVehicle · Asset · Thing · Value
PropertyTypeLengthTitleDescription
Thing:namename250Name
Thing:summarytext65000Summary
Thing:descriptiontext65000Description
Thing:countrycountry16Country
Thing:aliasname250Other name
Thing:previousNamename250Previous name
Thing:weakAliasname250Weak alias
Thing:sourceUrlurl4096Source link
Thing:publisherstring1024Publishing source
Thing:wikidataIdidentifier32Wikidata ID
Thing:keywordsstring1024Keywords
Thing:topicstopic64Topics
Thing:addressaddress250Address
Thing:addressEntityAddress250Addresssee Address:things (inverse)
Thing:programstring1024Program
Thing:notestext65000Notes
Thing:createdAtdate32Created at
Thing:modifiedAtdate32Modified on
Value:amountnumber250Amount
Value:currencystring1024Currency
Value:amountUsdnumber250Amount in USD
Vehicle:registrationNumberidentifier64Registration number
Vehicle:typestring1024Type
Vehicle:modelstring1024Model
Vehicle:ownerLegalEntity250Ownersee LegalEntity:ownedVehicles (inverse)
Vehicle:buildDatedate32Build Date
Airplane:serialNumberidentifier64Serial Number

Sanction - Sanctions

A sanction designation

ExtendsInterval
PropertyTypeLengthTitleDescription
Interval:startDatedate32Start date
Interval:endDatedate32End date
Interval:datedate32Date
Interval:summarytext65000Summary
Interval:descriptiontext65000Description
Interval:recordIdstring1024Record ID
Interval:sourceUrlurl4096Source link
Interval:publisherstring1024Publishing source
Interval:modifiedAtdate32Modified on
Sanction:entityThing250Entitysee Thing:sanctions (inverse)
Sanction:authoritystring1024Authority
Sanction:authorityIdidentifier64Authority-issued identifier
Sanction:unscIdidentifier16UN SC identifier
Sanction:programstring1024Program
Sanction:provisionsstring1024Scope of sanctions
Sanction:statusstring1024Status
Sanction:durationstring1024Duration
Sanction:reasontext65000Reason
Sanction:countrycountry16Country
Sanction:listingDatedate32Listing date

Succession - Successions

Two entities that legally succeed each other.

ExtendsInterest · Interval
PropertyTypeLengthTitleDescription
Interval:startDatedate32Start date
Interval:endDatedate32End date
Interval:datedate32Date
Interval:summarytext65000Summary
Interval:descriptiontext65000Description
Interval:recordIdstring1024Record ID
Interval:sourceUrlurl4096Source link
Interval:publisherstring1024Publishing source
Interval:modifiedAtdate32Modified on
Interest:rolestring1024Role
Interest:statusstring1024Status
Succession:predecessorLegalEntity250Predecessorsee LegalEntity:successors (inverse)
Succession:successorLegalEntity250Successorsee LegalEntity:predecessors (inverse)

Membership - Memberships

ExtendsInterest · Interval
PropertyTypeLengthTitleDescription
Interval:startDatedate32Start date
Interval:endDatedate32End date
Interval:datedate32Date
Interval:summarytext65000Summary
Interval:descriptiontext65000Description
Interval:recordIdstring1024Record ID
Interval:sourceUrlurl4096Source link
Interval:publisherstring1024Publishing source
Interval:modifiedAtdate32Modified on
Interest:rolestring1024Role
Interest:statusstring1024Status
Membership:memberLegalEntity250Membersee LegalEntity:membershipMember (inverse)
Membership:organizationOrganization250Organizationsee Organization:membershipOrganization (inverse)

Family - Family members

Family relationship between two people

ExtendsInterval
PropertyTypeLengthTitleDescription
Interval:startDatedate32Start date
Interval:endDatedate32End date
Interval:datedate32Date
Interval:summarytext65000Summary
Interval:descriptiontext65000Description
Interval:recordIdstring1024Record ID
Interval:sourceUrlurl4096Source link
Interval:publisherstring1024Publishing source
Interval:modifiedAtdate32Modified on
Family:personPerson250Personsee Person:familyPerson (inverse)The subject of the familial relation.
Family:relativePerson250Relativesee Person:familyRelative (inverse)The relative of the subject person.
Family:relationshipstring1024RelationshipNature of the relationship, from the person's perspective eg. 'mother', where 'relative' is mother of 'person'.

Occupancy - Occupancies

The occupation of a position by a person for a specific period of time.

ExtendsInterval
PropertyTypeLengthTitleDescription
Interval:startDatedate32Start date
Interval:endDatedate32End date
Interval:datedate32Date
Interval:summarytext65000Summary
Interval:descriptiontext65000Description
Interval:recordIdstring1024Record ID
Interval:sourceUrlurl4096Source link
Interval:publisherstring1024Publishing source
Interval:modifiedAtdate32Modified on
Occupancy:holderPerson250Holdersee Person:positionOccupancies (inverse)
Occupancy:postPosition250Position occupiedsee Position:occupancies (inverse)
Occupancy:statusstring1024Status

Company - Companies

A corporation, usually for profit. Does not distinguish between private and public companies, and can also be used to model more specific constructs like trusts and funds. Companies are assets, so they can be owned by other legal entities.

