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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)

• What is the Windward API?

  The Windward API provides programmatic access to the full breadth of Windward’s Maritime AIâ„¢ intelligence through a single, unified API. It allows organizations to embed vessel risk, behavioral insights, ownership intelligence, trade signals, and predictive alerts directly into their own systems, dashboards, and workflows without relying on the UI.

• What data and insights are available through the Windward API?

  The API exposes Windward’s complete intelligence catalog, including vessel risk scores, Organization Defined Risk (ODR), ownership and entity data, sanctions exposure, deceptive shipping indicators, ship-to-ship activity, early detection signals, and historical behavioral timelines. Insights can be queried at the vessel, company, fleet, or geographic level.

• How is the Windward API structured?

  Windward’s API is GraphQL-based, enabling users to request exactly the data they need in a single call. This structure reduces payload size, improves performance, and allows teams to adapt queries easily as requirements evolve without version-locking or endpoint sprawl.

• How does the API support vessel screening and go/no-go decisions?

  The API delivers bottom-line Windward risk scores alongside Organization Defined Risk outputs, behavioral risk indicators, ownership context, and sanctioned regime exposure. These insights can be consumed directly within internal screening tools to support fast, consistent go/no-go decisions without manual research or screen switching.

• Can the API be used for continuous monitoring after a decision is made?

  Yes. The API supports post-decision monitoring through vessels-of-interest (VOI) tracking, custom alerts, and webhook-based notifications. Teams can automatically track changes in vessel behavior, risk scores, ownership, or activity and receive updates in real time as conditions evolve.

• How do webhooks work with Windward’s API?

  Webhooks allow users to subscribe to predefined or custom events – such as risk score changes, deceptive shipping detections, or vessels-of-interest (VOI) alerts – and receive notifications pushed directly to internal systems or collaboration tools like Microsoft Teams. This enables event-driven workflows without constant polling.

• Can Windward’s API support advanced investigations and analytics?

  Yes. The API supports bulk data access, historical timelines, behavioral event streams, and ownership relationships, enabling teams to conduct in-house analysis, build custom dashboards, or develop proprietary models. Insights can also be enriched with MAI Expertâ„¢ (generative AI) summaries for faster interpretation.

• How does the API support early detection and lead generation?

  Windward’s API exposes Early Detection outputs and search-driven insights that surface behavioral anomalies, emerging trends, and previously unknown targets. These signals can be consumed programmatically to generate leads, populate watchlists, or trigger further investigation without manual discovery.

• How does the API support ownership and entity intelligence?

  The API provides access to Windward’s pre-matched ownership database, resolving fragmented identifiers across vessels and companies. Users can retrieve ownership hierarchies, ultimate beneficial owner visibility, sanctions exposure, and risk context through a single call, eliminating manual matching across platforms.

• Can the API support security and infrastructure protection use cases?

  Yes. The API enables monitoring and investigation of vessel activity near critical maritime and subsea infrastructure. Users can query historical activity, detect proximity operations, subscribe to alerts for sensitive areas, and retrieve vessel profiles to support security, enforcement, and response planning.

• How quickly can teams integrate with Windward’s API?

  Integration is designed to be fast and scalable. Windward provides best-practice endpoints, documentation, and expert-led implementation support at no additional cost. Most customers are able to operationalize core use cases quickly and expand over time as needs evolve.

• Is the API suitable for both commercial and government workflows?

  Yes. The API is used by commercial teams for screening, trade intelligence, and operational optimization, and by government organizations for investigations, monitoring, and mission planning. The same intelligence foundation can be consumed differently based on mission, risk logic, and workflow design.

• How does Windward ensure data quality and explainability through the API?

  All API outputs are grounded in Windward’s all-source data fusion, behavioral models, and expert-validated ownership intelligence. Risk indicators and scores are traceable to underlying evidence, enabling explainable, auditable decisions even when insights are consumed outside the platform UI.

• Can organizations combine Windward’s API with their own data?

  Yes. Windward’s API is designed to work alongside internal datasets. Customer data can be correlated with Windward’s intelligence to enhance screening, monitoring, and analysis, ensuring proprietary insights are validated and contextualized rather than treated in isolation.