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API DOCUMENTATION

Access our dystopia data programmatically. Free for nonprofits, researchers, and journalists.

All endpoints return JSON. No authentication required for read-only public data. Rate limited to 60 requests/minute per IP.

GET/api/articles

Fetch articles with filters and pagination

Parameters

countriesstringComma-separated ISO country codes (US,GB,RU)
statesstringComma-separated US state codes (TX,CA)
typesstringComma-separated dystopia types (surveillance,corruption)
severitystringComma-separated levels (critical,apocalyptic)
sourcesstringSource types (mainstream,independent)
timestringtoday, week, month
sortstringnewest, oldest, severity_high, severity_low
qstringFull-text search query
limitnumberResults per page (max 100, default 40)
cursorstringPagination cursor (created_at of last item)
GET/api/articles/search

Full-text search across articles

Parameters

qstringSearch query (min 2 chars)
limitnumberMax results (default 40)
GET/api/dystopia-index

Current dystopia scores by country

GET/api/dystopia-index/history

Historical dystopia score time series

Parameters

countrystringISO country code
typestringDystopia type filter
daysnumberLookback period (default 30)
GET/api/dystopia-index/states

US state-level dystopia scores

GET/api/timeline

Real-time timeline data computed from articles

Parameters

countriesstringComma-separated country codes
globalbooleanInclude global aggregate (true/false)
daysnumberLookback period
GET/api/banned-books

Banned books database (20,000+ entries)

Parameters

statestringUS state code
qstringSearch title/author
decisionstringBanned/Removed, Restricted, Retained, Pending
yearnumberYear of ban
sortstringban_count_desc, ban_date_desc, title_asc, etc.
pagenumberPage number
limitnumberResults per page (max 200)
GET/api/feed

RSS 2.0 feed of latest articles

DYSTOPIA TYPES

theocracyauthoritarianismfascismcorruptionsurveillancecensorshipmilitary_aggressioneconomic_exploitationenvironmental_destructionpropagandavoter_suppressionpolice_state

SEVERITY LEVELS

concerning (0-25)alarming (26-50)critical (51-75)apocalyptic (76-100)

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