# Latest **URL:** https://discuss.opensanctions.org/latest.md [Latest](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/tags.md) --- ## [Welcome to the OpenSanctions Community Forum!](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/welcome-to-the-opensanctions-community-forum/20)
**Author:** [@Brenna](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/Brenna)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2025, 8:16am UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/welcome-to-the-opensanctions-community-forum/20 "2025-02-11T08:16:24Z")
Hey everyone! We’re thrilled to have you here. Please introduce yourself, share what you’re working on, and let us know how you’re using OpenSanctions data here. We’ve set up this forum to answer questions, share updates… --- ## [Yente API statements endpoint with an on-premise deployment](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/yente-api-statements-endpoint-with-an-on-premise-deployment/365)
**Author:** [@CedricL](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/CedricL)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/yente-api-statements-endpoint-with-an-on-premise-deployment/365 "2026-09-23T16:32:03Z")
Hello, We are using OpenSanctions via Yente with an on-premise deployment. For your information, we are very satisfied with it. We have a question regarding the source of a piece of data returned by the API. We have … --- ## [Funes & Pravda - Spider for discovering politician sources](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/funes-pravda-spider-for-discovering-politician-sources/322)
**Author:** [@Monneyboi](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/Monneyboi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 8:51am UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/funes-pravda-spider-for-discovering-politician-sources/322 "2026-09-10T08:51:53Z")
Funes & Pravda Hey everyone! Johan here, with something new: Imagine you have a straw. Into the straw, you push the internet. Out of the straw comes a list of all political position holders. What would this straw look l… --- ## [Minimum exporters required for yente to work](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/minimum-exporters-required-for-yente-to-work/254)
**Author:** [@hassium](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/hassium)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 6:04pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/minimum-exporters-required-for-yente-to-work/254 "2026-09-04T18:04:33Z")
Hi there! I am running zavod locally, and I notice the exporters take a lot of time to run on my machine. Are all exporters required to run? Can yente work properly then if I exclude some of them? --- ## [Technical Updates for September 2026](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/technical-updates-for-september-2026/358)
**Author:** [@edie](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/edie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 12:33pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/technical-updates-for-september-2026/358 "2026-09-01T12:33:59Z")
Hi everyone! Here are this month’s highlights for upcoming changes, allowing you to adjust your integration in advance. Please take a minute to review and plan any updates. New guide: Building a monitoring workflow We’… --- ## [Commercial metadata not being updated](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/commercial-metadata-not-being-updated/357)
**Author:** [@alex](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/alex)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 8:09am UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/commercial-metadata-not-being-updated/357 "2026-08-25T08:09:09Z")
Hi, When I access the commercial metadata endpoint for the latest datasets, it seems that they don’t seem to be being updated any more. Eg: https://delivery.opensanctions.com/datasets/latest/default/index.json The la… --- ## [NBCTF List Origination Note](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/nbctf-list-origination-note/356)
**Author:** [@collina](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/collina)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/nbctf-list-origination-note/356 "2026-08-21T13:27:53Z")
Hi – Wanted to mention that the NBCTF does not apparently keep its English lists up-to-date or consistent, and it would appear that the Hebrew page is perhaps more canonical or reliable. Namely, ASO 18/26 has been up fo… --- ## [Wikipedia as a source; other sources and filters](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/wikipedia-as-a-source-other-sources-and-filters/343)
**Author:** [@Dajasj](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/Dajasj)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 8:18am UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/wikipedia-as-a-source-other-sources-and-filters/343 "2026-08-21T08:18:18Z")
Hi! Thanks for creating this tool, it can be very helpful and would love to use it. However, importing from Wikipedia a a source is a bad habit and not very useful. As a Dutch user, would it be possible to use parlement.… --- ## [Data.opensanctions.org/datasets redirects](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/data-opensanctions-org-datasets-redirects/351)
**Author:** [@jbothma](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/jbothma)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 9:10am UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/data-opensanctions-org-datasets-redirects/351 "2026-08-17T09:10:51Z")
Some URLs under https://data.opensanctions.org/datasets now redirect to their canonical location under https://data.opensanctions.org/artifacts. See the changelog announcement for more. --- ## [Chinese official registries: what they return to scripts, measured from inside the mainland](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/chinese-official-registries-what-they-return-to-scripts-measured-from-inside-the-mainland/350)
