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# GetDisplacementSummary

> GetDisplacementSummary retrieves global refugee and IDP statistics from UNHCR.
 Empty/absent summary with fetched_at=0 or data_available=false means the
 snapshot is unavailable/degraded, not that global displacement is zero.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api/DisplacementService.openapi.yaml get /api/displacement/v1/get-displacement-summary
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: DisplacementService API
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.worldmonitor.app
security:
  - WorldMonitorKey: []
  - ApiKeyHeader: []
paths:
  /api/displacement/v1/get-displacement-summary:
    get:
      tags:
        - DisplacementService
      summary: GetDisplacementSummary
      description: >-
        GetDisplacementSummary retrieves global refugee and IDP statistics from
        UNHCR.
         Empty/absent summary with fetched_at=0 or data_available=false means the
         snapshot is unavailable/degraded, not that global displacement is zero.
      operationId: GetDisplacementSummary
      parameters:
        - name: year
          in: query
          description: Data year to retrieve (e.g., 2023). Uses latest available if zero.
          required: false
          example: 1
          schema:
            type: integer
            format: int32
        - name: country_limit
          in: query
          description: Maximum number of country entries to return.
          required: false
          example: 25
          schema:
            type: integer
            format: int32
        - name: flow_limit
          in: query
          description: Maximum number of displacement flows to return.
          required: false
          example: 25
          schema:
            type: integer
            format: int32
        - name: jmespath
          in: query
          description: >-
            Optional JMESPath expression applied server-side to project or
            reduce the JSON response before it is returned (mirrors the MCP
            jmespath argument). Invalid expressions, expressions larger than
            1024 UTF-8 bytes, or projections that exceed the 256 KB output cap
            return HTTP 400 with a {_jmespath_error, original_keys} envelope.
            Grammar and worked examples:
            https://www.worldmonitor.app/docs/mcp-jmespath.
          required: false
          example: keys(@)
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                dataAvailable: true
                fetchedAt: 1717200000000
                summary:
                  countries:
                    - asylumSeekers: 1
                      code: US
                      hostAsylumSeekers: 1
                      hostRefugees: 1
                      hostTotal: 1
                      idps: 1
                  globalTotals:
                    asylumSeekers: 1
                    idps: 1
                    refugees: 1
                    stateless: 1
                    total: 1
                  topFlows:
                    - asylumCode: US
                      asylumLocation:
                        latitude: 40.7128
                        longitude: -74.006
                      asylumName: WorldMonitor Analyst
                      originCode: US
                      originLocation:
                        latitude: 40.7128
                        longitude: -74.006
                      originName: WorldMonitor Analyst
                      refugees: 1
                  year: 1
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetDisplacementSummaryResponse'
        '400':
          description: Validation error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                oneOf:
                  - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
                  - $ref: '#/components/schemas/JmespathProjectionError'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnauthorizedError'
        '403':
          description: >-
            API access requires an active subscription (the API key's
            subscription is inactive or expired).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ForbiddenError'
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded.
          headers:
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              description: Maximum requests allowed in the active rate-limit window.
              schema:
                type: string
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              description: Requests remaining in the active rate-limit window.
              schema:
                type: string
            X-RateLimit-Reset:
              description: >-
                Unix epoch milliseconds when the active rate-limit window
                resets.
              schema:
                type: string
            Retry-After:
              description: Seconds to wait before retrying the request.
              schema:
                type: string
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                oneOf:
                  - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
                  - $ref: '#/components/schemas/RateLimitError'
        default:
          description: Gateway or handler error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                oneOf:
                  - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
                  - $ref: '#/components/schemas/GatewayError'
components:
  schemas:
    GetDisplacementSummaryResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        summary:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/DisplacementSummary'
        fetchedAt:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: |-
            Time the seed or live fallback snapshot was fetched, as Unix epoch
             milliseconds. A value of 0 means the snapshot is unavailable/degraded, not
             that global displacement is zero.. Warning: Values > 2^53 may lose precision in JavaScript
        dataAvailable:
          type: boolean
          description: >-
            True when summary came from a seed snapshot or live fallback. False
            means
             an absent/empty summary is graceful degradation because the snapshot is
             unavailable.
      description: GetDisplacementSummaryResponse contains the global displacement summary.
    ValidationError:
      type: object
      properties:
        violations:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FieldViolation'
          description: List of validation violations
      required:
        - violations
      description: >-
        ValidationError is returned when request validation fails. It contains a
        list of field violations describing what went wrong.
    JmespathProjectionError:
      description: >-
        Returned when a REST jmespath projection is invalid or exceeds the
        expression/output byte limits.
      properties:
        _jmespath_error:
          description: Projection error discriminator and details.
          type: string
        original_keys:
          description: Top-level keys or shape of the unprojected response.
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
      required:
        - _jmespath_error
        - original_keys
      type: object
    UnauthorizedError:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message.
      required:
        - error
      description: >-
        Returned when the API key is missing, malformed, or lacks current API
        access.
