Data &
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The full bribed.fyi dataset, free to download, for journalism, research, and civic-tech projects.
Note: the registry picks up from 16 August 2026; reports from then until 18 August 2026, 6:57 PM IST are missing.
Read this before you use the data. bribed.fyi currently has 0 reports. It is a small, self-selected sample of people who chose to report. It is not a statistically representative survey of corruption in India. Please don’t compute national or per-state corruption rates from it, or headline a ranking of “most corrupt” states/departments from sample sizes this small.
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Approved reports only. New submissions you make are stored in your browser and included here.
Schema
| Column | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | string (UUID) | Stable identifier, links to /reports/{id} |
| reported_on | date (YYYY-MM-DD) | Day the report was submitted |
| department_slug | string | e.g. police, rto |
| report_type | bribe_paid | refused | Whether money changed hands |
| amount | number | INR; 0 for refused reports |
| mode | string | cash / upi / agent / other |
| city / state | string | As entered by the reporter |
| note | string | Free text, published as submitted |
What we never publish
The export never includes a reporter’s IP address, anonymous session token, device fingerprint, or account ID. Do not put names or phone numbers in a report.
License
The dataset is currently provided for demonstration. The bribed.fyi export is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). See Terms.