openquery 0.7.0

Query public data sources worldwide via scraping and APIs

OpenQuery

Query public data sources worldwide through a unified CLI and REST API.

OpenQuery provides a plugin-based framework for scraping government websites, public registries, and open data APIs. It handles the hard parts — browser automation, CAPTCHA solving, WAF bypass, caching, and rate limiting — so you can focus on the data.

Features

• Unified interface — one CLI and one API endpoint for all data sources
• Browser automation — Playwright-based scraping for JavaScript-heavy sites
• Multi-engine CAPTCHA solving — PaddleOCR (100%), EasyOCR+Tesseract voting (90%), with cloud and paid fallbacks
• LLM-powered knowledge CAPTCHAs — Ollama (local), HuggingFace, Anthropic, OpenAI fallback chain
• Audit & evidence — screenshots, network logs, and PDF evidence reports for compliance
• WAF bypass — browser-context API calls preserve session cookies
• Caching — in-memory, Redis, or SQLite backends with configurable TTL
• Rate limiting — per-source token-bucket to respect server limits
• REST API — FastAPI server with auto-generated OpenAPI docs
• Document OCR — extract structured data from ID documents (cedula, INE, DNI, carnet, passport)
• Face verification — 1:1 face comparison with liveness detection (DeepFace/ArcFace)
• Health monitoring — per-source circuit breaker with automatic failover
• Dashboard — web UI for source browsing, querying, and health monitoring
• Extensible — add new data sources by implementing a single class
• Country-organized — sources grouped by country code (co, us, etc.)

Built-in Sources — 102 sources across 8 countries

Colombia (73 sources)

Antecedentes y Justicia

Source	Description	Inputs	Browser
co.policia	Criminal background (Policía Nacional)	cedula	Yes
co.procuraduria	Disciplinary records (Procuraduría)	cedula	Yes
co.contraloria	Fiscal responsibility (Contraloría)	cedula, nit, pasaporte	Yes
co.rnmc	Police corrective measures (RNMC)	cedula, pasaporte	Yes
co.consulta_procesos	Judicial processes (Rama Judicial)	cedula, nit	Yes
co.tutelas	Constitutional protection actions (Tutelas)	cedula, nit	Yes
co.jep	Transitional justice (JEP)	cedula	Yes
co.inpec	Prison population (INPEC)	cedula	Yes

Identidad y Registro Civil

Source	Description	Inputs	Browser
co.estado_cedula	Cédula status (Registraduría)	cedula	Yes
co.estado_tramite_cedula	ID card processing status	cedula	Yes
co.defuncion	Cédula vigency — alive/deceased	cedula	Yes
co.puesto_votacion	Voting station lookup	cedula	Yes
co.registro_civil	Civil registry certificate	cedula	Yes
co.nombre_completo	Full name lookup by document	cedula	Yes
co.libreta_militar	Military service status	cedula	Yes
co.migracion_ppt	PPT temporary protection permit	custom	Yes
co.estado_cedula_extranjeria	Foreign ID card status (Migración)	custom	Yes
co.validar_policia	Police officer validation	custom	Yes

Compliance y AML

Source	Description	Inputs	Browser
co.pep	Politically Exposed Persons (SIGEP)	cedula	No
co.proveedores_ficticios	DIAN fictitious providers	nit	No
co.rne	Do Not Call registry (RNE/CRC)	custom	No

Seguridad Social

Source	Description	Inputs	Browser
co.adres	Health system enrollment (EPS/BDUA)	cedula	Yes
co.colpensiones	Pension affiliation (Colpensiones)	cedula	Yes
co.fopep	Pensioners payroll (FOPEP)	cedula	Yes
co.ruaf	Unified affiliates registry (SISPRO)	cedula	Yes
co.rethus	Health workforce registry (RETHUS)	cedula	Yes
co.soi	Social security payments (SOI/PILA)	cedula, nit	Yes
co.seguridad_social	Integrated social security status	cedula, nit	Yes
co.afiliados_compensado	Compensation fund affiliation	cedula	Yes
co.sisben	Socioeconomic classification (SISBEN)	cedula	Yes

Empresas y Comercio

Source	Description	Inputs	Browser
co.dian_rut	Tax registry status (DIAN RUT)	cedula, nit	Yes
co.rues	Business registry (RUES/Confecámaras)	cedula, nit	Yes
co.secop	Public procurement (SECOP)	nit	No
co.cufe_dian	Electronic invoice verification (CUFE)	custom	Yes
co.einforma	Business intelligence (eInforma)	nit	Yes
co.camara_comercio_medellin	Medellín Chamber of Commerce	nit, custom	Yes
co.directorio_empresas	Business directory (datos.gov.co)	nit, custom	No
co.empresas_google	Business search (Google Maps)	custom	Yes
co.supersociedades	Insolvency proceedings (Ley 1116)	nit, cedula, custom	Yes