ExtendsAsset · Thing · Value · Organization · LegalEntity
PropertyTypeLengthTitleDescription
Thing:namename250Name
Thing:summarytext65000Summary
Thing:descriptiontext65000Description
Thing:countrycountry16Country
Thing:aliasname250Other name
Thing:previousNamename250Previous name
Thing:weakAliasname250Weak alias
Thing:sourceUrlurl4096Source link
Thing:publisherstring1024Publishing source
Thing:wikidataIdidentifier32Wikidata ID
Thing:keywordsstring1024Keywords
Thing:topicstopic64Topics
Thing:addressaddress250Address
Thing:addressEntityAddress250Addresssee Address:things (inverse)
Thing:programstring1024Program
Thing:notestext65000Notes
Thing:createdAtdate32Created at
Thing:modifiedAtdate32Modified on
Value:amountnumber250Amount
Value:currencystring1024Currency
Value:amountUsdnumber250Amount in USD
LegalEntity:emailemail250E-MailEmail address
LegalEntity:phonephone64PhonePhone number
LegalEntity:websiteurl4096WebsiteWebsite address
LegalEntity:legalFormstring1024Legal form
LegalEntity:incorporationDatedate32Incorporation dateThe date the legal entity was incorporated
LegalEntity:dissolutionDatedate32Dissolution dateThe date the legal entity was dissolved, if applicable
LegalEntity:statusstring1024Status
LegalEntity:sectorstring1024Sector
LegalEntity:classificationstring1024Classification
Company:registrationNumberidentifier64Registration number
LegalEntity:idNumberidentifier64ID NumberID number of any applicable ID
LegalEntity:taxNumberidentifier64Tax NumberTax identification number
LegalEntity:vatCodeidentifier32V.A.T. Identifier(EU) VAT number
Company:jurisdictioncountry16Jurisdiction
LegalEntity:mainCountrycountry16Country of originPrimary country of this entity
LegalEntity:opencorporatesUrlurl4096OpenCorporates URL
LegalEntity:icijIdstring1024ICIJ IDID according to International Consortium for Investigative Journalists
LegalEntity:okpoCodeidentifier64OKPORussian industry classifier
LegalEntity:innCodeidentifier32INNRussian company ID
LegalEntity:ogrnCodeidentifier32OGRNMajor State Registration Number
LegalEntity:leiCodeidentifier32LEILegal Entity Identifier
LegalEntity:dunsCodeidentifier32DUNSData Universal Numbering System - Dun & Bradstreet identifier
LegalEntity:npiCodeidentifier32NPINational Provider Identifier
LegalEntity:swiftBicidentifier16SWIFT/BICBank identifier code
LegalEntity:parentLegalEntity250Parent companysee LegalEntity:subsidiaries (inverse)If this entity is a subsidiary, another entity (company or organisation) is its parent
Organization:cageCodeidentifier64CAGECommercial and Government Entity Code (CAGE)
Organization:permIdidentifier16PermIDLSEG/Refinitiv code for a company
Company:kppCodeidentifier64KPP(RU, КПП) in addition to INN for orgs; reason for registration at FNS
Company:bikCodestring1024BIKRussian bank account code
Company:tickeridentifier64Stock ticker symbol
Company:ricCodeidentifier16Reuters Instrument Code

Position - Positions

A post, role or position within an organization or body. This describes a position one or more people may occupy and not the occupation of the post by a specific individual at a specific point in time. 'subnationalArea' should be used to further restrict the scope of the position. It should not simply represent some regional aspect of the role - e.g. the constituency of a national member of parliament - when their legislative jurisdiction is nationwide.

ExtendsThing
PropertyTypeLengthTitleDescription
Thing:namename250Name
Thing:summarytext65000Summary
Thing:descriptiontext65000Description
Thing:countrycountry16Country
Thing:aliasname250Other name
Thing:previousNamename250Previous name
Thing:weakAliasname250Weak alias
Thing:sourceUrlurl4096Source link
Thing:publisherstring1024Publishing source
Thing:wikidataIdidentifier32Wikidata ID
Thing:keywordsstring1024Keywords
Thing:topicstopic64Topics
Thing:addressaddress250Address
Thing:addressEntityAddress250Addresssee Address:things (inverse)
Thing:programstring1024Program
Thing:notestext65000Notes
Thing:createdAtdate32Created at
Thing:modifiedAtdate32Modified on
Position:inceptionDatedate32Inception date
Position:dissolutionDatedate32Dissolution date
Position:subnationalAreastring1024Subnational jurisdiction name or code

UnknownLink - Other links

ExtendsInterest · Interval
PropertyTypeLengthTitleDescription
Interval:startDatedate32Start date
Interval:endDatedate32End date
Interval:datedate32Date
Interval:summarytext65000Summary
Interval:descriptiontext65000Description
Interval:recordIdstring1024Record ID
Interval:sourceUrlurl4096Source link
Interval:publisherstring1024Publishing source
Interval:modifiedAtdate32Modified on
Interest:rolestring1024Role
Interest:statusstring1024Status
UnknownLink:subjectThing250Subjectsee Thing:unknownLinkTo (inverse)
UnknownLink:objectThing250Objectsee Thing:unknownLinkFrom (inverse)

Address - Addresses

A location associated with an entity.

ExtendsThing
PropertyTypeLengthTitleDescription
Thing:namename250Name
Thing:summarytext65000Summary
Thing:descriptiontext65000Description
Address:countrycountry16Country
Thing:aliasname250Other name
Thing:previousNamename250Previous name
Thing:weakAliasname250Weak alias
Thing:sourceUrlurl4096Source link
Thing:publisherstring1024Publishing source
Thing:wikidataIdidentifier32Wikidata ID
Thing:keywordsstring1024Keywords
Thing:topicstopic64Topics
Thing:addressaddress250Address
Thing:addressEntityAddress250Addresssee Address:things (inverse)
Thing:programstring1024Program
Thing:notestext65000Notes
Thing:createdAtdate32Created at
Thing:modifiedAtdate32Modified on
Address:fulladdress250Full address
Address:remarksstring1024RemarksHandling instructions, like 'care of'.
Address:postOfficeBoxstring1024PO BoxA mailbox identifier at the post office
Address:streetstring1024Street address
Address:citystring1024CityCity, town, village or other locality
Address:postalCodestring16Postal codeZip code or postcode.
Address:regionstring1024RegionAlso province or area.
Address:statestring1024StateState or federal unit.

Representation - Representations

A mediatory, intermediary, middleman, or broker acting on behalf of a legal entity.

