GDACS API

Provides real-time alerts and detailed data on natural disasters worldwide, including earthquakes, floods, tropical cyclones, droughts, wildfires, and volcanic eruptions. Data is available in GeoJSON and JSON formats with severity assessments and alert levels for each event.

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Slug: gdacs
Key: gdacs.org:gdacs-api
Base URL: https://www.gdacs.org/
Auth: none
Endpoints: 26
Category: nature
Reachable: yes
CORS: unknown
Tier: verified
Last checked: 2026-03-14 16:08:15.810886

Links

Homepage: https://www.gdacs.org/
API Base: https://www.gdacs.org/
SDKs:

Topics

ENVIRONMENT, MONITORING

Skills

Endpoints (26)

Path Summary Response Auth
api/events/geteventdata Get detailed event data application/json none
api/events/geteventlist/MAP Get events for map display application/json none
api/events/geteventlist/homepagetable Get homepage event list application/json none
api/polygons/getgeometry Get event geometry application/json none
emm/getemmnewsbykey Get news/media for event application/json none
events/getepisodedata Get episode data application/json none
events/geteventdata Get detailed event data application/json none
events/geteventlist/MAP Get disaster events as GeoJSON ? —
events/geteventlist/homepagetable Get disaster events for homepage table ? —
events/geteventlist/{outputType} Get disaster event list application/geo+json none
gdacsapi/api/events/getepisodedata Get episode data ? none
gdacsapi/api/events/geteventdata Get detailed event data application/json none
gdacsapi/api/events/geteventlist/MAP Get disaster events as GeoJSON application/json none
gdacsapi/api/events/geteventlist/homepagetable Get recent events for homepage table application/json none
gdacsapi/api/polygons/getgeometry Get detailed geometry for a specific event application/json none
polygons/getgeometry Get event geometry/polygons application/json none
xml/gdacs.kml Get KML feed of recent disasters application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml none
xml/gdacsDR.geojson Get drought GeoJSON feed text/html none
xml/gdacsEQ.geojson Get earthquake GeoJSON feed application/geo+json none
xml/gdacsFL.geojson Get flood GeoJSON feed application/geo+json none
xml/gdacsTC.geojson Get tropical cyclone GeoJSON feed text/html none
xml/gdacsVO.geojson Get volcano GeoJSON feed application/geo+json none
xml/gdacsWF.geojson Get wildfire GeoJSON feed text/html none
xml/gdacs_cap.xml Get CAP (Common Alerting Protocol) XML feed application/xml none
xml/gdacs{eventtype}.geojson Get all events of a specific type (GeoJSON feed) application/geo+json —
xml/rss.xml Get RSS feed of recent disasters text/html none