**Author:** [@Derrick](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/Derrick)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2026, 7:34am UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/chinese-official-registries-what-they-return-to-scripts-measured-from-inside-the-mainland/350 "2026-08-15T07:34:38Z")
Entity work that touches China eventually runs into the question of what the official sources actually return to a program, as opposed to a person. I do supplier record checks China-side, so the vantage point below is on… --- ## [Dutch 'minister of Disability Affairs'](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/dutch-minister-of-disability-affairs/344)
**Author:** [@Dajasj](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/Dajasj)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/dutch-minister-of-disability-affairs/344 "2026-08-04T14:05:20Z")
Q97019608 is categorised as a PEP. However, this is not a government position, but a position at a broadcaster and not really a politician --- ## [Technical Updates for August 2026](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/technical-updates-for-august-2026/345)
**Author:** [@edie](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/edie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 8:14am UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/technical-updates-for-august-2026/345 "2026-08-03T08:14:44Z")
Hi everyone! Here are this month’s highlights for upcoming changes, allowing you to adjust your integration in advance. Please take a minute to review and plan any updates. Upcoming changes :police\_car\_light: Important… --- ## [PoliLoom – Loom for weaving politician's data](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/poliloom-loom-for-weaving-politicians-data/121)
**Author:** [@Monneyboi](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/Monneyboi)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/poliloom-loom-for-weaving-politicians-data/121 "2026-07-06T17:11:57Z")
PoliLoom Hey there OpenSanctions community! I’m Johan. Friedrich asked me to have a go at some data extraction, and share the development process here, so let’s dive into it together. We’re about to find out how great L… --- ## [Poliloom - skip and flag statement conflict](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/poliloom-skip-and-flag-statement-conflict/329)
**Author:** [@wolfgang8741](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/wolfgang8741)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/poliloom-skip-and-flag-statement-conflict/329 "2026-07-06T16:21:40Z")
@Monneyboi As I’ve been working through Poliloom for US politicians I’ve noticed there are two annoying behaviors. When a statement is vague or hard to verify the accuracy skipping the response results in continuousl… --- ## [Zavod: installing locally and documentation](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/zavod-installing-locally-and-documentation/290)
**Author:** [@SRS-BSNS](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/SRS-BSNS)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/zavod-installing-locally-and-documentation/290 "2026-07-02T13:09:06Z")
Hi, Thanks for starting open sanctions, it is really useful project :slight\_smile: I was trying to install opensanctions locally following the documentation in the URL Installation - zavod Is a local Zavod installatio… --- ## [Opensanctions and elastic search](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/opensanctions-and-elastic-search/327)
**Author:** [@SRS-BSNS](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/SRS-BSNS)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 1:06pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/opensanctions-and-elastic-search/327 "2026-07-02T13:06:01Z")
I think the technology behind open sanctions is interesting. Is open sanctions tied down to elastic search or can it be made to run on a vectorDB (for example) ? Or is NoSQL a hard dependency ? Best wishes --- ## [How to obtain topic sanction.linked with the scope sanctions?](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/how-to-obtain-topic-sanction-linked-with-the-scope-sanctions/326)
**Author:** [@cmerel](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/cmerel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 10:45am UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/how-to-obtain-topic-sanction-linked-with-the-scope-sanctions/326 "2026-07-02T10:45:28Z")
Hey OpenSanctions team! We would like to exploit the topic sanction.linked with the scope sanctions. Based on our evaluation, the matched entities by yente configured with scope sanction, do not provide this topic. To… --- ## [Suggestions for article about using Open Sanctions data for democracy advocacy/ending corruption?](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/suggestions-for-article-about-using-open-sanctions-data-for-democracy-advocacy-ending-corruption/325)
**Author:** [@joelprestonsmith](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/joelprestonsmith)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 6:04pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/suggestions-for-article-about-using-open-sanctions-data-for-democracy-advocacy-ending-corruption/325 "2026-07-01T18:04:02Z")
Hi, everyone. I’m a freelance journalist in the U.S., looking into how Open Sanctions data might be used in a non-violent civil resistance (NVCR) campaign to either bring down a dictator, fight against corruption, etc. I… --- ## [Technical Updates for July 2026](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/technical-updates-for-july-2026/324)
**Author:** [@edie](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/edie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 9:36am UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/technical-updates-for-july-2026/324 "2026-07-01T09:36:36Z")
Hi everyone! Here are this month’s highlights for upcoming changes, allowing you to adjust your integration in advance. Please take a minute to review and plan any updates. :ocean: Changes to come into effect July 15 R… --- ## [Actualización de las Listas de OpenSanctions](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/actualizacion-de-las-listas-de-opensanctions/323)
**Author:** [@Sandradel0624](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/Sandradel0624)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/actualizacion-de-las-listas-de-opensanctions/323 "2026-06-26T18:47:36Z")
Soy nueva en la plataforma de búsquedas y quisiera saber cada cuanto tiempo hacen la actualización de las listas, ya que el día de hoy la OFAC ingresó unas personas, cuyos nombres me enteré por un aviso de prensa, pero a… --- ## [Plural and Wikidata Position merge](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/plural-and-wikidata-position-merge/276)