Propiedad e Inmuebles

Source	Description	Inputs	Browser
co.snr	Property owner index (SNR)	cedula, nit	Yes
co.certificado_tradicion	Property title certificate (SNR)	custom	Yes
co.garantias_mobiliarias	Movable collateral registry	cedula	Yes
co.cambio_estrato	Socioeconomic stratum certification	cedula	Yes

Vehículos y Tránsito

Source	Description	Inputs	Browser
co.simit	Traffic fines and violations (SIMIT)	cedula, placa	Yes
co.runt	Vehicle registry (RUNT)	vin, placa, cedula	Yes
co.runt_conductor	Driver information (RUNT)	cedula	Yes
co.runt_soat	Mandatory insurance status (SOAT)	placa	Yes
co.runt_rtm	Technical inspection status (RTM)	placa	Yes
co.comparendos_transito	Detailed traffic violations	cedula, placa	Yes
co.fasecolda	Vehicle reference prices (insurance)	custom	Yes
co.recalls	Vehicle safety recalls (SIC)	custom	Yes
co.retencion_vehiculos	Impounded vehicles	placa	Yes
co.pico_y_placa	Driving restrictions (13 cities)	placa	No
co.peajes	Toll road tariffs	custom	No
co.combustible	Fuel prices by city/station	custom	No
co.estaciones_ev	EV charging stations	custom	No
co.siniestralidad	Road crash hotspots (ANSV)	custom	No
co.vehiculos	National vehicle fleet data	placa, custom	No

Vivienda y Servicios

Source	Description	Inputs	Browser
co.mi_casa_ya	Housing subsidies (Mi Casa Ya)	cedula	Yes
co.tarifas_energia	Electricity tariffs (SUI)	custom	No

Turismo

Source	Description	Inputs	Browser
co.rnt_turismo	National tourism registry (RNT)	nit	No

Salud

Source	Description	Inputs	Browser
co.licencias_salud	Health service providers (REPS)	nit	No

Consejos Profesionales (11 sources)

Source	Description	Inputs	Browser
co.copnia	Engineering (COPNIA)	cedula, nit	Yes
co.conaltel	Electrical technology (CONALTEL)	cedula	Yes
co.consejo_mecanica	Mechanical/Electronic engineering	cedula	Yes
co.cpae	Business administration (CPAE)	cedula	Yes
co.cpip	Petroleum engineering (CPIP)	cedula	Yes
co.cpiq	Chemical engineering (CPIQ)	cedula	Yes
co.cpnaa	Architecture (CPNAA)	cedula, pasaporte	Yes
co.cpnt	Topography (CPNT)	cedula	Yes
co.cpbiol	Biology (CPBiol)	cedula	Yes
co.veterinario	Veterinary medicine (COMVEZCOL)	cedula	Yes
co.urna	Law professionals (CSJ)	cedula, nit	Yes

United States (5 sources)

Source	Description	Inputs	Browser
us.ofac	OFAC SDN sanctions list (US Treasury)	cedula, nit, pasaporte, custom	No
us.nhtsa_vin	VIN decode (NHTSA vPIC)	vin	No
us.nhtsa_recalls	Vehicle safety recalls (NHTSA)	custom	No
us.nhtsa_complaints	Vehicle safety complaints (NHTSA)	custom	No
us.epa_fuel_economy	EPA fuel economy ratings	custom	No

Ecuador (6 sources)

Source	Description	Inputs	Browser
ec.sri_ruc	Tax registry RUC (SRI)	custom	No
ec.ant_citaciones	Traffic fines (ANT)	cedula, placa, custom	No
ec.cne_padron	Voter registry (CNE)	cedula	Yes
ec.funcion_judicial	Judicial processes (Función Judicial)	cedula, custom	Yes
ec.supercias	Company registry (Superintendencia)	custom	Yes
ec.senescyt	Professional degrees (SENESCYT)	cedula, custom	Yes

Peru (5 sources)

Source	Description	Inputs	Browser
pe.sunat_ruc	Tax registry RUC (SUNAT)	custom	Yes
pe.poder_judicial	Judicial case search (CEJ)	custom	Yes
pe.osce_sancionados	Sanctioned gov contractors (OSCE)	custom	Yes
pe.sunarp_vehicular	Vehicle registry (SUNARP)	placa	Yes
pe.servir_sanciones	Public servant sanctions (SERVIR)	custom	Yes

Chile (4 sources)

Source	Description	Inputs	Browser
cl.sii_rut	Tax registry RUT (SII)	custom	Yes
cl.pjud	Judicial case search (PJUD)	custom	Yes
cl.fiscalizacion	Traffic infractions	placa	Yes
cl.superir	Insolvency/bankruptcy (Superir)	custom	Yes

