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Foreign Agents (FARA)

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

GDELT Cloud API key. Send as Authorization: Bearer gdelt_sk_....

Query Parameters

entity
string

A resolved spine entity id (e_…). Matches the registrant OR the foreign principal side of the link.

registrant
string

Fuzzy (case-insensitive) US-registrant name match.

foreign_principal
string

Fuzzy foreign-principal name match.

country
string

Country/location represented, as published by FARA (upper-case).

adversary_only
boolean

Restrict to adversary-government links (RU/CN/IR/KP/SY/CU/VE/BY/MM).

sanctioned_only
boolean

Restrict to links whose foreign principal is on a sanctions/restricted list.

active_only
boolean

Restrict to still-active registrations (no termination date).

limit
integer
default:100

Link rows to return (max 500). Summary aggregates across ALL matching links.

Required range: 1 <= x <= 500

Response

Success

US foreign-influence links (FARA) — US registrants ↔ foreign principals, resolved to the entity spine and crossed with our screening lists.

query
object
summary
object
meta
object
cross_source
object | null

Cross-source fusion for the primary resolved entity — its footprint beyond this endpoint (foreign-agent status, SEC filer, facilities owned) + headline flags. Null when there is no cross-source signal.