GDELT Cloud

Global Events Data at Your Fingertips

Real-time GDELT data + Agentic AI

TRY ASKING:

"Show me all protest events in South Asia over the last 24 hours"

No credit card required • Free tier available • 30 days of data

Interactive Experience

GDELT Agent UI

Chat with your data using natural language. No SQL. No coding. Just ask.

Natural Language Queries

Ask questions in plain English—get instant insights from billions of events

Conversational Intelligence

Follow-up questions, clarifications, and deep dives—like chatting with an analyst

Instant Results

Real-time analysis of global events with web search for context

GDELT Research Agent

Online

👤

Show me protest events in West Africa this week

Analyzing...

I found 127 protest events in West Africa over the last 7 days:

• Nigeria: 45 events
• Ghana: 23 events
• Senegal: 18 events

New: Common Queries

Start with proven query templates

Common Queries turns GDELT expertise into ready-to-run templates. Explore six curated categories and answer the most asked questions with guided parameters you can remix into alerts or workflows.

Guided parameters

Use madlib-style inputs for countries, themes, actors, and time windows.

Trusted starting points

Built from the same templates in the Common Queries library.

Run, remix, alert

Execute instantly, then turn results into alerts for continuous monitoring.

6 categories • Included with every plan.

Government & Defense

Category

Security monitoring, conflict tracking, and situational awareness for defense and intelligence analysts.

Finance & Macro

Category

Market risk signals, economic events, commodity trends, and country risk monitoring for investors.

Corporate Risk

Category

Supply chain monitoring, facility security, vendor exposure, and operational risk for businesses.

Risk Consulting

Category

Executive briefings, actor analysis, narrative shifts, and high-impact event tracking for consultants.

Researchers & Academia

Category

Time series analysis, comparative studies, geospatial analysis, and event coding for researchers.

Developers

Category

API feeds, real-time data streams, alert triggers, and programmatic access for application developers.

Model Context Protocol

MCP

Integrate GDELT data directly into your AI agents and tools using the Model Context Protocol.

  • Native Integration

    Works with LangChain, LangGraph, and any MCP-compatible framework

  • Simple Setup

    One-line configuration to add GDELT capabilities to your agents

  • Intelligent Context

    Provides structured tools and resources for optimal agent performance

langgraph.json
{
  "mcp_servers": {
    "gdelt-cloud": {
      "url": "https://mcp.gdeltcloud.com",
      "transport": "sse",
      "env": {
        "GDELT_API_KEY": "gdelt_sk_..."
      }
    }
  }
}
Connected to GDELT MCP Server
Tools: query_events, analyze_trends, search_themes
bash
$ curl -X POST https://api.gdeltcloud.com/query \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"query": "SELECT * FROM gdelt_events LIMIT 10"}'
{
"data": [...],
"rows": 10,
"elapsed": 0.123
}
For Developers

API

Programmatic access to GDELT data. Build your own applications with our RESTful API.

Simple HTTP Requests

Works with any programming language—Python, JavaScript, Go, Java, you name it

Secure Authentication

API keys with rate limiting and usage tracking for production workloads

Fast Queries

ClickHouse-powered backend delivers sub-second query results on billions of events

Pro Feature

Alerts

Monitor GDELT data continuously and get notified when specific conditions are met

Natural Language

Use natural language or our Agent to create alerts—no SQL required

Multiple Frequencies

Choose from hourly, 12-hourly, daily, or weekly intervals

Email Notifications

Instant alerts when conditions are met, delivered to your inbox

Protest Spike Alert

15 min

South Asia region monitoring

Sentiment Monitoring

Hourly

Oil market sentiment tracking

Geopolitical Events

Daily

US-China relationship tracking

Active Alerts

Choose Your Plan

From exploration to enterprise—scale as your needs grow

Free
Perfect for Exploration
$0/month
  • Access to all dashboards
  • Natural language queries
  • 30-day rolling window + entity database
  • Community support
  • API access

Ideal for: Students, researchers, journalists

Scout
Individual Analysts
$29/month
  • Everything in Free, plus:
  • 5 API keys
  • Programmatic access
  • 10,000 queries/month
  • Email support

Ideal for: Independent analysts, small teams

Analyst
Advanced Analysts
$59/month
  • Everything in Scout, plus:
  • 15 API keys
  • 50,000 queries/month
  • Enhanced support
  • Advanced analytics

Ideal for: Professional analysts, consulting firms

Most Popular
Professional
Teams & Organizations
$99/month
  • Everything in Analyst, plus:
  • 25 API keys
  • 100,000 queries/month
  • Priority support
  • Team collaboration

Ideal for: Research teams, corporate risk analysts

Enterprise
Large Organizations
Custom
  • Everything in Pro, plus:
  • Unlimited API keys
  • Unlimited queries
  • Dedicated support
  • SLA guarantees
  • White-label options

Ideal for: Government agencies, hedge funds, enterprises

Ready to Start Analyzing Global Events?

Join researchers, journalists, and analysts exploring GDELT data with natural language queries