ExtendsInterest · Interval
PropertyTypeLengthTitleDescription
Interval:startDatedate32Start date
Interval:endDatedate32End date
Interval:datedate32Date
Interval:summarytext65000Summary
Interval:descriptiontext65000Description
Interval:recordIdstring1024Record ID
Interval:sourceUrlurl4096Source link
Interval:publisherstring1024Publishing source
Interval:modifiedAtdate32Modified on
Interest:rolestring1024Role
Interest:statusstring1024Status
Representation:agentLegalEntity250Agentsee LegalEntity:agencyClient (inverse)
Representation:clientLegalEntity250Clientsee LegalEntity:agentRepresentation (inverse)

Employment - Employments

ExtendsInterest · Interval
PropertyTypeLengthTitleDescription
Interval:startDatedate32Start date
Interval:endDatedate32End date
Interval:datedate32Date
Interval:summarytext65000Summary
Interval:descriptiontext65000Description
Interval:recordIdstring1024Record ID
Interval:sourceUrlurl4096Source link
Interval:publisherstring1024Publishing source
Interval:modifiedAtdate32Modified on
Interest:rolestring1024Role
Interest:statusstring1024Status
Employment:employerOrganization250Employersee Organization:employees (inverse)
Employment:employeePerson250Employeesee Person:employers (inverse)

Vessel - Vessels

A boat or ship. Typically flying some sort of national flag.

ExtendsVehicle · Asset · Thing · Value
PropertyTypeLengthTitleDescription
Thing:namename250Name
Thing:summarytext65000Summary
Thing:descriptiontext65000Description
Thing:countrycountry16Country
Thing:aliasname250Other name
Thing:previousNamename250Previous name
Thing:weakAliasname250Weak alias
Thing:sourceUrlurl4096Source link
Thing:publisherstring1024Publishing source
Thing:wikidataIdidentifier32Wikidata ID
Thing:keywordsstring1024Keywords
Thing:topicstopic64Topics
Thing:addressaddress250Address
Thing:addressEntityAddress250Addresssee Address:things (inverse)
Thing:programstring1024Program
Thing:notestext65000Notes
Thing:createdAtdate32Created at
Thing:modifiedAtdate32Modified on
Value:amountnumber250Amount
Value:currencystring1024Currency
Value:amountUsdnumber250Amount in USD
Vehicle:registrationNumberidentifier64Registration number
Vehicle:typestring1024Type
Vehicle:modelstring1024Model
Vehicle:ownerLegalEntity250Ownersee LegalEntity:ownedVehicles (inverse)
Vehicle:buildDatedate32Build Date
Vessel:imoNumberidentifier16IMO Number
Vessel:flagcountry16Flag
Vessel:tonnagestring1024Tonnage
Vessel:grossRegisteredTonnagenumber250Gross Registered Tonnage
Vessel:callSignidentifier64Call Sign
Vessel:pastFlagsstring1024Past Flags
Vessel:mmsiidentifier16MMSI

Ownership - Ownerships

ExtendsInterest · Interval
PropertyTypeLengthTitleDescription
Interval:startDatedate32Start date
Interval:endDatedate32End date
Interval:datedate32Date
Interval:summarytext65000Summary
Interval:descriptiontext65000Description
Interval:recordIdstring1024Record ID
Interval:sourceUrlurl4096Source link
Interval:publisherstring1024Publishing source
Interval:modifiedAtdate32Modified on
Interest:rolestring1024Role
Interest:statusstring1024Status
Ownership:ownerLegalEntity250Ownersee LegalEntity:ownershipOwner (inverse)
Ownership:assetAsset250Assetsee Asset:ownershipAsset (inverse)
Ownership:percentagestring1024Percentage held
Ownership:sharesCountstring1024Number of shares
Ownership:sharesValuestring1024Value of shares
Ownership:sharesCurrencystring1024Currency of shares

Security - Securities

A tradeable financial asset.

ExtendsAsset · Thing · Value
PropertyTypeLengthTitleDescription
Thing:namename250Name
Thing:summarytext65000Summary
Thing:descriptiontext65000Description
Thing:countrycountry16Country
Thing:aliasname250Other name
Thing:previousNamename250Previous name
Thing:weakAliasname250Weak alias
Thing:sourceUrlurl4096Source link
Thing:publisherstring1024Publishing source
Thing:wikidataIdidentifier32Wikidata ID
Thing:keywordsstring1024Keywords
Thing:topicstopic64Topics
Thing:addressaddress250Address
Thing:addressEntityAddress250Addresssee Address:things (inverse)
Thing:programstring1024Program
Thing:notestext65000Notes
Thing:createdAtdate32Created at
Thing:modifiedAtdate32Modified on
Value:amountnumber250Amount
Value:currencystring1024Currency
Value:amountUsdnumber250Amount in USD
Security:isinidentifier16ISINInternational Securities Identification Number
Security:registrationNumberidentifier64Registration number
Security:tickeridentifier64Stock ticker symbol
Security:figiCodeidentifier16Financial Instrument Global Identifier
Security:issuerLegalEntity250Issuersee LegalEntity:securities (inverse)
Security:issueDatedate32Date issued
Security:maturityDatedate32Maturity date
Security:typestring1024Type
Security:classificationstring1024Classification

Identification - Identifications

An form of identification associated with its holder and some issuing country. This can be used for national ID cards, voter enrollments and similar instruments.

ExtendsInterval
Sub-typesPassport
PropertyTypeLengthTitleDescription
Interval:startDatedate32Start date
Interval:endDatedate32End date
Interval:datedate32Date
Interval:summarytext65000Summary
Interval:descriptiontext65000Description
Interval:recordIdstring1024Record ID
Interval:sourceUrlurl4096Source link
Interval:publisherstring1024Publishing source
Interval:modifiedAtdate32Modified on
Identification:holderLegalEntity250Identification holdersee LegalEntity:identification (inverse)
Identification:typestring1024Type
Identification:countrycountry16Country
Identification:numberidentifier64Document number
Identification:authoritystring1024Authority

Person - People

A natural person, as opposed to a corporation of some type.

