# UN Security Council Sanctions List Scraper (`neuton/un-security-council-sanctions-list-scraper`) Actor

Extract the official United Nations Security Council consolidated sanctions list for global sanctions screening, AML/KYC, and compliance monitoring.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/neuton/un-security-council-sanctions-list-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Neuton Scripts](https://apify.com/neuton) (community)
- **Categories:** AI, Automation
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

$3.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## UN Security Council Sanctions List Scraper

Extract the official United Nations Security Council consolidated sanctions list into clean Apify dataset rows for global sanctions screening, AML/KYC workflows, vendor due diligence, and compliance monitoring.

This actor is useful when your screening workflow needs global UN sanctions coverage with predictable rows for dashboards, internal APIs, scheduled list refreshes, risk scoring, or AI-agent/MCP tools.

### What You Can Extract

- Permanent reference number, name, entry type, committee/list type, and listing date
- Individuals and entities in one dataset
- Aliases, addresses, nationalities, and comments where available
- Source URL and scrape timestamp

### Common Use Cases

- Screen counterparties against the UN consolidated sanctions list
- Refresh global sanctions datasets for AML/KYC tools
- Build vendor, trade, logistics, fintech, and marketplace compliance workflows
- Feed official UN sanctions records into dashboards or AI agents
- Filter global sanctions entries by keyword, list type, reference number, country, alias, or entity name
- Combine UN sanctions with OFAC, UK, and EU sanctions actors for broader restricted-party screening

### Agent And Automation Use

The actor accepts simple keyword inputs and returns structured sanctions rows with identifiers, names, aliases, addresses, nationality data, comments, source URL, and scrape timestamp. Use it as a scheduled compliance refresh or as an agent-callable tool for global sanctions lookup.

### SEO Keywords

UN sanctions list scraper, UN Security Council sanctions API, consolidated UN sanctions list, sanctions screening data, AML KYC sanctions dataset, global sanctions scraper, UN restricted party screening, global sanctions API, UN sanctions dataset.

### Example Input

```json
{
  "keywords": ["taliban"],
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

### Output

Each row contains the normalized sanctions subject, entry type, UN reference number, committee/list type, listing date, aliases, addresses, countries or nationalities when available, comments, source URL, and scrape timestamp. The dataset can be exported as JSON, CSV, Excel, or consumed directly from the Apify API for screening workflows.

### Responsible Use

Use this actor as a public-record data feed for compliance, AML/KYC, sanctions screening, trade compliance, and due-diligence workflows. Always validate high-risk matches against official sources and your internal compliance process before taking action.

### Pricing Recommendation

Launch at $3 per 1,000 sanctions rows. Raise toward $5-$6 per 1,000 rows once the actor has repeat compliance usage or bundled demand with OFAC, UK, and EU sanctions actors.

# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

Optional names, reference numbers, committees, countries, or listing details to match. Empty returns the first rows.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum matching UN Security Council sanctions entries to return.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "taliban"
  ],
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("neuton/un-security-council-sanctions-list-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("neuton/un-security-council-sanctions-list-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call neuton/un-security-council-sanctions-list-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,neuton/un-security-council-sanctions-list-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/lLk2Ye7pF07SsiIo2/builds/tmeaEaK4WH5fMifCr/openapi.json