Cuban Insights API

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Daily Briefings

Cuban Insights publishes a daily briefing that synthesizes news from state media (Granma, Cubadebate, Prensa Latina), U.S. government sources (Federal Register, OFAC, State Department), and independent outlets into a single structured summary. The briefings API gives you each post's title, publication date, primary sector tag (sanctions, travel, energy, telecom, agriculture, etc.), word count, and reading time. The free tier returns the latest summary; Pro keys unlock the full archive with HTML bodies for embedding in dashboards or compliance feeds.

Endpoint	Description	Tier
GET /api/v1/briefings/latest	Latest daily Cuba briefing (summary, sector, date)	Free
GET /api/v1/briefings	Paginated briefing list with sector filters	Free
GET /api/v1/briefings/{slug}	Full briefing by slug including HTML body	Pro

FX Rates

Cuba operates multiple exchange rates simultaneously. The official rate (1 USD = 24 CUP) is set by the Banco Central de Cuba, but the informal street rate — tracked by elTOQUE's TRMI index — routinely trades at multiples of that. This API returns the latest informal rates for USD → CUP, MLC → CUP, and USDT → CUP, sourced from elTOQUE. Pro keys unlock the historical rate series for charting trends and detecting volatility spikes that often precede policy changes.

Endpoint	Description	Tier
GET /api/v1/fx/rates	Latest informal CUP rates (USD, MLC, USDT via elTOQUE)	Free
GET /api/v1/fx/rates/history	Historical FX rate time series	Pro

S&P 500 Company Exposure

Cuban Insights tracks every S&P 500 company for Cuba-related sanctions exposure by cross-referencing OFAC SDN designations, the State Department Cuba Restricted List, SEC EDGAR 10-K/10-Q/20-F filings that mention Cuba, and our own curated research. The list endpoint returns all tracked companies with their sector and ticker. Per-company exposure profiles (Pro) include the exposure classification (direct, indirect, historical, or none), SDN matches, CRL cross-references, and the evidence trail from SEC filings.

Endpoint	Description	Tier
GET /api/v1/companies	All tracked S&P 500 companies (ticker, sector, slug)	Free
GET /api/v1/companies/{ticker}/exposure	Full Cuba sanctions exposure profile for one company	Pro

Sanctions Feed

The sanctions feed aggregates OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) entries tagged with the CUBA program, Federal Register notices affecting Cuba sanctions policy, and State Department CRL/CPAL updates into a single chronological stream. Each entry includes the designation type, effective date, source agency, and affected parties. Useful for compliance automation, KYC screening enrichment, and regulatory-change alerting.

Endpoint	Description	Tier
GET /api/v1/sanctions/feed	OFAC SDN + Federal Register + CRL/CPAL sanctions stream	Pro

Investment Climate Scorecard

A composite scorecard that rates Cuba's current investment environment across dimensions including regulatory openness, FDI inflows, currency stability, infrastructure readiness, and political risk. The scorecard is updated as conditions change and is designed for investors, fund managers, and analysts evaluating Cuba market entry or ongoing exposure.

Endpoint	Description	Tier
GET /api/v1/climate	Investment climate scorecard with dimension breakdowns	Free

Authentication

Pass your key in the X-API-Key header on every request:

# Example: fetch the latest briefing
curl -H "X-API-Key: ci_live_YOUR_KEY_HERE" \
  https://cubaninsights.com/api/v1/briefings/latest

Rate limit headers are included on every response:

X-RateLimit-Limit: 100
X-RateLimit-Remaining: 87

Example Response

{
  "slug": "biden-administration-expands-cuba-travel-licenses",
  "title": "Biden Administration Expands Cuba Travel Licenses",
  "summary": "OFAC issued new general licenses broadening...",
  "primary_sector": "travel",
  "published_date": "2026-05-10",
  "word_count": 847,
  "reading_minutes": 4,
  "url": "https://cubaninsights.com/briefing/biden-administration-expands-cuba-travel-licenses"
}

Key Rotation

If your key is compromised, request a rotation. The new key will be emailed to your registered address and the old key will be deactivated immediately.

curl -X POST https://cubaninsights.com/api/v1/keys/rotate \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"email": "you@company.com"}'