    ForbiddenError:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable entitlement failure reason.
        requiredTier:
          type: integer
          format: int32
          description: Minimum entitlement tier required for this endpoint.
        currentTier:
          type: integer
          format: int32
          description: Caller entitlement tier when known.
        planKey:
          type: string
          description: Caller plan key when known.
      required:
        - error
      description: >-
        Returned when a PRO-gated endpoint denies access because the caller has
        no resolved authenticated user, entitlements cannot be verified, or the
        caller lacks the required entitlement tier.
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: Error message (e.g., 'user not found', 'database connection failed')
      description: >-
        Error is returned when a handler encounters an error. It contains a
        simple error message that the developer can customize.
    RateLimitError:
      type: object
      description: Returned when a gateway or handler rate limit rejects the request.
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable rate-limit failure reason.
      required:
        - error
    GatewayError:
      type: object
      description: >-
        Returned by gateway infrastructure errors before an RPC handler runs,
        such as origin, routing, method, authentication, or quota checks.
      properties:
        error:
          oneOf:
            - type: string
            - type: object
              additionalProperties: true
          description: Gateway error reason or structured gateway failure details.
      required:
        - error
    DisplacementSummary:
      type: object
      properties:
        year:
          type: integer
          format: int32
          description: Data year.
        globalTotals:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/GlobalDisplacementTotals'
        countries:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CountryDisplacement'
        topFlows:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/DisplacementFlow'
      description: >-
        DisplacementSummary represents a global overview of displacement data
        from UNHCR.
    FieldViolation:
      type: object
      properties:
        field:
          type: string
          description: >-
            The field path that failed validation (e.g., 'user.email' for nested
            fields). For header validation, this will be the header name (e.g.,
            'X-API-Key')
        description:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Human-readable description of the validation violation (e.g., 'must
            be a valid email address', 'required field missing')
      required:
        - field
        - description
      description: FieldViolation describes a single validation error for a specific field.
    GlobalDisplacementTotals:
      type: object
      properties:
        refugees:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
          format: int64
          description: >-
            Total recognized refugees worldwide.. Warning: Values > 2^53 may
            lose precision in JavaScript
        asylumSeekers:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
          format: int64
          description: >-
            Total asylum seekers worldwide.. Warning: Values > 2^53 may lose
            precision in JavaScript
        idps:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
          format: int64
          description: >-
            Total internally displaced persons worldwide.. Warning: Values >
            2^53 may lose precision in JavaScript
        stateless:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
          format: int64
          description: >-
            Total stateless persons worldwide.. Warning: Values > 2^53 may lose
            precision in JavaScript
        total:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
          format: int64
          description: >-
            Grand total of displaced persons.. Warning: Values > 2^53 may lose
            precision in JavaScript
      description: GlobalDisplacementTotals represents worldwide displacement figures.
    CountryDisplacement:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
          description: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.
        name:
          type: string
          description: Country name.
        refugees:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: >-
            Refugees originating from this country.. Warning: Values > 2^53 may
            lose precision in JavaScript
        asylumSeekers:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: >-
            Asylum seekers from this country.. Warning: Values > 2^53 may lose
            precision in JavaScript
        idps:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: >-
            Internally displaced persons within this country.. Warning: Values >
            2^53 may lose precision in JavaScript
        stateless:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: >-
            Stateless persons associated with this country.. Warning: Values >
            2^53 may lose precision in JavaScript
        totalDisplaced:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: >-
            Total displaced from this country.. Warning: Values > 2^53 may lose
            precision in JavaScript
        hostRefugees:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: >-
            Refugees hosted by this country.. Warning: Values > 2^53 may lose
            precision in JavaScript
        hostAsylumSeekers:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: >-
            Asylum seekers hosted by this country.. Warning: Values > 2^53 may
            lose precision in JavaScript
        hostTotal:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: >-
            Total persons hosted by this country.. Warning: Values > 2^53 may
            lose precision in JavaScript
        location:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeoCoordinates'
      required:
        - code
      description: >-
        CountryDisplacement represents displacement metrics for a single
        country.
    DisplacementFlow:
      type: object
      properties:
        originCode:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
          description: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of the origin country.
        originName:
          type: string
          description: Origin country name.
        asylumCode:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
          description: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of the asylum country.
        asylumName:
          type: string
          description: Asylum country name.
        refugees:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: >-
            Number of refugees in this flow.. Warning: Values > 2^53 may lose
            precision in JavaScript
        originLocation:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeoCoordinates'
        asylumLocation:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeoCoordinates'
      required:
        - originCode
        - asylumCode
      description: >-
        DisplacementFlow represents a refugee movement corridor between two
        countries.
    GeoCoordinates:
      type: object
      properties:
        latitude:
          type: number
          maximum: 90
          minimum: -90
          format: double
          description: Latitude in decimal degrees (-90 to 90).
        longitude:
          type: number
          maximum: 180
          minimum: -180
          format: double
          description: Longitude in decimal degrees (-180 to 180).
      description: GeoCoordinates represents a geographic location using WGS84 coordinates.
  securitySchemes:
    WorldMonitorKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-WorldMonitor-Key
      description: User-issued WorldMonitor API key.
    ApiKeyHeader:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Api-Key
      description: Alias header for the WorldMonitor API key (X-WorldMonitor-Key).

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