> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.gdeltcloud.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Chokepoint risk watch > The maritime risk layer — fuses each chokepoint's AIS coverage confidence (live / sparse / dark) and 24h/7d transit activity with GDELT conflict events (last 7 days) in its bordering countries, plus nearby flagged-energy-asset exposure. Surfaces the 'blind spot': high conflict signal but no vessel coverage. Derived rollups + events only (no raw positions). Requires a plan with Maritime intelligence access (`can_use_maritime`) — the Corporate & Supply Chain plan and above. Each row scores a `risk_level` (critical / elevated / watch / quiet) and rows are risk-ranked. Envelope: `{ success, data, summary, applied_filters }`. ## OpenAPI ````yaml /api-reference/openapi-v2.json get /api/v2/maritime/chokepoint-watch openapi: 3.0.3 info: title: GDELT Cloud API v2 version: 2.0.0 description: >- Clean v2 REST API for generated GDELT Cloud structured Events, clustered Stories, linked Entities, summaries, admin1 discovery, significance ranking, and paginated article evidence. Event significance is a family-scoped weighted blend, renormalized so every event family spans a true 0-1: each event's raw total is divided by the maximum its own family can reach (Conflict 1.00, CAMEO+ POLITICAL 0.90, other CAMEO+ domains 0.65). All events: Goldstein severity 0.25, article evidence 0.05, confidence 0.05. Conflict only: fatalities 0.55 (log-scaled by body count) and civilian targeting 0.10. CAMEO+ only: magnitude 0.20, systemic importance 0.15, propagation potential 0.10, market sensitivity 0.10. When magnitude is unmeasured its term AND its 0.20 weight are both dropped. The four CAMEO+ metrics are rubric scores produced by published formulas - ordinal ranking signals, not measurements, probabilities, or predicted price moves. goldstein_scale is one canonical public metric, populated for Conflict Events and CAMEO+ POLITICAL Events where meaningful. Story linked_event_count is a Story-to-Event link aggregate, not a distinct Event total. servers: - url: https://gdeltcloud.com description: Production - url: http://localhost:3000 description: Local development security: - ApiKeyAuth: [] tags: - name: Events description: Coded CAMEO+ / conflict events — search, fetch, and summarize. - name: Stories description: Clustered narratives (stories) and their articles. - name: Entities description: >- People & organizations — resolve a name to an entity, then fetch its profile and tone. - name: Geography description: Admin-1 geography lookups. - name: Energy description: Global Energy Monitor assets + ownership registry. - name: Facilities description: >- Unified physical-asset directory — GEM energy assets + World Port Index ports + Epoch AI data centers on one keyed surface, resolved to spine owners. Plan-gated (Analyst plan and up). - name: Screening and Reference description: >- Restricted-party lists, screening, and ownership-chain exposure. Plan-gated (`can_use_screening` / `can_use_exposure`). - name: China description: >- China overseas development finance (AidData GCDF). Plan-gated (`can_use_china`). - name: Media Intelligence description: >- Entity tone (`can_use_tone`) and Share of Voice (`can_use_share_of_voice`) are plan-gated. Social signal remains an admin-only preview. - name: Filings description: >- SEC EDGAR filings, XBRL financials, and AI-extracted relations. Requires a plan with SEC filings access (`can_use_filings`) — the Corporate & Supply Chain plan and above. - name: Macro Finance description: >- FRED economic time series (catalog, point-in-time observations, releases). Plan-gated (`can_use_macro`). - name: Maritime description: >- AIS-derived vessel-flow signals across maritime chokepoints — chokepoint transits, last-known vessel positions, carriers, dwell, and AIS-dark gaps. Plan-gated (`can_use_maritime`). - name: Briefs description: Source-backed monitoring briefs. paths: /api/v2/maritime/chokepoint-watch: get: tags: - Maritime summary: Chokepoint risk watch description: >- The maritime risk layer — fuses each chokepoint's AIS coverage confidence (live / sparse / dark) and 24h/7d transit activity with GDELT conflict events (last 7 days) in its bordering countries, plus nearby flagged-energy-asset exposure. Surfaces the 'blind spot': high conflict signal but no vessel coverage. Derived rollups + events only (no raw positions). Requires a plan with Maritime intelligence access (`can_use_maritime`) — the Corporate & Supply Chain plan and above. Each row scores a `risk_level` (critical / elevated / watch / quiet) and rows are risk-ranked. Envelope: `{ success, data, summary, applied_filters }`. operationId: list-maritime-chokepoint-watch-v2 parameters: - name: chokepoint in: query required: false schema: type: string enum: - hormuz - bab_el_mandeb - malacca - suez - panama - bosphorus - gibraltar - dover - kerch - taiwan - danish_straits description: >- Restrict to one chokepoint (one of the 11 monitored straits). Omit for all. - name: blind_spots_only in: query required: false schema: type: boolean description: >- true → only chokepoints that are a blind spot (dark AIS coverage AND conflict signal in the bordering countries). - name: min_conflict in: query required: false schema: type: number minimum: 0 description: >- Only chokepoints with at least N GDELT conflict events in the last 7 days. responses: '200': description: >- Risk-ranked chokepoints. Each row: chokepoint, bordering countries, coverage (confidence + 24h/7d vessel counts + last_seen), conflict_events_7d, total_events_7d, blind_spot, risk_level, up to 3 recent_conflict_events, and energy_exposure. A summary block totals coverage. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: success: type: boolean data: type: array items: type: object properties: chokepoint: type: string countries: type: array items: type: string coverage: type: object properties: confidence: type: string enum: - live - sparse - dark vessels_24h: type: integer vessels_7d: type: integer moving_24h: type: integer positions_24h: type: integer last_seen: type: string nullable: true conflict_events_7d: type: integer total_events_7d: type: integer blind_spot: type: boolean risk_level: type: string enum: - critical - elevated - watch - quiet recent_conflict_events: type: array items: type: object properties: headline: type: string event_date: type: string cluster_id: type: string cluster_date: type: string country: type: string energy_exposure: type: object properties: assets_nearby: type: integer state_owned: type: integer sanctions: type: integer china: type: integer summary: type: object properties: chokepoints: type: integer live: type: integer dark: type: integer blind_spots: type: integer window: type: string applied_filters: type: object properties: chokepoint: type: string blind_spots_only: type: boolean min_conflict: type: number ignored: type: object properties: {} examples: example: summary: >- GET /api/v2/maritime/chokepoint-watch?blind_spots_only=true — example response value: 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: {} '401': description: Missing/invalid API key content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' '403': description: >- Plan required (PLAN_REQUIRED) — the caller's plan does not carry the required source entitlement. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' '500': description: Server error content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' security: - ApiKeyAuth: [] components: schemas: ErrorResponse: type: object properties: success: type: boolean enum: - false error: type: string code: type: string details: type: object description: >- Recoverable validation context when available, such as param, invalid_value, accepted_values, nearest_values, and a corrected example. additionalProperties: true securitySchemes: ApiKeyAuth: type: http scheme: bearer bearerFormat: gdelt_sk_... description: 'GDELT Cloud API key. Send as `Authorization: Bearer gdelt_sk_...`.' ````