Global Forest Watch (BYOK)

Global Forest Watch (BYOK) — connector documentation

• MCP endpoint: https://byok-globalforestwatch.connectorbay.com/mcp
• REST API: POST https://byok-globalforestwatch.connectorbay.com/v1/tools/{tool_name}, described by the OpenAPI 3.1 spec at https://byok-globalforestwatch.connectorbay.com/openapi.json
• Transport: Streamable HTTP, stateless, MCP specification 2025-06-18 or later
• Authentication: your own Global Forest Watch Global Forest Watch Data API key, sent in the X-Upstream-Key header of every request (never stored, logged or cached)
• Health: https://byok-globalforestwatch.connectorbay.com/health · Tool schemas: https://byok-globalforestwatch.connectorbay.com/tools.json
• Publisher: Unify Dynamics LLC · connectorbay.com/byok-globalforestwatch · agent@connectorbay.com

What Global Forest Watch (BYOK) is for

Global Forest Watch (BYOK) lets an AI assistant read your own Global Forest Watch data through the Global Forest Watch API with a key you supply (Global Forest Watch Data API key). Read-only: 10 tools (list_datasets, get_dataset, get_dataset_version, get_dataset_fields, get_version_metadata, list_version_assets, query_dataset, get_features_at_point, get_geostore, get_dataset_stats). The BYOK key travels with each request, is used for that one call only and is never stored, logged or cached; it is only ever sent to data-api.globalforestwatch.org. Unofficial connector by Unify Dynamics LLC: not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Global Forest Watch. Global Forest Watch and its logos are trademarks of their owners and are used only to say which service the connector works with.

Ask your assistant things like:

• "Which datasets does Global Forest Watch offer?"
• "What is the umd_tree_cover_loss dataset and which versions exist?"
• "Is v1.11 the latest version of umd_tree_cover_loss?"
• "Which fields can I query in the latest umd_tree_cover_loss?"
• "Give me the metadata of the latest umd_tree_cover_loss version"
• "Which assets does the latest umd_tree_cover_loss version have?"

What it does

• list_datasets: List the datasets of the Global Forest Watch Data API with their versions and when they were last updated. Use page_size to page through them.
• get_dataset: Get one dataset: its versions and its descriptive metadata (title, overview, source, license, coverage, update frequency, citation, tags).
• get_dataset_version: Get one dataset version: whether it is the latest, whether it can still change, and when it was created and updated.
• get_dataset_fields: List the fields (columns) of a dataset version with alias, description, data type and unit, so you know what a SQL query can select, filter and group by.
• get_version_metadata: Get the metadata record of a dataset version, optionally merged with the dataset's own metadata.
• list_version_assets: List the assets (tile sets, tables, files) of a dataset version with type, URI and status.
• query_dataset: Run a read-only SQL query on a dataset version and return the rows. Optionally restrict it to a stored area (geostore). Raster-only datasets need a geostore ID.
• get_features_at_point: Get the features of a dataset version at a map location; the search radius shrinks with higher zoom levels.
• get_geostore: Get the stored GeoJSON area for a geostore ID: area in hectares and bounding box.
• get_dataset_stats: Get summary statistics of a dataset version's default asset (value ranges and band statistics for rasters).

BYOK key

You bring your own Global Forest Watch Global Forest Watch Data API key (https://data-api.globalforestwatch.org/docs). Your assistant sends it in the X-Upstream-Key header with each request. ConnectorBay uses it for that one call only: it is never stored, logged or cached, never shown in an answer, and it is only sent to data-api.globalforestwatch.org over https, with no redirects followed. Create a key with the fewest permissions the tools need (read-only if the provider offers it), and revoke it at the provider whenever you like.

Data sources

• https://data-api.globalforestwatch.org/docs (the API this connector calls, with a BYOK key)

Live from the Global Forest Watch API (data-api.globalforestwatch.org) with a BYOK key; documentation: https://data-api.globalforestwatch.org/docs. Endpoints checked against that documentation on 2026-10-16.

What it is not

Unofficial connector by Unify Dynamics LLC: not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Global Forest Watch. Global Forest Watch and its logos are trademarks of their owners and are used only to say which service the connector works with. It is read-only: it never creates, changes, sends or deletes anything in your Global Forest Watch account.

Built for: Worldwide. Languages: English.

Global Forest Watch (BYOK) — Privacy Policy

Effective 24 October 2026. Unify Dynamics LLC ("we", "us"), Menlo Park, California.

