GDACS API

Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System API providing near real-time information about natural disasters with potential humanitarian impact. Supports earthquakes (EQ), tropical cyclones (TC), floods (FL), volcanoes (VO), droughts (DR), and wildfires (WF).

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Base URL: https://www.gdacs.org/
Auth: none
Endpoints: 24
Reachable: yes
CORS: unknown
Last checked: 2026-03-14 16:08:15.810886

Links

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

100.0%

Uptime (7d)

313ms

Avg latency (7d)

27

Probes (7d)

Latency (7d)

Success Rate (7d)

Topics

ENVIRONMENT, MONITORING

Endpoints

Method Path Summary Auth Last Status Latency
GET /api/events/geteventdata Get detailed event data none — —
GET /api/events/geteventlist/MAP Get events for map display none 200 810ms
GET /api/events/geteventlist/homepagetable Get homepage event list none — —
GET /api/polygons/getgeometry Get event geometry none — —
GET /emm/getemmnewsbykey Get news/media for event none 200 180ms
GET /events/getepisodedata Get episode data none 200 305ms
GET /events/geteventdata Get detailed event data none 200 291ms
GET /events/geteventlist/{outputType} Get disaster event list none — —
GET /gdacsapi/api/events/getepisodedata Get episode data none — —
GET /gdacsapi/api/events/geteventdata Get detailed event data none 200 223ms
GET /gdacsapi/api/events/geteventlist/MAP Get disaster events as GeoJSON none 200 227ms
GET /gdacsapi/api/events/geteventlist/homepagetable Get recent events for homepage table none 200 365ms
GET /gdacsapi/api/polygons/getgeometry Get detailed geometry for a specific event none 200 233ms
GET /polygons/getgeometry Get event geometry none 200 222ms
GET /xml/gdacs.kml Get KML feed of recent disasters none — —
GET /xml/gdacsDR.geojson Get drought GeoJSON feed none 406 123ms
GET /xml/gdacsEQ.geojson Get earthquake GeoJSON feed none 200 123ms
GET /xml/gdacsFL.geojson Get flood GeoJSON feed none 200 125ms
GET /xml/gdacsTC.geojson Get tropical cyclone GeoJSON feed none 406 124ms
GET /xml/gdacsVO.geojson Get volcano GeoJSON feed none 200 130ms
GET /xml/gdacsWF.geojson Get wildfire GeoJSON feed none 406 127ms
GET /xml/gdacs_cap.xml Get CAP (Common Alerting Protocol) XML feed none — —
GET /xml/gdacs{eventtype}.geojson Get all events of a specific type (GeoJSON feed) — — —
GET /xml/rss.xml Get RSS feed of recent disasters none 406 125ms