ExtendsLegalEntity · Thing
PropertyTypeLengthTitleDescription
Thing:namename250Name
Thing:summarytext65000Summary
Thing:descriptiontext65000Description
Thing:countrycountry16Country
Thing:aliasname250Other name
Thing:previousNamename250Previous name
Thing:weakAliasname250Weak alias
Thing:sourceUrlurl4096Source link
Thing:publisherstring1024Publishing source
Thing:wikidataIdidentifier32Wikidata ID
Thing:keywordsstring1024Keywords
Thing:topicstopic64Topics
Thing:addressaddress250Address
Thing:addressEntityAddress250Addresssee Address:things (inverse)
Thing:programstring1024Program
Thing:notestext65000Notes
Thing:createdAtdate32Created at
Thing:modifiedAtdate32Modified on
LegalEntity:emailemail250E-MailEmail address
LegalEntity:phonephone64PhonePhone number
LegalEntity:websiteurl4096WebsiteWebsite address
LegalEntity:legalFormstring1024Legal form
LegalEntity:incorporationDatedate32Incorporation dateThe date the legal entity was incorporated
LegalEntity:dissolutionDatedate32Dissolution dateThe date the legal entity was dissolved, if applicable
LegalEntity:statusstring1024Status
LegalEntity:sectorstring1024Sector
LegalEntity:classificationstring1024Classification
LegalEntity:registrationNumberidentifier64Registration numberCompany registration number
LegalEntity:idNumberidentifier64ID NumberID number of any applicable ID
LegalEntity:taxNumberidentifier64Tax NumberTax identification number
LegalEntity:vatCodeidentifier32V.A.T. Identifier(EU) VAT number
LegalEntity:jurisdictioncountry16JurisdictionCountry or region in which this entity operates
LegalEntity:mainCountrycountry16Country of originPrimary country of this entity
LegalEntity:opencorporatesUrlurl4096OpenCorporates URL
LegalEntity:icijIdstring1024ICIJ IDID according to International Consortium for Investigative Journalists
LegalEntity:okpoCodeidentifier64OKPORussian industry classifier
LegalEntity:innCodeidentifier32INNRussian company ID
LegalEntity:ogrnCodeidentifier32OGRNMajor State Registration Number
LegalEntity:leiCodeidentifier32LEILegal Entity Identifier
LegalEntity:dunsCodeidentifier32DUNSData Universal Numbering System - Dun & Bradstreet identifier
LegalEntity:npiCodeidentifier32NPINational Provider Identifier
LegalEntity:swiftBicidentifier16SWIFT/BICBank identifier code
LegalEntity:parentLegalEntity250Parent companysee LegalEntity:subsidiaries (inverse)If this entity is a subsidiary, another entity (company or organisation) is its parent
Person:titlestring1024Title
Person:firstNamestring1024First name
Person:secondNamestring1024Second name
Person:middleNamestring1024Middle name
Person:fatherNamestring1024Patronymic
Person:motherNamestring1024Matronymic
Person:lastNamestring1024Last name
Person:nameSuffixstring1024Name suffix
Person:birthDatedate32Birth date
Person:birthPlacestring1024Place of birth
Person:birthCountrycountry16Country of birth
Person:deathDatedate32Death date
Person:positionstring1024Position
Person:nationalitycountry16Nationality
Person:citizenshipcountry16Citizenship
Person:passportNumberidentifier64Passport number
Person:gendergender16Gender
Person:ethnicitystring1024Ethnicity
Person:heightnumber250Height
Person:weightnumber250Weight
Person:eyeColorstring1024Eye color
Person:hairColorstring1024Hair color
Person:appearancestring1024Physical appearance
Person:religionstring1024Religion
Person:politicalstring1024Political association
Person:educationstring1024Education

PublicBody - Public bodies

A public body, such as a ministry, department or state company.

ExtendsOrganization · LegalEntity · Thing
PropertyTypeLengthTitleDescription
Thing:namename250Name
Thing:summarytext65000Summary
Thing:descriptiontext65000Description
Thing:countrycountry16Country
Thing:aliasname250Other name
Thing:previousNamename250Previous name
Thing:weakAliasname250Weak alias
Thing:sourceUrlurl4096Source link
Thing:publisherstring1024Publishing source
Thing:wikidataIdidentifier32Wikidata ID
Thing:keywordsstring1024Keywords
Thing:topicstopic64Topics
Thing:addressaddress250Address
Thing:addressEntityAddress250Addresssee Address:things (inverse)
Thing:programstring1024Program
Thing:notestext65000Notes
Thing:createdAtdate32Created at
Thing:modifiedAtdate32Modified on
LegalEntity:emailemail250E-MailEmail address
LegalEntity:phonephone64PhonePhone number
LegalEntity:websiteurl4096WebsiteWebsite address
LegalEntity:legalFormstring1024Legal form
LegalEntity:incorporationDatedate32Incorporation dateThe date the legal entity was incorporated
LegalEntity:dissolutionDatedate32Dissolution dateThe date the legal entity was dissolved, if applicable
LegalEntity:statusstring1024Status
LegalEntity:sectorstring1024Sector
LegalEntity:classificationstring1024Classification
LegalEntity:registrationNumberidentifier64Registration numberCompany registration number
LegalEntity:idNumberidentifier64ID NumberID number of any applicable ID
LegalEntity:taxNumberidentifier64Tax NumberTax identification number
LegalEntity:vatCodeidentifier32V.A.T. Identifier(EU) VAT number
LegalEntity:jurisdictioncountry16JurisdictionCountry or region in which this entity operates
LegalEntity:mainCountrycountry16Country of originPrimary country of this entity
LegalEntity:opencorporatesUrlurl4096OpenCorporates URL
LegalEntity:icijIdstring1024ICIJ IDID according to International Consortium for Investigative Journalists
LegalEntity:okpoCodeidentifier64OKPORussian industry classifier
LegalEntity:innCodeidentifier32INNRussian company ID
LegalEntity:ogrnCodeidentifier32OGRNMajor State Registration Number
LegalEntity:leiCodeidentifier32LEILegal Entity Identifier
LegalEntity:dunsCodeidentifier32DUNSData Universal Numbering System - Dun & Bradstreet identifier
LegalEntity:npiCodeidentifier32NPINational Provider Identifier
LegalEntity:swiftBicidentifier16SWIFT/BICBank identifier code
LegalEntity:parentLegalEntity250Parent companysee LegalEntity:subsidiaries (inverse)If this entity is a subsidiary, another entity (company or organisation) is its parent
Organization:cageCodeidentifier64CAGECommercial and Government Entity Code (CAGE)
Organization:permIdidentifier16PermIDLSEG/Refinitiv code for a company