Mexico (4 sources)

Source	Description	Inputs	Browser
mx.curp	Population registry CURP (RENAPO)	custom	Yes
mx.sat_efos	SAT blacklist EFOS/EDOS	custom	Yes
mx.siem	Business directory SIEM	custom	Yes
mx.repuve	Stolen vehicle check (REPUVE)	placa, vin	Yes

Argentina (3 sources)

Source	Description	Inputs	Browser
ar.afip_cuit	Tax registry CUIT/CUIL (AFIP)	custom	Yes
ar.pjn	Federal judiciary cases (PJN)	custom	Yes
ar.dnrpa	Vehicle registration (DNRPA)	placa	Yes

International (2 sources)

Source	Description	Inputs	Browser
intl.onu	UN Security Council sanctions list	cedula, nit, pasaporte, custom	No
intl.ship_tracking	Global vessel position tracking	custom	No

Installation

pip install openquery

Or with uv:

uv add openquery

System Dependencies

Playwright browsers are required for web scraping:

playwright install chromium

CAPTCHA Engines (pick one or more)

OpenQuery auto-detects installed OCR engines and builds an optimal solver chain:

Engine	Accuracy	Speed	Install
PaddleOCR (recommended)	100%	~130ms	pip install "openquery[paddleocr]"
EasyOCR + Tesseract (voting)	90%	~500ms	pip install "openquery[easyocr]" + brew install tesseract
Tesseract alone	80%	~390ms	brew install tesseract (included by default)

For knowledge-based CAPTCHAs (Procuraduria), you need at least one LLM backend:

Backend	Cost	Setup
Ollama (recommended)	Free	ollama pull llama3.2:1b
HuggingFace Inference	Free	Set HF_TOKEN env var
Anthropic	Paid	Set ANTHROPIC_API_KEY env var
OpenAI	Paid	Set OPENAI_API_KEY env var

Optional Extras

pip install "openquery[paddleocr]"   # PaddleOCR — best CAPTCHA accuracy (100%)
pip install "openquery[easyocr]"     # EasyOCR — good accuracy (85%), combines with Tesseract for 90%
pip install "openquery[huggingface]" # HuggingFace Inference API (OCR + QA)
pip install "openquery[serve]"       # FastAPI server + dashboard (fastapi, uvicorn)
pip install "openquery[redis]"       # Redis cache backend
pip install "openquery[captcha]"     # 2captcha paid CAPTCHA solving (last resort)
pip install "openquery[deepface]"    # Face verification (DeepFace + ArcFace)
pip install "openquery[passport]"    # Passport MRZ reading (passporteye)

Quick Start

CLI

# List available data sources
openquery sources

# Query Colombian traffic fines by cedula
openquery query co.simit --cedula 12345678

# Query Colombian vehicle registry by plate
openquery query co.runt --placa ABC123

# Query by VIN
openquery query co.runt --vin 5YJ3E1EA1PF000001

# Disciplinary records
openquery query co.procuraduria --cedula 12345678

# Criminal background
openquery query co.policia --cedula 12345678

# Health system enrollment
openquery query co.adres --cedula 12345678

# Pico y placa — is my plate restricted today?
openquery query co.pico_y_placa --placa ABC123

# Toll tariffs
openquery query co.peajes --custom peaje --extra '{"peaje": "ALVARADO"}'

# Fuel prices in Bogota
openquery query co.combustible --custom fuel --extra '{"municipio": "BOGOTA"}'

# EV charging stations in Medellin
openquery query co.estaciones_ev --custom ev --extra '{"ciudad": "Medellin"}'

# Road crash hotspots
openquery query co.siniestralidad --custom stats --extra '{"departamento": "CUNDINAMARCA"}'

# Vehicle fleet lookup by plate
openquery query co.vehiculos --placa ABC123

# Output raw JSON
openquery query co.simit --cedula 12345678 --json

# Generate audit evidence (screenshots + PDF report)
openquery query co.runt --placa ABC123 --audit --audit-dir ./evidence

# Source health status
openquery health

# Extract data from ID document photo
openquery ocr --type co.cedula cedula_photo.jpg

# Face verification (compare ID photo vs selfie)
openquery face-verify id_photo.jpg selfie.jpg

REST API

# Start the API server
openquery serve

# Or with custom host/port
openquery serve --host 127.0.0.1 --port 3000

Then query via HTTP:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/v1/query \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "source": "co.simit",
    "document_type": "cedula",
    "document_number": "12345678"
  }'

Response:

{
  "ok": true,
  "source": "co.simit",
  "queried_at": "2026-03-31T10:30:00Z",
  "cached": false,
  "latency_ms": 4523,
  "data": {
    "comparendos": 0,
    "multas": 0,
    "total_deuda": 0.0,
    "paz_y_salvo": true
  }
}

API Endpoints:

Method	Path	Description
POST	/api/v1/query	Query a data source
GET	/api/v1/sources	List available sources
GET	/api/v1/health	Health check and cache stats
GET	/api/v1/sources/health	Detailed per-source health report
POST	/api/v1/ocr/extract	Extract data from ID document image
POST	/api/v1/face/verify	Face verification (1:1 comparison)
GET	/dashboard	Web dashboard UI
GET	/docs	Interactive API documentation

Docker

docker compose up

This starts the API server with Redis caching on port 8000.

