curl --request GET \
  --url https://gdeltcloud.com/api/v2/maritime/chokepoint-watch \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'

import requests

url = "https://gdeltcloud.com/api/v2/maritime/chokepoint-watch"

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

fetch('https://gdeltcloud.com/api/v2/maritime/chokepoint-watch', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "chokepoint": "bab_el_mandeb",
      "countries": [
        "YEM",
        "DJI",
        "ERI"
      ],
      "coverage": {
        "confidence": "dark",
        "vessels_24h": 0,
        "vessels_7d": 0,
        "moving_24h": 0,
        "positions_24h": 0,
        "last_seen": null
      },
      "conflict_events_7d": 18,
      "total_events_7d": 44,
      "blind_spot": true,
      "risk_level": "critical",
      "recent_conflict_events": [
        {
          "headline": "Vessel targeted off the Yemeni coast",
          "event_date": "2026-06-13",
          "cluster_id": "c_def456",
          "cluster_date": "2026-06-13",
          "country": "YEM"
        }
      ],
      "energy_exposure": {
        "assets_nearby": 3,
        "state_owned": 1,
        "sanctions": 1,
        "china": 0
      }
    }
  ],
  "summary": {
    "chokepoints": 1,
    "live": 0,
    "dark": 1,
    "blind_spots": 1,
    "window": "7d conflict events · 24h/7d vessel coverage"
  },
  "applied_filters": {
    "blind_spots_only": true,
    "ignored": {}
  }
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": "<string>",
  "code": "<string>",
  "details": {}
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": "<string>",
  "code": "<string>",
  "details": {}
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": "<string>",
  "code": "<string>",
  "details": {}
}