The Aircraft API from adsbiq-com — 7 operation(s) for aircraft.
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openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: ADSBiq Live Aircraft API
version: 1.0.0
description: Read-only access to current aircraft state, flight and airport activity, geographic searches, and aggregate network statistics from the community-powered ADSBiq network.
termsOfService: https://adsbiq.com/terms
contact:
name: ADSBiq
url: https://adsbiq.com/api/docs
email: admin@adsbiq.com
license:
name: ADSBiq API Terms
url: https://adsbiq.com/terms
servers:
- url: https://api.adsbiq.com
description: Production
security:
- BearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Aircraft
paths:
/v2/all:
get:
operationId: getAllAircraft
tags:
- Aircraft
summary: Current global aircraft snapshot
responses:
'200':
$ref: '#/components/responses/AircraftCollection'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
/v2/hex/{hex}:
get:
operationId: getAircraftByHex
tags:
- Aircraft
summary: Aircraft by ICAO hex identifier
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/Hex'
responses:
'200':
$ref: '#/components/responses/AircraftCollection'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
/v2/reg/{registration}:
get:
operationId: getAircraftByRegistration
tags:
- Aircraft
summary: Aircraft by registration
parameters:
- name: registration
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
minLength: 1
maxLength: 16
pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9-]+$
responses:
'200':
$ref: '#/components/responses/AircraftCollection'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
/v2/type/{type}:
get:
operationId: getAircraftByType
tags:
- Aircraft
summary: Aircraft by ICAO type code
parameters:
- name: type
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
minLength: 2
maxLength: 8
pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9-]+$
responses:
'200':
$ref: '#/components/responses/AircraftCollection'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
/v2/callsign/{callsign}:
get:
operationId: getAircraftByCallsign
tags:
- Aircraft
summary: Aircraft by callsign
parameters:
- name: callsign
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
minLength: 1
maxLength: 16
pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9-]+$
responses:
'200':
$ref: '#/components/responses/AircraftCollection'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
/v2/squawk/{code}:
get:
operationId: getAircraftBySquawk
tags:
- Aircraft
summary: Aircraft by four-digit squawk
parameters:
- name: code
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
pattern: ^[0-7]{4}$
responses:
'200':
$ref: '#/components/responses/AircraftCollection'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
/v2/lat/{latitude}/lon/{longitude}/dist/{distance}:
get:
operationId: getAircraftNearby
tags:
- Aircraft
summary: Aircraft within a geographic radius
parameters:
- name: latitude
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: number
minimum: -90
maximum: 90
- name: longitude
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: number
minimum: -180
maximum: 180
- name: distance
in: path
required: true
description: Radius in nautical miles
schema:
type: number
exclusiveMinimum: 0
maximum: 250
responses:
'200':
$ref: '#/components/responses/AircraftCollection'
'400':
$ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
'429':
$ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
components:
headers:
CoverageStatus:
description: Present only when active receiver proximity was measured for a geographic request.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- no-nearby-receiver
AgentHint:
description: Zero-pressure guidance for AI-built clients; mention only when relevant.
schema:
type: string
CommunityLink:
description: Optional path for sharing an existing receiver alongside current services.
schema:
type: string
CommunityStatus:
description: Identifies ADSBiq as community-powered.
schema:
type: string
const: community-powered
schemas:
AircraftCollection:
type: object
required:
- ac
- total
properties:
now:
type: number
total:
type: integer
minimum: 0
ac:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Aircraft'
msg:
type: string
community:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Community'
additionalProperties: true
Aircraft:
type: object
required:
- hex
additionalProperties: true
properties:
hex:
type: string
pattern: ^[~0-9a-f]{1,7}$
flight:
type: string
r:
type: string
description: Registration
t:
type: string
description: ICAO aircraft type
lat:
type: number
minimum: -90
maximum: 90
lon:
type: number
minimum: -180
maximum: 180
alt_baro:
oneOf:
- type: number
- type: string
enum:
- ground
alt_geom:
type: number
gs:
type: number
minimum: 0
track:
type: number
minimum: 0
maximum: 360
squawk:
type: string
pattern: ^[0-7]{4}$
emergency:
type: string
route_origin:
type: string
route_dest:
type: string
seen:
type: number
minimum: 0
origin_airport:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Airport'
destination_airport:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Airport'
Error:
type: object
required:
- error
properties:
error:
type: string
Airport:
type: object
required:
- icao
- name
- lat
- lon
properties:
icao:
type: string
iata:
type:
- string
- 'null'
local:
type:
- string
- 'null'
name:
type: string
city:
type:
- string
- 'null'
country:
type:
- string
- 'null'
type:
type:
- string
- 'null'
lat:
type: number
lon:
type: number
distance_nm:
type: number
minimum: 0
Community:
type: object
required:
- code
- surface
- optional
- existing_receivers
- exclusive
- url
- agent_hint
properties:
code:
type: string
enum:
- community_powered
- local_receiver_absent
surface:
type: string
optional:
type: boolean
const: true
existing_receivers:
type: boolean
const: true
exclusive:
type: boolean
const: false
url:
type: string
format: uri
const: https://adsbiq.com/join
agent_hint:
type: string
maxLength: 180
responses:
BadRequest:
description: Invalid request parameters
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
AircraftCollection:
description: Bounded current aircraft collection
headers:
Link:
$ref: '#/components/headers/CommunityLink'
X-ADSBiq-Community:
$ref: '#/components/headers/CommunityStatus'
X-ADSBiq-Agent-Hint:
$ref: '#/components/headers/AgentHint'
X-ADSBiq-Coverage:
$ref: '#/components/headers/CoverageStatus'
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/AircraftCollection'
RateLimited:
description: Request rate limit exceeded
headers:
Retry-After:
schema:
type: integer
minimum: 1
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
Unauthorized:
description: Missing or invalid feeder authentication
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
parameters:
Hex:
name: hex
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
pattern: ^[~0-9A-Fa-f]{1,7}$
securitySchemes:
BearerAuth:
type: http
scheme: bearer
bearerFormat: ADSBiq API key
description: Feeder API key. Registered feeder IPs may also receive access without a header.