List Embargoed Countries

GET/v1/aes/reference/embargoed-countries$0.05 per call

List countries under comprehensive OFAC sanctions.

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
success	boolean	e.g. `true`
data	array
data[].countryCode	string	e.g. `CU`
data[].description	string	e.g. `Cuba — Comprehensive OFAC sanctions (31 CFR Part 515)`
meta	object
meta.dataSource	object
meta.dataSource.name	string	e.g. `ComplianceGrid`
meta.dataSource.provenance	string	e.g. `computed`

Fields are read from a real response captured 2026-11-04, shortened. Optional fields may be absent in other responses.

Errors

400 invalid request
401 missing or bad key
403 not in your plan
429 rate limited, see Retry-After
402 payment required
5xx retry with backoff

Error bodies and codes are described in Error codes and troubleshooting.

curl "https://api.compliancegrid.ai/v1/aes/reference/embargoed-countries" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CG_API_KEY"

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Example response · captured from production 2026-11-04 · shortened

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "countryCode": "CU",
      "description": "Cuba — Comprehensive OFAC sanctions (31 CFR Part 515)"
    },
    {
      "countryCode": "IR",
      "description": "Iran — Comprehensive OFAC sanctions (31 CFR Part 560)"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "dataSource": {
      "name": "ComplianceGrid",
      "provenance": "computed"
    }
  }
}