FBI Wanted, Missing Persons & Seeking Information

Extract structured public records from the official FBI Wanted API. The Actor preserves official FBI UIDs, source URLs, classifications, subjects, field offices, posters, rewards, physical descriptions, aliases, images, files, and update timestamps.

This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the FBI.

Operations

• search: retrieve recent records or filter by title, physical descriptors, status, classification, field office, or age range.
• item: retrieve one record by official FBI uid or API path_id.
• search_filters: inspect current filter values sampled from FBI API records; writes metadata to OUTPUT, not fake dataset rows.
• probe: check API availability and total record count; writes no dataset rows.

Examples

Recent records:

{"operation":"search","limit":5}

Filtered public records:

{"operation":"search","sex":"female","limit":10}

Official UID detail:

{"operation":"item","uid":"085642e78cd1e548cb98ff21b0648b55"}

Output semantics

Every dataset row has source: fbi_wanted_api, the official uid, and a derived record_type such as fbi_wanted_record, missing_person, seeking_information, or victim_record. The original FBI subjects, person_classification, and poster_classification remain visible so downstream users can verify the exact source meaning.

Probe and filter metadata are stored under OUTPUT. Missing identifiers, unknown items, and upstream errors return structured summaries.

Responsible use and limitations

• A record reflects what the FBI API published at the retrieval time. Always follow source_url and verify current status with the FBI.
• Inclusion does not independently establish guilt, identity match, current wanted status, or suitability for an employment, housing, credit, immigration, or other eligibility decision.
• This Actor is not a formal background check, sanctions list, legal determination, or identity-matching service.
• Do not match people using name or physical traits alone. Use official identifiers and human review.
• The API can contain wanted persons, missing persons, victims, and requests for information; these categories must not be treated as equivalent.
• No browser or proxy is required for normal operation.