LegalEntity - Legal entities

Any party to legal proceedings, such as asset ownership, corporate governance or social interactions. Often used when raw data does not specify if something is a person or company.

ExtendsThing
Sub-typesOrganization · Person · PublicBody · Company
PropertyTypeLengthTitleDescription
Thing:namename250Name
Thing:summarytext65000Summary
Thing:descriptiontext65000Description
Thing:countrycountry16Country
Thing:aliasname250Other name
Thing:previousNamename250Previous name
Thing:weakAliasname250Weak alias
Thing:sourceUrlurl4096Source link
Thing:publisherstring1024Publishing source
Thing:wikidataIdidentifier32Wikidata ID
Thing:keywordsstring1024Keywords
Thing:topicstopic64Topics
Thing:addressaddress250Address
Thing:addressEntityAddress250Addresssee Address:things (inverse)
Thing:programstring1024Program
Thing:notestext65000Notes
Thing:createdAtdate32Created at
Thing:modifiedAtdate32Modified on
LegalEntity:emailemail250E-MailEmail address
LegalEntity:phonephone64PhonePhone number
LegalEntity:websiteurl4096WebsiteWebsite address
LegalEntity:legalFormstring1024Legal form
LegalEntity:incorporationDatedate32Incorporation dateThe date the legal entity was incorporated
LegalEntity:dissolutionDatedate32Dissolution dateThe date the legal entity was dissolved, if applicable
LegalEntity:statusstring1024Status
LegalEntity:sectorstring1024Sector
LegalEntity:classificationstring1024Classification
LegalEntity:registrationNumberidentifier64Registration numberCompany registration number
LegalEntity:idNumberidentifier64ID NumberID number of any applicable ID
LegalEntity:taxNumberidentifier64Tax NumberTax identification number
LegalEntity:vatCodeidentifier32V.A.T. Identifier(EU) VAT number
LegalEntity:jurisdictioncountry16JurisdictionCountry or region in which this entity operates
LegalEntity:mainCountrycountry16Country of originPrimary country of this entity
LegalEntity:opencorporatesUrlurl4096OpenCorporates URL
LegalEntity:icijIdstring1024ICIJ IDID according to International Consortium for Investigative Journalists
LegalEntity:okpoCodeidentifier64OKPORussian industry classifier
LegalEntity:innCodeidentifier32INNRussian company ID
LegalEntity:ogrnCodeidentifier32OGRNMajor State Registration Number
LegalEntity:leiCodeidentifier32LEILegal Entity Identifier
LegalEntity:dunsCodeidentifier32DUNSData Universal Numbering System - Dun & Bradstreet identifier
LegalEntity:npiCodeidentifier32NPINational Provider Identifier
LegalEntity:swiftBicidentifier16SWIFT/BICBank identifier code
LegalEntity:parentLegalEntity250Parent companysee LegalEntity:subsidiaries (inverse)If this entity is a subsidiary, another entity (company or organisation) is its parent

Directorship - Directorships

ExtendsInterest · Interval
PropertyTypeLengthTitleDescription
Interval:startDatedate32Start date
Interval:endDatedate32End date
Interval:datedate32Date
Interval:summarytext65000Summary
Interval:descriptiontext65000Description
Interval:recordIdstring1024Record ID
Interval:sourceUrlurl4096Source link
Interval:publisherstring1024Publishing source
Interval:modifiedAtdate32Modified on
Interest:rolestring1024Role
Interest:statusstring1024Status
Directorship:directorLegalEntity250Directorsee LegalEntity:directorshipDirector (inverse)
Directorship:organizationOrganization250Organizationsee Organization:directorshipOrganization (inverse)

Passport - Passports

An passport held by a person.

ExtendsIdentification · Interval
PropertyTypeLengthTitleDescription
Interval:startDatedate32Start date
Interval:endDatedate32End date
Interval:datedate32Date
Interval:summarytext65000Summary
Interval:descriptiontext65000Description
Interval:recordIdstring1024Record ID
Interval:sourceUrlurl4096Source link
Interval:publisherstring1024Publishing source
Interval:modifiedAtdate32Modified on
Identification:holderLegalEntity250Identification holdersee LegalEntity:identification (inverse)
Identification:typestring1024Type
Identification:countrycountry16Country
Identification:numberidentifier64Document number
Identification:authoritystring1024Authority

CryptoWallet - Cryptocurrency wallets

A cryptocurrency wallet is a view on the transactions conducted by one participant on a blockchain / distributed ledger system.

