The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) publishes the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list and the Consolidated Sanctions List as daily machine-readable feeds. SignalGuard ingests both nightly, normalizes them into a single index, and exposes per-entity lookups plus delta-diff alerts so additions show up in the next scan after they hit the list.
This isn't a niche compliance concern for festival providers booking international acts or parent-orgs operating across borders. Doing business with an SDN-designated entity exposes the venue to civil penalties, regardless of intent. The diff-alert catches the change the day it happens.
What it tells you
- Is anyone in my artist roster on a US sanctions list? Per-entity match against the canonical SDN and Consolidated lists, with alias coverage and entity-type filters.
- What changed since yesterday? Delta-diff alerts surface new SDN additions and removals over a configurable window — useful for monitoring artists, promoters, or vendor counterparties mid-tour.
- Is a vendor or promoter on the Consolidated Sanctions List? The Consolidated list covers non-SDN programs (sectoral, foreign sanctions evaders, Palestinian Legislative Council list) — relevant for vendor due diligence.
- What's the source-of-truth citation? Every match returns the OFAC list, program codes, and the original Treasury record so compliance teams can drop the citation straight into a binder.
Pricing reality
Free. OFAC publishes the SDN and Consolidated lists as public-domain machine-readable feeds. No API key, no contract, no registration, no rate limit beyond reasonable polling.
| Component | Source | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| SDN list | home.treasury.gov | Free |
| Consolidated Sanctions List | home.treasury.gov | Free |
| SignalGuard ingestion + diff | Built-in | Included in plan |
Best for
- Festival providers booking international touring acts — roster checks at booking, re-checks at announcement, daily delta-diff during tour windows.
- Parent-orgs with cross-border presence — vendor and counterparty screening at portfolio scale.
- Compliance teams at large promoters — citation-ready evidence for SDN screening, attached to scan briefs.
How SignalGuard wires it
Native integration. No API key required. SignalGuard pulls the SDN and Consolidated lists daily from Treasury and exposes two routes:
/api/ofac-sdn/match?q=<name>— entity-level lookup. Returns matches with alias coverage, entity type, and program codes./api/ofac-sdn/recent?days=N— delta-diff over a rolling window. Surfaces additions, removals, and material amendments for monitoring.
No OFAC_API_KEY — the feed is public-domain. Just enable the signal in your workspace and scans within scope will include the check automatically.
Run a scan
Run a scan with OFAC screening wired in → or review pricing tiers to see how compliance signals fit into your plan.