---
title: "GetTradeRestrictions"
method: GET
path: "/api/trade/v1/get-trade-restrictions"
tags: ["TradeService"]
---

# GetTradeRestrictions

`GET /api/trade/v1/get-trade-restrictions`

## Request

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

Get quantitative restrictions and export controls.

## Query parameters

- `countries` string[]
- `limit` integer
- `jmespath` string

## Response `200`

OK

- WorldmonitorTradeV1GetTradeRestrictionsResponse: Response containing trade restrictions and fetch metadata.
  - `restrictions` WorldmonitorTradeV1TradeRestriction[]
    - `id` string: Unique restriction identifier from WTO.
    - `reportingCountry` string: ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 or WTO member code of reporting country.
    - `affectedCountry` string: Country affected by the restriction.
    - `productSector` string: Product sector or HS chapter description.
    - `measureType` string: Measure classification: "QR", "EXPORT_BAN", "IMPORT_BAN", "LICENSING".
    - `description` string: Human-readable description of the measure.
    - `status` string: Current status: "IN_FORCE", "TERMINATED", "NOTIFIED".
    - `notifiedAt` string: ISO 8601 date when measure was notified.
    - `sourceUrl` string: WTO source document URL (must be http/https protocol).
  - `fetchedAt` string: ISO 8601 timestamp when data was fetched from WTO.
  - `upstreamUnavailable` boolean: True if upstream fetch failed and results may be stale/empty.

## 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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