ExtendsThing · Value
PropertyTypeLengthTitleDescription
Thing:namename250Name
Thing:summarytext65000Summary
Thing:descriptiontext65000Description
Thing:countrycountry16Country
Thing:aliasname250Other name
Thing:previousNamename250Previous name
Thing:weakAliasname250Weak alias
Thing:sourceUrlurl4096Source link
Thing:publisherstring1024Publishing source
Thing:wikidataIdidentifier32Wikidata ID
Thing:keywordsstring1024Keywords
Thing:topicstopic64Topics
Thing:addressaddress250Address
Thing:addressEntityAddress250Addresssee Address:things (inverse)
Thing:programstring1024Program
Thing:notestext65000Notes
Thing:createdAtdate32Created at
Thing:modifiedAtdate32Modified on
Value:amountnumber250Amount
Value:currencystring1024Currency
Value:amountUsdnumber250Amount in USD
CryptoWallet:publicKeyidentifier128AddressPublic key used to identify the wallet
CryptoWallet:mangingExchangestring1024Managing exchange
CryptoWallet:holderLegalEntity250Wallet holdersee LegalEntity:cryptoWallets (inverse)
CryptoWallet:balancenumber250Balance

Associate - Associates

Non-family association between two people

ExtendsInterval
PropertyTypeLengthTitleDescription
Interval:startDatedate32Start date
Interval:endDatedate32End date
Interval:datedate32Date
Interval:summarytext65000Summary
Interval:descriptiontext65000Description
Interval:recordIdstring1024Record ID
Interval:sourceUrlurl4096Source link
Interval:publisherstring1024Publishing source
Interval:modifiedAtdate32Modified on
Associate:personPerson250Personsee Person:associates (inverse)The subject of the association.
Associate:associatePerson250Associatesee Person:associations (inverse)An associate of the subject person.
Associate:relationshipstring1024RelationshipNature of the association

Organization - Organizations

Any type of incorporated entity that cannot be owned by another (see Company). This might include charities, foundations or state-owned enterprises, depending on their jurisdiction.

ExtendsLegalEntity · Thing
Sub-typesPublicBody · Company
PropertyTypeLengthTitleDescription
Thing:namename250Name
Thing:summarytext65000Summary
Thing:descriptiontext65000Description
Thing:countrycountry16Country
Thing:aliasname250Other name
Thing:previousNamename250Previous name
Thing:weakAliasname250Weak alias
Thing:sourceUrlurl4096Source link
Thing:publisherstring1024Publishing source
Thing:wikidataIdidentifier32Wikidata ID
Thing:keywordsstring1024Keywords
Thing:topicstopic64Topics
Thing:addressaddress250Address
Thing:addressEntityAddress250Addresssee Address:things (inverse)
Thing:programstring1024Program
Thing:notestext65000Notes
Thing:createdAtdate32Created at
Thing:modifiedAtdate32Modified on
LegalEntity:emailemail250E-MailEmail address
LegalEntity:phonephone64PhonePhone number
LegalEntity:websiteurl4096WebsiteWebsite address
LegalEntity:legalFormstring1024Legal form
LegalEntity:incorporationDatedate32Incorporation dateThe date the legal entity was incorporated
LegalEntity:dissolutionDatedate32Dissolution dateThe date the legal entity was dissolved, if applicable
LegalEntity:statusstring1024Status
LegalEntity:sectorstring1024Sector
LegalEntity:classificationstring1024Classification
LegalEntity:registrationNumberidentifier64Registration numberCompany registration number
LegalEntity:idNumberidentifier64ID NumberID number of any applicable ID
LegalEntity:taxNumberidentifier64Tax NumberTax identification number
LegalEntity:vatCodeidentifier32V.A.T. Identifier(EU) VAT number
LegalEntity:jurisdictioncountry16JurisdictionCountry or region in which this entity operates
LegalEntity:mainCountrycountry16Country of originPrimary country of this entity
LegalEntity:opencorporatesUrlurl4096OpenCorporates URL
LegalEntity:icijIdstring1024ICIJ IDID according to International Consortium for Investigative Journalists
LegalEntity:okpoCodeidentifier64OKPORussian industry classifier
LegalEntity:innCodeidentifier32INNRussian company ID
LegalEntity:ogrnCodeidentifier32OGRNMajor State Registration Number
LegalEntity:leiCodeidentifier32LEILegal Entity Identifier
LegalEntity:dunsCodeidentifier32DUNSData Universal Numbering System - Dun & Bradstreet identifier
LegalEntity:npiCodeidentifier32NPINational Provider Identifier
LegalEntity:swiftBicidentifier16SWIFT/BICBank identifier code
LegalEntity:parentLegalEntity250Parent companysee LegalEntity:subsidiaries (inverse)If this entity is a subsidiary, another entity (company or organisation) is its parent
Organization:cageCodeidentifier64CAGECommercial and Government Entity Code (CAGE)
Organization:permIdidentifier16PermIDLSEG/Refinitiv code for a company

Vehicle - Vehicles

ExtendsAsset · Thing · Value
Sub-typesVessel · Airplane
PropertyTypeLengthTitleDescription
Thing:namename250Name
Thing:summarytext65000Summary
Thing:descriptiontext65000Description
Thing:countrycountry16Country
Thing:aliasname250Other name
Thing:previousNamename250Previous name
Thing:weakAliasname250Weak alias
Thing:sourceUrlurl4096Source link
Thing:publisherstring1024Publishing source
Thing:wikidataIdidentifier32Wikidata ID
Thing:keywordsstring1024Keywords
Thing:topicstopic64Topics
Thing:addressaddress250Address
Thing:addressEntityAddress250Addresssee Address:things (inverse)
Thing:programstring1024Program
Thing:notestext65000Notes
Thing:createdAtdate32Created at
Thing:modifiedAtdate32Modified on
Value:amountnumber250Amount
Value:currencystring1024Currency
Value:amountUsdnumber250Amount in USD
Vehicle:registrationNumberidentifier64Registration number
Vehicle:typestring1024Type
Vehicle:modelstring1024Model
Vehicle:ownerLegalEntity250Ownersee LegalEntity:ownedVehicles (inverse)
Vehicle:buildDatedate32Build Date

Asset - Assets

A piece of property which can be owned and assigned a monetary value.

