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Put the data to work: screen names through the API, load the bulk files, read the data model and run screening in production. Start below or use the menu.

Where to start

Integrate screening with the API

The data service answers three kinds of question: does this party resemble anyone on a list (matching), what do you hold about this record (entities), and which records contain these words (search).

• Getting started with the APIWhat the API does, how access works today, and where each guide fits.
• The matching APIBuild a screening process on scored, explained matches.
• The entities APIFetch a record, its listings and every register that names the same party.
• The search APIKeyword look-ups and filters for user interfaces and research.
• Matching algorithmsThe scoring methods, their features, effects and constants.
• OpenAPI descriptionMachine-readable description of every endpoint (OpenAPI 3).

Work with the bulk data

• Using the bulk dataWhere the files live, which format to choose and how to check a download.
• Data formatsFollowTheMoney JSON, simplified CSV, plain names, Senzing and statements.
• Keeping data freshPoll the build index and replace files when the version changes.
• Delta filesApply additions, changes and removals since the previous build.
• SenzingLoad the collections into Senzing entity resolution.
• On-premise deploymentScreen against a copy of the data held on your own infrastructure, kept current from the bulk files.

Understand the data

• Understanding the dataHow official lists become records, and how records become entities.
• Entity structureTypes, properties and how a record is laid out.
• Identifiers and deduplicationRecord IDs, merged entity IDs and how they change.
• Data enrichmentWhat our registry estate adds, and what it does not yet link.
• Model referenceEvery entity type and property we publish.
• Risk topicsThe topic tags on each record and what they mean.
• Sanctions programmesThe legal programmes behind each listing.
• Politically exposed personsPEP coverage, definitions and use.
• SecuritiesIssuers and instruments linked to restricted parties.

Run screening in production

• Building a monitoring workflowRe-screen a customer book as the lists change, with the API or delta files.
• Tuning the matcherThreshold, scoring method, filters and the inputs that cut false alerts.
• On-premise deploymentKeep screening queries inside your own network.
• Change policyHow and when the data model and identifiers change.

Policies, security and licensing

• Corrections and de-listingHow to ask for a record to be corrected or removed.
• Responsible disclosureHow to report a security weakness in our services.
• Technical and organizational measuresThe safeguards that protect the service and the data.
• Commercial licensingLicences for business use of the data and the API.
• Free and non-commercial useWhat you can do without a licence.

Research and contact

• Research using the dataLook up records, sources and countries in depth.
• Frequently asked questionsShort answers to common questions about the data and the service.
• Contact usReach sales, support, corrections or privacy.

The collections at a glance

Figures come from the current build index (/api/catalog) and change with every build.

Last updated 2026-10-03