---
title: "GetGdeltTopicTimeline"
method: GET
path: "/api/intelligence/v1/get-gdelt-topic-timeline"
tags: ["IntelligenceService"]
---

# GetGdeltTopicTimeline

`GET /api/intelligence/v1/get-gdelt-topic-timeline`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.worldmonitor.app`
- URL: `https://api.worldmonitor.app/api/intelligence/v1/get-gdelt-topic-timeline`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `X-WorldMonitor-Key`
  - API key in header `X-Api-Key`

GetGdeltTopicTimeline retrieves tone and volume timelines for a GDELT intel topic.

## Query parameters

- `topic` string
- `jmespath` string

## Response `200`

OK

- WorldmonitorIntelligenceV1GetGdeltTopicTimelineResponse: GetGdeltTopicTimelineResponse contains tone and volume timelines for a topic.
  - `topic` string: Topic ID.
  - `tone` WorldmonitorIntelligenceV1GdeltTimelinePoint[]
    - `date` string: Date string from GDELT (e.g. "20240101T000000").
    - `value` number, double: Tone or volume value at this point.
  - `vol` WorldmonitorIntelligenceV1GdeltTimelinePoint[]
    - `date` string: Date string from GDELT (e.g. "20240101T000000").
    - `value` number, double: Tone or volume value at this point.
  - `fetchedAt` string: ISO timestamp when this data was fetched.
  - `error` string: Error message if fetch failed.

## Other responses

- `400`: Validation error
- `401`: Missing or invalid API key.
- `403`: API access requires an active subscription (the API key's subscription is inactive or expired).
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded.
- `503`: Service unavailable. Billing-verification responses include code and X-Billing-Verification; other gateway infrastructure failures use the generic GatewayError shape.
- `default`: Gateway or handler error response.

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