ExtendsThing · Value
Sub-typesVessel · Vehicle · Security · Airplane · Company
PropertyTypeLengthTitleDescription
Thing:namename250Name
Thing:summarytext65000Summary
Thing:descriptiontext65000Description
Thing:countrycountry16Country
Thing:aliasname250Other name
Thing:previousNamename250Previous name
Thing:weakAliasname250Weak alias
Thing:sourceUrlurl4096Source link
Thing:publisherstring1024Publishing source
Thing:wikidataIdidentifier32Wikidata ID
Thing:keywordsstring1024Keywords
Thing:topicstopic64Topics
Thing:addressaddress250Address
Thing:addressEntityAddress250Addresssee Address:things (inverse)
Thing:programstring1024Program
Thing:notestext65000Notes
Thing:createdAtdate32Created at
Thing:modifiedAtdate32Modified on
Value:amountnumber250Amount
Value:currencystring1024Currency
Value:amountUsdnumber250Amount in USD

Thing - Thing

Extends
Sub-typesOrganization · LegalEntity · Address · Vessel · Asset · Vehicle · CryptoWallet · Position · Security · Person · Airplane · PublicBody · Company
PropertyTypeLengthTitleDescription
Thing:namename250Name
Thing:summarytext65000Summary
Thing:descriptiontext65000Description
Thing:countrycountry16Country
Thing:aliasname250Other name
Thing:previousNamename250Previous name
Thing:weakAliasname250Weak alias
Thing:sourceUrlurl4096Source link
Thing:publisherstring1024Publishing source
Thing:wikidataIdidentifier32Wikidata ID
Thing:keywordsstring1024Keywords
Thing:topicstopic64Topics
Thing:addressaddress250Address
Thing:addressEntityAddress250Addresssee Address:things (inverse)
Thing:programstring1024Program
Thing:notestext65000Notes
Thing:createdAtdate32Created at
Thing:modifiedAtdate32Modified on

Value - Values

Extends
Sub-typesVessel · Asset · Vehicle · CryptoWallet · Security · Airplane · Company
PropertyTypeLengthTitleDescription
Value:amountnumber250Amount
Value:currencystring1024Currency
Value:amountUsdnumber250Amount in USD

Interval - Interval

An object which is bounded in time.

Extends
Sub-typesRepresentation · Occupancy · Membership · Directorship · Ownership · Associate · Passport · UnknownLink · Family · Interest · Identification · Employment · Sanction · Succession
PropertyTypeLengthTitleDescription
Interval:startDatedate32Start date
Interval:endDatedate32End date
Interval:datedate32Date
Interval:summarytext65000Summary
Interval:descriptiontext65000Description
Interval:recordIdstring1024Record ID
Interval:sourceUrlurl4096Source link
Interval:publisherstring1024Publishing source
Interval:modifiedAtdate32Modified on

Interest - Interest

ExtendsInterval
Sub-typesRepresentation · Membership · Directorship · Ownership · UnknownLink · Employment · Succession
PropertyTypeLengthTitleDescription
Interval:startDatedate32Start date
Interval:endDatedate32End date
Interval:datedate32Date
Interval:summarytext65000Summary
Interval:descriptiontext65000Description
Interval:recordIdstring1024Record ID
Interval:sourceUrlurl4096Source link
Interval:publisherstring1024Publishing source
Interval:modifiedAtdate32Modified on
Interest:rolestring1024Role
Interest:statusstring1024Status

Type definitions

Schema properties have specific types which define the range of valid values they can hold. Below are the enumerated values for some of the types. Other types perform algorithmic validation, e.g. for phone numbers, URLs or email addresses.

Entities

Entity references are used by one entity to reference another and thus create a link between the two. Take note of the guidance on entity identifiers to understand how entity IDs change as incoming records are deduplicated.

Topics

Topics are used to tag other entities - mainly organizations and people - with risk categories, e.g. to designate an individual as a politician, terrorist or to hint that a certain company is a bank. Read more about topics and risk tagging...

CodeLabel
crimeCrime
crime.fraudFraud
crime.cyberCybercrime
crime.finFinancial crime
crime.envEnvironmental violations
crime.theftTheft
crime.warWar crimes
crime.bossCriminal leadership
crime.terrorTerrorism
crime.traffickTrafficking
crime.traffick.drugDrug trafficking
crime.traffick.humanHuman trafficking
wantedWanted
corp.offshoreOffshore
corp.shellShell company
corp.publicPublic listed company
corp.disqualDisqualified
govGovernment
gov.nationalNational government
gov.stateState government
gov.muniMunicipal government
gov.soeState-owned enterprise
gov.igoIntergovernmental organization
gov.headHead of government or state
gov.adminCivil service
gov.executiveExecutive branch of government
gov.legislativeLegislative branch of government
gov.judicialJudicial branch of government
gov.securitySecurity services
gov.financialCentral banking and financial integrity
finFinancial services
fin.bankBank
fin.fundFund
fin.adivsorFinancial advisor
reg.actionRegulator action
reg.warnRegulator warning
role.pepPolitician
role.polNon-PEP
role.rcaClose Associate
role.judgeJudge
role.civilCivil servant
role.diploDiplomat
role.lawyerLawyer
role.acctAccountant
role.spySpy
role.oligarchOligarch
role.journoJournalist
role.actActivist
role.lobbyLobbyist
pol.partyPolitical party
pol.unionUnion
relReligion
milMilitary
asset.frozenFrozen asset
sanctionSanctioned entity
sanction.linkedSanction-linked entity
sanction.counterCounter-sanctioned entity
export.controlExport controlled
export.riskTrade risk
debarmentDebarred entity
poiPerson of interest

Dates

Dates are given in a basic ISO 8601 date or date-time format,YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS. In source data, we find varying degrees of precision: some events may be defined as a full timestamp (2021-08-25T09:26:11), while for many we only know a year (2021) or month (2021-08). Such date prefixes are carried through and used to specify date precision as well as the actual value.

Countries

We use a descriptive approach to modelling the countries in our database. If a list refers to a country, so do we. We use ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 as a starting point, but have also included countries that have ceased to exist (e.g. Soviet Union, Yugoslavia) and territories whose status as a country is controversial (e.g. Kosovo, Artsakh). If the presence of a country in this list is offensive to you, we invite you to reflect on the mental health impact of being angry at tables on the internet.

