[3-LEG] Shipping chokepoint chain, one chokepoint or port (?loc=malacca)
[3-LEG] Shipping chokepoint chain, one chokepoint or port (?loc=malacca): leading sea state and wind against operating thresholds -> current wave decomposition, local storm against distant swell -> realized AIS transit throughput (confirmation gate). A chain, not one reading: confidence = how many legs are lit, in order. Sources: IMF PortWatch, NOAA, Open-Meteo Marine. Descriptive only, never a forecast or advice. No data -> 422 no_charge, not billed. $0.25 per call.
Paid test badge: not yet. The checks above are free: we call the tool without paying and read the payment request it sends back. The Verified badge needs paid calls whose answers match the promised output, and nobody can buy a badge.
Endpoint
GET https://api.truthbear.co/gauge/shipping-region
| Category | Everything else |
|---|---|
| Provider host | api.truthbear.co |
| Networks | eip155:8453, solana:5eykt4UsFv8P8NJdTREpY1vzqKqZKvdp |
| Payment schemes | exact |
| Self-reported calls, 30 days | 11 from 2 payers (the provider's figure, not ours) |
Our checks, last 30 days
| Day | Result | HTTP | Asked | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | valid payment request | 402 | $0.25 | 875 ms |
Example input (from the provider)
{
"example": {
"format": "thin",
"loc": "suez-redsea"
},
"exampleRequest": "/gauge/shipping-region?loc=suez-redsea&format=thin",
"method": "GET",
"queryParams": {
"loc": "required - location id; full list at free /gauge/preview"
},
"type": "http"
}
Promised output schema (from the provider)
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"input": {
"properties": {
"method": {
"enum": [
"GET"
],
"type": "string"
},
"queryParams": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"loc": {
"description": "required - location id; full list at free /gauge/preview",
"examples": [
"suez-redsea",
"panama-pacific",
"malacca",
"hormuz",
"goodhope",
"channel"
],
"type": "string",
"x-accepted-values": {
"all": "https://api.truthbear.co/schemas/gauge-shipping-region.input.json",
"shown": 6,
"total": 12
}
}
},
"required": [
"loc"
],
"type": "object"
},
"type": {
"const": "http"
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"method",
"queryParams"
],
"type": "object"
},
"output": {
"properties": {
"example": {},
"type": {
"const": "json"
}
},
"required": [
"type"
],
"type": "object"
}
}
}