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geoBoundaries global administrative boundaries

geoBoundaries' homepage says: "Since 2016, we have tracked approximately 1 million boundaries within over 200 entities, including all UN member states." The API path is /api/current/[RELEASE-TYPE]/[3-LETTER-ISO-CODE]/[BOUNDARY-TYPE]/, with boundary types ADM0 to ADM5 and the special code ALL; records carry boundaryYearRepresented, boundarySource, boundaryLicense and build dates. Yearly archival releases are listed back to 2018. Update frequency and delay: Not stated.

Open geoboundaries.org
Signal Scoredraft model
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Access
No key · none
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Licence clarity
CC-BY-4.0 · terms linked
20
Evidence
3 source links checked
15
Freshness
verified 2026-11-09
20
Documentation
docs · limits · coverage · attribution
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Access
none
Free tier
Free, no key. The API page says: "We encourage automated uses of geoBoundaries, and while we cannot guarantee uptime for our API, we have had relatively little downtime historically."
Rate limits
Not stated
Licence
CC-BY-4.0terms
Licence note
geoBoundaries homepage: "geoBoundaries datasets are provided under the CC BY 4.0 license, which allows for most commmercial, noncommercial, and academic uses. Our license requires an acknowledgement in any products you produce which use this data." The misspelling "commmercial" is the provider's. This entry covers the gbOpen release: the API page says "For most users, we suggest using gbOpen, as it is CC-BY 4.0 compliant, and can be used for most purposes so long as attribution is provided.", whereas "gbHumanitarian files are mirrored from UN OCHA, but may have less open licensure." and "gbAuthoritative files are mirrored from UN SALB, and cannot be used for commerical purposes, but are verified through in-country processes." Each API record also carries its own boundaryLicense for the upstream source.
Attribution
Required: "Our license requires an acknowledgement in any products you produce which use this data." The API page adds: "Attribution is required for uses of geoBoundaries that leverage these tools." For web use geoBoundaries asks for the name "geoBoundaries" with a link back to www.geoboundaries.org; for written works it asks for a citation of its PLoS ONE paper.

// Evidence · verified 2026-11-09

  1. 01www.geoboundaries.org/
  2. 02www.geoboundaries.org/api.html
  3. 03www.geoboundaries.org/api/current/gbOpen/CAN/ADM1/

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osintgeospatialboundariesglobalreference-dataapi

// The same record, for agents

Request · get_entry
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_entry",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "geoboundaries"
    }
  }
}
Reply · selected fields
{
  "name": "geoBoundaries global administrative boundaries",
  "slug": "geoboundaries",
  "domain": "OSINT",
  "type": "Dataset",
  "badge": "Free",
  "auth": "none",
  "rateLimits": "Not stated",
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "licenseUrl": "https://www.geoboundaries.org/",
  "lastVerified": "2026-11-09",
  "evidenceUrls": [
    "https://www.geoboundaries.org/",
    "https://www.geoboundaries.org/api.html",
    "https://www.geoboundaries.org/api/current/gbOpen/CAN/ADM1/"
  ],
  "tasks": [
    "osint",
    "geospatial",
    "boundaries",
    "global",
    "reference-data",
    "api"
  ],
  "providerUrl": "https://www.geoboundaries.org/"
}

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