CodeLabel
zzGlobal
euEuropean Union
unUnited Nations
zrZaire
czCzech Republic
xkKosovo
ddEast Germany
yucsYugoslavia
csxxSerbia and Montenegro
cshhCzechoslovakia
suhhSoviet Union
ge-abAbkhazia (Occupied Georgia)
x-soSouth Ossetia (Occupied Georgia)
ua-lprLuhansk (Occupied Ukraine)
ua-dprDonetsk (Occupied Ukraine)
ua-criCrimea (Occupied Ukraine)
so-somSomaliland
cy-trncNorthern Cyprus
az-nkNagorno-Karabakh
cn-xzTibet
cqSark
gb-wlsWales
gb-sctScotland
gb-nirNorthern Ireland
md-pmrTransnistria (PMR)
pk-kmKashmir
acAscension Island
adAndorra
aeUnited Arab Emirates
afAfghanistan
agAntigua & Barbuda
aiAnguilla
alAlbania
amArmenia
aoAngola
aqAntarctica
arArgentina
asAmerican Samoa
atAustria
auAustralia
awAruba
axÅland Islands
azAzerbaijan
baBosnia & Herzegovina
bbBarbados
bdBangladesh
beBelgium
bfBurkina Faso
bgBulgaria
bhBahrain
biBurundi
bjBenin
blSt. Barthélemy
bmBermuda
bnBrunei
boBolivia
bqCaribbean Netherlands
brBrazil
bsBahamas
btBhutan
bvBouvet Island
bwBotswana
byBelarus
bzBelize
caCanada
ccCocos (Keeling) Islands
cdCongo - Kinshasa
cfCentral African Republic
cgCongo - Brazzaville
chSwitzerland
ciCôte d’Ivoire
ckCook Islands
clChile
cmCameroon
cnChina
coColombia
cpClipperton Island
crCosta Rica
cuCuba
cvCape Verde
cwCuraçao
cxChristmas Island
cyCyprus
deGermany
dgDiego Garcia
djDjibouti
dkDenmark
dmDominica
doDominican Republic
dzAlgeria
ecEcuador
eeEstonia
egEgypt
ehWestern Sahara
erEritrea
esSpain
etEthiopia
fiFinland
fjFiji
fkFalkland Islands
fmMicronesia
foFaroe Islands
frFrance
gaGabon
gbUnited Kingdom
gdGrenada
geGeorgia
gfFrench Guiana
ggGuernsey
ghGhana
giGibraltar
glGreenland
gmGambia
gnGuinea
gpGuadeloupe
gqEquatorial Guinea
grGreece
gsSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
gtGuatemala
guGuam
gwGuinea-Bissau
gyGuyana
hkHong Kong SAR China
hmHeard & McDonald Islands
hnHonduras
hrCroatia
htHaiti
huHungary
icCanary Islands
idIndonesia
ieIreland
ilIsrael
imIsle of Man
inIndia
ioBritish Indian Ocean Territory
iqIraq
irIran
isIceland
itItaly
jeJersey
jmJamaica
joJordan
jpJapan
keKenya
kgKyrgyzstan
khCambodia
kiKiribati
kmComoros
knSt. Kitts & Nevis
kpNorth Korea
krSouth Korea
kwKuwait
kyCayman Islands
kzKazakhstan
laLaos
lbLebanon
lcSt. Lucia
liLiechtenstein
lkSri Lanka
lrLiberia
lsLesotho
ltLithuania
luLuxembourg
lvLatvia
lyLibya
maMorocco
mcMonaco
mdMoldova
meMontenegro
mfSt. Martin
mgMadagascar
mhMarshall Islands
mkNorth Macedonia
mlMali
mmMyanmar (Burma)
mnMongolia
moMacao SAR China
mpNorthern Mariana Islands
mqMartinique
mrMauritania
msMontserrat
mtMalta
muMauritius
mvMaldives
mwMalawi
mxMexico
myMalaysia
mzMozambique
naNamibia
ncNew Caledonia
neNiger
nfNorfolk Island
ngNigeria
niNicaragua
nlNetherlands
noNorway
npNepal
nrNauru
nuNiue
nzNew Zealand
omOman
paPanama
pePeru
pfFrench Polynesia
pgPapua New Guinea
phPhilippines
pkPakistan
plPoland
pmSt. Pierre & Miquelon
pnPitcairn Islands
prPuerto Rico
psPalestinian Territories
ptPortugal
pwPalau
pyParaguay
qaQatar
reRéunion
roRomania
rsSerbia
ruRussia
rwRwanda
saSaudi Arabia
sbSolomon Islands
scSeychelles
sdSudan
seSweden
sgSingapore
shSt. Helena
siSlovenia
sjSvalbard & Jan Mayen
skSlovakia
slSierra Leone
smSan Marino
snSenegal
soSomalia
srSuriname
ssSouth Sudan
stSão Tomé & Príncipe
svEl Salvador
sxSint Maarten
sySyria
szEswatini
taTristan da Cunha
tcTurks & Caicos Islands
tdChad
tfFrench Southern Territories
tgTogo
thThailand
tjTajikistan
tkTokelau
tlTimor-Leste
tmTurkmenistan
tnTunisia
toTonga
trTürkiye
ttTrinidad & Tobago
tvTuvalu
twTaiwan
tzTanzania
uaUkraine
ugUganda
umU.S. Outlying Islands
usUnited States
uyUruguay
uzUzbekistan
vaVatican City
vcSt. Vincent & Grenadines
veVenezuela
vgBritish Virgin Islands
viU.S. Virgin Islands
vnVietnam
vuVanuatu
wfWallis & Futuna
wsSamoa
yeYemen
ytMayotte
zaSouth Africa
zmZambia
zwZimbabwe