🛡️ UN Security Council Sanctions List Scraper

🚀 Export the UN Consolidated Sanctions List in seconds. Pull every listed individual and entity into CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML.

🕒 Last updated: 2026-05-25 · 📊 10 fields per record · all UN sanctions regimes · official UN XML source

The UN Security Council Consolidated Sanctions List is the master register of individuals and entities subject to sanctions imposed by the Security Council under all its sanctions regimes. This Actor reads the official UN XML feed and turns each record into a clean tabular row.

Coverage includes every active regime (ISIL/Al-Qaida, Taliban, DPRK, Iran-historic, Libya, Somalia, DRC, CAR, Yemen, Mali, South Sudan, and others), with both individuals and entities supported. Filter by entity type and by specific sanctions regime code.

🎯 Target Audience	💡 Primary Use Cases
Compliance officers, KYC and AML teams, sanctions screening engineers, risk analysts, journalists, NGOs	Build sanctions screening lists, monitor regime updates, populate KYC pipelines, support investigative reporting

📋 What the UNSC Sanctions Scraper does

• Pulls every individual and entity from the UN Consolidated List
• Optional filter by sanctions regime (DRC, IRQ, LIB, ISIL, SOM, ...)
• Optional filter for individuals only or entities only
• Exports clean tabular data to CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML
• No account or token required

💡 Why it matters: Sanctions data underpins KYC, AML, and trade compliance. This Actor delivers the official UN list in minutes.

🎬 Full Demo (🚧 Coming soon)

⚙️ Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
entityType	select	No	both, individuals, or entities. Default both.
listType	string	No	Optional regime code (e.g. DRC, IRQ, LIB, ISIL, SOM)
maxItems	integer	No	Max records to return. Free plan capped at 10.

{
    "entityType": "both",
    "maxItems": 10
}

{
    "entityType": "individuals",
    "listType": "ISIL",
    "maxItems": 100
}

⚠️ Good to Know: This Actor reflects the live UN XML feed. Records can change as the Security Council adds, modifies, or removes designations.

📊 Output

Field	Type	Description
👤 name	string	Full name (individuals) or entity name
🏷️ type	string	Individual or Entity
🆔 dataId	string	UN DataID
🔢 referenceNumber	string	UN reference number
📜 listType	string	Sanctions regime code
📅 listedOn	string	First listing date
🔄 lastUpdated	string	Last update date
🌐 nationality	string	Nationality (individuals)
📝 comments	string	Designation comments
🕒 scrapedAt	string	Run timestamp
❌ error	string	Null on success

Sample record:

{
    "name": "MOHAMMED OMAR GHULAM RABBANI",
    "type": "Individual",
    "dataId": "6908721",
    "referenceNumber": "TAi.155",
    "listType": "TAi",
    "listedOn": "2001-01-25",
    "lastUpdated": "2013-09-27",
    "nationality": "Afghanistan",
    "comments": "Member of the Taliban Supreme Council...",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-05-25T17:46:02.873Z",
    "error": null
}

✨ Why choose this Actor

🔥 Reason	Why it matters
🆓 No account or token	Run immediately
🌐 Official UN XML source	Authoritative, audit-friendly
🛡️ Full regime coverage	ISIL/Al-Qaida, Taliban, DPRK, Libya, DRC, Somalia, ...
⚡ Tabular output	Drops straight into compliance tooling
🔁 Schedule daily	Catch designation changes

📈 How it compares to alternatives

Approach	Setup	Cost	Output Quality
Parse UN XML yourself	Heavy plumbing	Free	Inconsistent
Commercial sanctions vendors	Contracts	Expensive	Excellent
This Actor	None	Pay-per-use	Clean tabular

🚀 How to use

1. Create a free Apify account with $5 credit
2. Open the UNSC Sanctions Scraper
3. Pick entity type and optional regime code
4. Set maxItems
5. Click Start and download CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML

💼 Business use cases

KYC and AML screening

Refresh your blocked-party list daily and feed it into your screening engine.

Trade compliance

Surface added or modified designations for shipping, banking, and procurement teams.

Risk and investigations

Use the official UN reference numbers to cross-link with other watchlists.

Investigative journalism

Track regime additions and identify new actors named by the Security Council.

🔌 Automating UNSC Sanctions Scraper

Pipe results into Make, Zapier, n8n, Slack, Airbyte, GitHub Actions, or Google Drive via Apify integrations.

🌟 Beyond business use cases

Research

Study sanctions trends and regime activity across decades.

Personal

Stay aware of designations relevant to your travel or business interests.

Non-profit

Power transparency and human-rights dashboards.

Experimentation

Train entity-resolution and watchlist-matching models.

🤖 Ask an AI assistant about this scraper

Open this Actor's page in ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, or Copilot and ask for help wiring it into your workflow.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Do I need an account? A: No. The UN XML feed is fully public.

Q: How often does the UN update the list? A: Frequently. Many regimes change multiple times per month.

Q: Can I filter by regime? A: Yes. Use the listType parameter.

Q: Can I get individuals only or entities only? A: Yes. Use entityType.

Q: How many records are on the list? A: The official list contains thousands of designations across all regimes.

Q: Does this replace a commercial sanctions vendor? A: It covers the UN list specifically. Many compliance teams combine it with OFAC, EU, UK, and other regimes.

Q: Can I schedule daily? A: Yes. Use Apify Schedules.

Q: Can I export to Excel? A: Yes. Apify exports CSV, Excel, JSON, XML.

Q: Is this affiliated with the UN? A: No. This is an independent tool.

Q: Will it break if the XML schema changes? A: We monitor and update.

🔌 Integrate with any app

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⚠️ Disclaimer: This is an independent tool not affiliated with the United Nations. Only publicly available data published on the UN Consolidated Sanctions List is collected.