What Global Forest Watch (BYOK) is. Global Forest Watch (BYOK) is a connector (an MCP server and REST API) that an AI assistant calls on your behalf to read your own Global Forest Watch data: Browse Global Forest Watch datasets and run read-only SQL queries on forest, land cover and alert data with your own Data API key. You bring your own Global Forest Watch Global Forest Watch Data API key; the assistant sends it to us with each request.

BYOK key. The key you supply is used to make the one Global Forest Watch call you asked for. Our application does not store it, write it to a log, put it in a cache, or share it. It is sent only to data-api.globalforestwatch.org, over https, and is removed from any text we return to you or your assistant. We do not follow redirects with your key. If Global Forest Watch rejects it, we say so without repeating it.

What we receive. The arguments of each tool call, the BYOK key (for that call only), the technical headers needed to serve the request (an IP address or a client identifier supplied by the assistant) and standard server logs. What Global Forest Watch receives. The request we make on your behalf, including the key and the arguments, under Global Forest Watch's own terms and privacy policy. Global Forest Watch acts at your direction and is the only recipient of the data of your request besides our hosting provider.

What we return. The answer Global Forest Watch gives for your request, trimmed to the fields the tool documents. We do not keep it: it is returned to your assistant and not stored, cached or used to train anything.

What we do not do. We do not build a profile, sell or share personal information, or keep your Global Forest Watch data. Rate-limit counters (a client identifier and timestamps) are held in memory for at most 24 hours. Hosting access logs (IP addresses, request paths and status codes) are kept for up to 30 days for security and abuse prevention; our application adds no request headers or bodies to them.

Sub-processors. Global Forest Watch (the API you call with a BYOK key, at your direction). Hosting: Vercel (United States regions).

Your rights. Because we store no personal data beyond short-lived logs, requests to access, correct or delete data are usually satisfied automatically; you can still contact agent@connectorbay.com and we will respond within 30 days. Revoke your key at Global Forest Watch at any time to end all access.

Children. Global Forest Watch (BYOK) is a general-audience service operated by the adult using the assistant, under Global Forest Watch's own age rules.

Changes. We will post changes here with a new effective date.

Global Forest Watch (BYOK) — Terms of Service

Effective 24 October 2026. These terms govern use of the Global Forest Watch (BYOK) connector ("the Service") operated by Unify Dynamics LLC ("we", "us").

1. The Service. Global Forest Watch (BYOK) provides: Browse Global Forest Watch datasets and run read-only SQL queries on forest, land cover and alert data with your own Data API key. It is accessed through an AI assistant or directly over MCP or HTTP, and is read-only.
2. Your own key, your own account. You must use your own Global Forest Watch credentials and only access data you are allowed to access. Global Forest Watch's terms apply to your use of Global Forest Watch; you are responsible for complying with them, including any rate limits and permitted uses. Do not share a key you do not own.
3. Independent. Unofficial connector by Unify Dynamics LLC: not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Global Forest Watch. Global Forest Watch and its logos are trademarks of their owners and are used only to say which service the connector works with.
4. No advice, no guarantees. Output is the data Global Forest Watch returns, lightly trimmed; it may be incomplete, delayed or changed by Global Forest Watch. Check important facts at the source.
5. Read-only. The Service does not create, change, send or delete anything in your Global Forest Watch account.
6. Acceptable use. Automated use within the published rate limits is welcome. Do not use the Service to access data you are not entitled to, to circumvent Global Forest Watch's controls, or to attack any system.
7. Availability. The Service is provided "as is" without warranty. We may change, limit or discontinue it at any time; Global Forest Watch may change or end its API at any time.
8. Data. Our Privacy Policy describes what we process. In short: the BYOK key is used for the one call and not stored or logged.
9. Pro keys. Optional ConnectorBay Pro API keys are issued at our discretion and are separate from your Global Forest Watch key.
10. Liability. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Unify Dynamics LLC is not liable for any loss arising from use of or reliance on the Service, including any action Global Forest Watch takes on your account. Our total liability is limited to US $100.
11. Governing law. California law; venue in San Mateo County, California.
12. Contact. Unify Dynamics LLC · agent@connectorbay.com · https://connectorbay.com/byok-globalforestwatch

Global Forest Watch (BYOK) support

Email agent@connectorbay.com. We answer within two business days.

• MCP endpoint: https://byok-globalforestwatch.connectorbay.com/mcp
• REST API: https://byok-globalforestwatch.connectorbay.com/openapi.json
• Live status: https://byok-globalforestwatch.connectorbay.com/health

When you report a problem, include the question you asked your agent, roughly when, and which agent you used (for example Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini). Never send us passwords, account numbers or ID numbers. Global Forest Watch (BYOK) never asks for them.