Configuration

All settings use environment variables with the OPENQUERY_ prefix:

Variable	Default	Description
OPENQUERY_API_KEY	(none)	API key for server authentication
OPENQUERY_CACHE_BACKEND	memory	Cache backend: memory, redis, sqlite
OPENQUERY_CACHE_TTL_DEFAULT	3600	Default cache TTL in seconds
OPENQUERY_REDIS_URL	redis://localhost:6379/0	Redis connection URL
OPENQUERY_BROWSER_HEADLESS	true	Run browser in headless mode
OPENQUERY_BROWSER_TIMEOUT	30.0	Browser operation timeout in seconds
OPENQUERY_RATE_LIMIT_DEFAULT_RPM	10	Default requests per minute per source
OPENQUERY_LOG_LEVEL	INFO	Logging level
TWO_CAPTCHA_API_KEY	(none)	2captcha.com API key (paid fallback)
HF_TOKEN	(none)	HuggingFace token (free OCR + QA)
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY	(none)	Anthropic API key (paid QA fallback)
OPENAI_API_KEY	(none)	OpenAI API key (paid QA fallback)

Adding a New Source

Create a new source by implementing the BaseSource class:

# src/openquery/sources/us/nhtsa.py
from pydantic import BaseModel
from openquery.sources import register
from openquery.sources.base import BaseSource, DocumentType, QueryInput, SourceMeta


class NhtsaResult(BaseModel):
    manufacturer: str = ""
    model: str = ""
    year: int = 0
    recalls: list[dict] = []


@register
class NhtsaSource(BaseSource):
    def meta(self) -> SourceMeta:
        return SourceMeta(
            name="us.nhtsa",
            display_name="NHTSA Vehicle Safety",
            description="US vehicle safety recalls and VIN decoding",
            country="US",
            url="https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/api/",
            supported_inputs=[DocumentType.VIN],
            requires_captcha=False,
            requires_browser=False,
            rate_limit_rpm=30,
        )

    def query(self, input: QueryInput) -> NhtsaResult:
        import httpx
        resp = httpx.get(
            f"https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/api/vehicles/decodevin/{input.document_number}",
            params={"format": "json"},
        )
        data = resp.json()
        # Parse and return NhtsaResult...

The @register decorator automatically makes the source available in the CLI, API, and source listing.

Architecture

openquery/
├── core/
│   ├── browser.py    # Playwright browser management
│   ├── captcha.py    # Multi-engine CAPTCHA solvers (PaddleOCR, EasyOCR, Tesseract, voting)
│   ├── llm.py        # LLM QA chain (Ollama, HuggingFace, Anthropic, OpenAI)
│   ├── audit.py      # Evidence capture (screenshots, network logs, PDF reports)
│   ├── cache.py      # Caching backends (memory, Redis, SQLite)
│   └── rate_limit.py # Token-bucket rate limiting
├── sources/          # Data source plugins, organized by country
│   ├── base.py       # BaseSource ABC — implement this to add sources
│   ├── co/           # Colombia (72 sources)
│   ├── ec/           # Ecuador (6 sources)
│   ├── pe/           # Peru (5 sources)
│   ├── cl/           # Chile (3 sources)
│   ├── mx/           # Mexico (4 sources)
│   ├── ar/           # Argentina (3 sources)
│   ├── us/           # United States (5 sources)
│   └── intl/         # International (2 sources)
├── models/           # Pydantic response models, organized by country
├── server/           # FastAPI REST API
└── commands/         # Typer CLI commands

Development

git clone https://github.com/dacrypt/openquery.git
cd openquery
uv sync --all-extras
playwright install chromium

# Run tests
uv run pytest

# Lint
uv run ruff check src/ tests/

See CONTRIBUTING.md for detailed guidelines.

Documentation

Guide	Description
Getting Started	Installation, first query, engine setup
Sources Guide	All 102 sources across 8 countries with field reference
CAPTCHA Guide	OCR engines, voting, LLM backends, benchmarks
Audit Guide	Evidence capture, PDF reports, compliance
API Guide	REST endpoints, authentication, deployment
Adding Sources	Step-by-step guide to create new source plugins
Test Results	Real query results against live government services
Competitors	Competitive landscape analysis (15 tools compared)
Changelog	Version history

License

MIT