Disaster alerts (GDACS)
Disaster alerts from GDACS (European Commission and UN): earthquakes, tropical cyclones, floods, volcanoes, droughts and wildfires with alert level (green, orange, red) and score, severity, affected countries, dates, position, GLIDE number and report link. Filter by type, level, dates (default last 30 days) and country.
Every response includes credits_used: the credits this call cost.
Parameters
| name | type | description |
|---|---|---|
type | string | Event types, comma-separated: EQ (earthquake), TC (tropical cyclone), FL (flood), VO (volcano), DR (drought), WF (wildfire). Default all. Example: TC,EQ |
alert_level | string | Levels, comma-separated: green, orange, red (default all). |
start_date | string | From (YYYY-MM-DD, default 30 days ago). |
end_date | string | To (YYYY-MM-DD, default today). |
country | string | Only events affecting this country (ISO code or name). |
limit | integer | Max events (default 100). |
Every endpoint also takes fresh, raw, fields (see lean responses and caching).
Example
curl "https://api.api.sh/hazards/v1/alerts?type=TC%2CEQ" \
-H "x-api-key: $APISH_KEY" import os, requests
res = requests.get(
"https://api.api.sh/hazards/v1/alerts",
params={"type": "TC,EQ"},
headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["APISH_KEY"]},
timeout=120,
)
res.raise_for_status()
data = res.json() const url = new URL("https://api.api.sh/hazards/v1/alerts");
url.searchParams.set("type", "TC,EQ");
const res = await fetch(url, { headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.APISH_KEY } });
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${res.status} ${await res.text()}`);
const data = await res.json(); Response
A JSON object with the fields described above, plus raw (the source's own data), cached, fetched_at and credits_used. Errors return {"success": false, "error": "…"} with the HTTP status (see errors). A lookup that ran but found nothing (404) costs the price above; refused calls and errors on our side are free (what's charged).