**Author:** [@wolfgang8741](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/wolfgang8741)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/plural-and-wikidata-position-merge/276 "2026-06-25T20:27:04Z")
I’ve been working on Ohio politicians in Wikidata. One representation in the EveryPolitician site under Subnational government positions list that has me wondering how the positions across data sources should be represe… --- ## [Yente 5.5 — more robustness, better monitoring](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/yente-5-5-more-robustness-better-monitoring/321)
**Author:** [@leon.handreke](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/leon.handreke)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2026, 2:08pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/yente-5-5-more-robustness-better-monitoring/321 "2026-06-23T14:08:52Z")
Note: Requires Elasticsearch 9.x — full index rebuild required This release is mostly a maintenance and hardening release: yente now requires an Elasticsearch 9.x server, verifies the integrity of downloaded entity data… --- ## [URL changes in dataset metadata](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/url-changes-in-dataset-metadata/320)
**Author:** [@jbothma](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/jbothma)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2026, 10:19am UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/url-changes-in-dataset-metadata/320 "2026-06-22T10:19:46Z")
Dataset metadata like https://data.opensanctions.org/datasets/latest/default/index.json and https://data.opensanctions.org/datasets/20260622/default/index.json will start using https://data.opensanctions.org/artifacts/ U… --- ## [DoD updates 1260H list: Alibaba, Tencent, TP-Link among new additions](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/dod-updates-1260h-list-alibaba-tencent-tp-link-among-new-additions/314)
**Author:** [@nvmbrasserie](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/nvmbrasserie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/dod-updates-1260h-list-alibaba-tencent-tp-link-among-new-additions/314 "2026-06-09T15:53:09Z")
DOW published its latest 1260H list on June 8, and it is now part of our coverage. The updated data will be available within the next 9 hours. The headline additions are Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, TP-Link and BOE Technolo… --- ## [Yente-client: looking for feedback](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/yente-client-looking-for-feedback/310)
**Author:** [@pudo](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/pudo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 6:42am UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/yente-client-looking-for-feedback/310 "2026-06-08T06:42:14Z")
Hey all, I’ve been playing with the idea of making a Python client library and command-line tool for yente so that it’s easier to develop integrations and get a practical feel for the API. This weekend, I released the f… --- ## [Singaporean sanctions list - individuals with "s/o"](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/singaporean-sanctions-list-individuals-with-s-o/289)
**Author:** [@david\_penkava](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/david_penkava)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/singaporean-sanctions-list-individuals-with-s-o/289 "2026-05-22T12:47:10Z")
Hi, I’ve been working with the Singaporean sanctions list and came across a slight discrepancy in the FTM data. The source document ( Terrorism (Suppression of Financing) Act 2002 - Singapore Statutes Online ) lists the… --- ## [Yente 5.4 — gotta go fast!](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/yente-5-4-gotta-go-fast/287)
**Author:** [@leon.handreke](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/leon.handreke)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 12:39pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/yente-5-4-gotta-go-fast/287 "2026-05-13T12:39:38Z")
Note: Triggers full index rebuild (search-side analyzer changes for weak aliases and de-duplicated name fields) The headline of this release is performance: with the upgraded rigour and nomenklatura stacks, end-to-end m… --- ## [Are web crawlers used here "algorithms"](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/are-web-crawlers-used-here-algorithms/281)
**Author:** [@Niaa](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/Niaa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 6:28am UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/are-web-crawlers-used-here-algorithms/281 "2026-05-08T06:28:27Z")
Hey all, I am a non-technical person and just have a small query: when opensanctions collects its data through what i think is described as web crawlers, does that include “algorithms” in any sense of the word? Also wher… --- ## [Homoglyphs/Errors in Crypto Wallet Addresses](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/homoglyphs-errors-in-crypto-wallet-addresses/280)
**Author:** [@collina](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/collina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 10:55pm UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/homoglyphs-errors-in-crypto-wallet-addresses/280 "2026-05-07T22:55:27Z")
Didn’t know where to put this but 94 crypto wallets from the NBCTF have homoglyphs or scan errors, looking at ASO 19/25 and ASO 2/24. I think below are corrections, but someone should check for themselves – don’t want so… --- ## [I know someone from the list of wanted people](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/i-know-someone-from-the-list-of-wanted-people/279)
**Author:** [@Green](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/u/Green)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 11:31am UTC](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/t/i-know-someone-from-the-list-of-wanted-people/279 "2026-05-06T11:31:41Z")
Hello! Please, I need guidance, what do I do if I know a person who is wanted by Interpol with Red Notice for pedophilia crimes. I know where he lives. [Next page](https://discuss.opensanctions.org/latest.md?page=1)