You can access the Federal Register SDN / Sanctions Watch programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {
9    "searchKeywords": [
10        "source-backed signal",
11        "buyer fit",
12    ],
13    "taskIntent": "buyer-ready-product-run",
14    "sourceMode": "startUrls",
15    "outputMode": "buyer-ready-records",
16    "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents.json" }],
17    "requestTimeoutSecs": 30,
18    "maxRequestRetries": 2,
19    "sinceLastRun": False,
20    "deltaMode": True,
21}
22
23# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
24run = client.actor("zentrafoundry/public-debarment-sanctions-lite-monitor").call(run_input=run_input)
25
26# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
27print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
28for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
29    print(item)
30
31# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

Federal Register SDN notices — not OFAC XML API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use Federal Register SDN / Sanctions Watch API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

Other API clients include:

Federal Register SDN / Sanctions Watch API in JavaScript

Federal Register SDN / Sanctions Watch API through CLI

Federal Register SDN / Sanctions Watch OpenAPI definition

Federal Register SDN / Sanctions Watch API

OFAC SDN Sanctions List Scraper

neuton/ofac-sdn-sanctions-list-scraper

Extract the official OFAC Specially Designated Nationals sanctions list for AML/KYC, restricted-party screening, and compliance monitoring.

Neuton Scripts

Federal Register Scraper

quarterly_jingo/federal-register-scraper

Petey Boy

OFAC SDN Sanctions Search — KYC Screening

adobeflex/ofac-sdn-search-lite

Search the official OFAC Specially Designated Nationals list for compliance/KYC name screening.

Yahor

OFAC SDN List Scraper

crawlerbros/ofac-sdn-scraper

Scrape the US Treasury OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list - the official US government sanctions database. Search or filter sanctioned individuals, entities, vessels, and aircraft by name, program, type, or country. Fully public XML source, no API key required.

Crawler Bros

OFAC SDN Sanctions Screener — Name Matching

v0iddo/ofac-sdn-screener

Screen names against OFAC SDN (Specially Designated Nationals) — the primary US sanctions list. Joins sdn.csv + alt.csv + add.csv for full names, aliases, addresses. Returns matches with similarity score, programs, type, addresses. Daily-refreshed from treasury.gov. No auth.

vøiddo

OFAC + EU Sanctions Screen

limitless_can_p5z/ofac-sanctions-screen

Screen names and organizations against the authoritative OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) / Consolidated sanctions list. Fuzzy, normalized name matching returns match candidates with match score, party type, programs, and country.

Matthias

Federal Register Deadline Monitor

challenge_logic/federal-register-deadline-monitor

Find open Federal Register comment deadlines and effective dates from the official Federal Register API.

Paul P

Sanctions Check — OFAC SDN Screening

mfapitools/sanctions-check

Search the OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) sanctions list by name, alias, address, or ID. Token-indexed for accurate partial-name matches across 19K entries. Pay-per-event: charged per query plus per match found, no subscription. Built for KYC and supplier screening.

Mariano Ferreras

Ofac Sdn Scraper

chimerical_quicklime/ofac-sdn-scraper

Scrape the US Treasury OFAC SDN list (Specially Designated Nationals) or the full Consolidated list. Returns names, aliases, addresses, dates of birth, places of birth, citizenships, IDs, vessels, aircraft, sanctions programs. Used for compliance screening, KYC, and sanctions due diligence.