Monitoring API — free, no key required

All Monitoring data is open and free to use.

Read endpoints below. Stable JSON, Vercel-edge cached, no key and no rate limit. Cite us, embed us, build on us.

Quick examples

curl

curl https://monitoringroom.com/api/msi

JavaScript

const res = await fetch("https://monitoringroom.com/api/msi");
const { score, band, trend } = await res.json();
console.log(`MSI ${score} (${band}, ${trend})`);

Python

import requests
data = requests.get("https://monitoringroom.com/api/msi").json()
print(f"MSI {data['score']} ({data['band']}, {data['trend']})")

Index

GET/api/msi

Current MSI score with components, weights, and trend.

{"score":6.4,"trend":"rising","delta":0.6,"band":"escalating","measured":true,"freshness":"fresh","missingInputs":[],"components":{"market":0.62,"seismic":0.3,"velocity":0.55},"weights":{"market":0.4,"seismic":0.35,"velocity":0.25},"sources":[...],"asOf":"2026-05-23T14:32:00.000Z","history":[...60 samples],"persistent":true}

Cache: 60s edge · 24h SWR · 30s browser

GET/api/msi/history

Full 24h rolling MSI history (1440 samples max).

{"samples":[{"t":1747918320000,"score":6.4},...],"count":1440,"asOf":"2026-05-23T14:32:00.000Z","persistent":true}

Cache: 60s edge · 24h SWR · Upstash KV

Situations

GET/api/situations

List of currently active Situations, sorted by level.

[{"id":"seismic-us7000abcd","title":"Seismic event — ...","status":"developing","level":6.9,"tier":3,"category":"seismic","relatedCategories":[...],"signals":[...],"source":"USGS","updatedAt":1747918320000,"href":"https://earthquake.usgs.gov/...","lat":38.1,"lon":-117.9,"country":"US"...(geo optional)}]

Cache: 60s edge · 24h SWR · 30s browser

GET/api/situations/[id]

Single Situation by id. 404 if no longer active.

(same shape as a single array element above)

Cache: 60s edge · 24h SWR · 30s browser

Feeds

GET/api/alerts

Chronological merged feed across all sources (breaking, quakes, cyber, hacks, space launches).

[{"id":"...","source":"QUAKE","title":"...","url":"...(optional)","timestamp":1747918320000,"tag":"M5.4"}]

Cache: 5min edge · 24h SWR

GET/api/map-pins

Geo-located pins for all active flights, recent earthquakes, and the ISS.

{"pins":[{"id":"...","kind":"QUAKE","lat":40.6,"lon":-73.8,"label":"...","tag":"..."}],"counts":{"quakes":5,"iss":1,"vessels":80},"asOf":"..."}

Cache: 30s edge · 24h SWR · 15s browser

Monitoring Pro · early access

The free API stays free. Pro adds higher rate limits, full history, and webhooks — for teams building on the feed.

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MSI embed widget

Drop the live MSI into any blog post, news site, or dashboard. Updates every 60 seconds. Dark and light themes. Keep the credit line — it is the only condition.

Dark theme (default, 240×80)

<iframe src="https://monitoringroom.com/embed/msi"
        width="240" height="80" frameborder="0"></iframe>
<p style="font-size:13px"><a href="https://monitoringroom.com/msi?ref=embed">Monitoring Situation Index</a> by <a href="https://monitoringroom.com?ref=embed">Monitoring Room</a></p>

Light theme, medium size

<iframe src="https://monitoringroom.com/embed/msi?theme=light&size=medium"
        width="280" height="100" frameborder="0"></iframe>
<p style="font-size:13px"><a href="https://monitoringroom.com/msi?ref=embed">Monitoring Situation Index</a> by <a href="https://monitoringroom.com?ref=embed">Monitoring Room</a></p>

Attribution

Citing the data costs nothing and needs no permission. Use "Monitoring Situation Index" on first reference, "MSI"thereafter. The embed widgets above are the one exception: each snippet ships a one-line credit in your own page's markup — keep it, and the widget is yours to use free.

Upstream data

CoinGecko · stooq · USGS · NIST NVD · WhereTheISS · Launch Library 2 · DefiLlama · Polymarket · AIS. Map: OpenFreeMap + OpenStreetMap. Methodology at /msi.