DATPAQ

DATPAQ Helicopter API

FAA rotorcraft lookup by tail, ICAO hex, serial, manufacturer, and model

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Operations 6

GET /helicopter/lookup Look up rotorcraft by tail number #
GET /helicopter/icao/{hex} ICAO hex lookup #
GET /helicopter/serial/{sn} Look up rotorcraft by serial number #
GET /helicopter/manufacturers List helicopter manufacturers #
GET /helicopter/models/{manufacturer} List models for a manufacturer #
POST /helicopter/batch Batch helicopter lookups #

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/datpaq-com/openapi/datpaq-com-helicopter-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/datpaq-com/json-schema/datpaq-com-generic-success-schema.json

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OpenAPI Specification

datpaq-com-helicopter-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Datpaq Com Helicopter API
  version: 1.1.0
  contact:
    name: Datpaq Support
    url: https://datpaq.com
  license:
    name: Proprietary
  description: 'Operations tagged Helicopter across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: datpaq-com.yaml, datpaq-com-openapi.yaml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://datpaq.com/api/v1
  description: Production
- url: https://staging.datpaq.com/api/v1
  description: Staging
security:
- ApiKeyHeader: []
- ApiKeyQuery: []
tags:
- name: Helicopter
  description: FAA rotorcraft lookup by tail, ICAO hex, serial, manufacturer, and model
paths:
  /helicopter/lookup:
    get:
      tags:
      - Helicopter
      operationId: helicopterLookup
      summary: Look up rotorcraft by tail number
      description: Requires tail. Resolves FAA N-number registration for helicopters.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Helicopter registration details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericSuccess'
              example:
                success: true
                data:
                  tail: N123AB
                  manufacturer: ROBINSON HELICOPTER
                  model: R44
                  serial: '12345'
                metadata:
                  correlationId: abc123-def456
                  timestamp: '2026-08-20T12:00:00.000Z'
                  processingTime: 19ms
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
      parameters:
      - name: tail
        in: query
        required: true
        description: FAA N-number / tail
        schema:
          type: string
          example: N123AB
    servers:
    - url: https://datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Production
    - url: https://staging.datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Staging
  /helicopter/icao/{hex}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Helicopter
      operationId: helicopterIcaoLookup
      summary: ICAO hex lookup
      description: Validates a 6-character ICAO hex. Data resolution is on the roadmap (may return a reason today).
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ICAO lookup result or roadmap reason
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericSuccess'
              example:
                success: true
                data:
                  hex: A1B2C3
                  reason: ICAO hex data resolution is on the roadmap
                metadata:
                  correlationId: abc123-def456
                  timestamp: '2026-08-20T12:00:00.000Z'
                  processingTime: 6ms
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
      parameters:
      - name: hex
        in: path
        required: true
        description: ICAO hex
        schema:
          type: string
          example: A1B2C3
    servers:
    - url: https://datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Production
    - url: https://staging.datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Staging
  /helicopter/serial/{sn}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Helicopter
      operationId: helicopterSerialLookup
      summary: Look up rotorcraft by serial number
      description: FAA serial-number search.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Matching helicopter records
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericSuccess'
              example:
                success: true
                data:
                  serial: '12345'
                  tail: N123AB
                  manufacturer: ROBINSON HELICOPTER
                  model: R44
                metadata:
                  correlationId: abc123-def456
                  timestamp: '2026-08-20T12:00:00.000Z'
                  processingTime: 14ms
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
      parameters:
      - name: sn
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Serial number
        schema:
          type: string
          example: '12345'
    servers:
    - url: https://datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Production
    - url: https://staging.datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Staging
  /helicopter/manufacturers:
    get:
      tags:
      - Helicopter
      operationId: helicopterManufacturers
      summary: List helicopter manufacturers
      description: Distinct manufacturer names from the FAA rotorcraft registry.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Manufacturer names
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericSuccess'
              example:
                success: true
                data:
                  manufacturers:
                  - ROBINSON HELICOPTER
                  - BELL
                  - AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
                metadata:
                  correlationId: abc123-def456
                  timestamp: '2026-08-20T12:00:00.000Z'
                  processingTime: 8ms
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
    servers:
    - url: https://datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Production
    - url: https://staging.datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Staging
  /helicopter/models/{manufacturer}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Helicopter
      operationId: helicopterModels
      summary: List models for a manufacturer
      description: Models registered under the given manufacturer name.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Model names
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericSuccess'
              example:
                success: true
                data:
                  manufacturer: ROBINSON HELICOPTER
                  models:
                  - R22
                  - R44
                  - R66
                metadata:
                  correlationId: abc123-def456
                  timestamp: '2026-08-20T12:00:00.000Z'
                  processingTime: 9ms
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
      parameters:
      - name: manufacturer
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Manufacturer name
        schema:
          type: string
          example: ROBINSON HELICOPTER
    servers:
    - url: https://datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Production
    - url: https://staging.datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Staging
  /helicopter/batch:
    post:
      tags:
      - Helicopter
      operationId: helicopterBatch
      summary: Batch helicopter lookups
      description: 'JSON array or { items: [...] } of tail numbers.'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Batch lookup results
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericSuccess'
              example:
                success: true
                data:
                  results:
                  - tail: N123AB
                    manufacturer: ROBINSON HELICOPTER
                    model: R44
                  - tail: N456CD
                    manufacturer: BELL
                    model: 206B
                metadata:
                  correlationId: abc123-def456
                  timestamp: '2026-08-20T12:00:00.000Z'
                  processingTime: 37ms
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        description: Batch items
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required: []
              properties:
                items:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                    example: N123AB
            example:
              items:
              - N123AB
              - N456CD
    servers:
    - url: https://datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Production
    - url: https://staging.datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Staging
components:
  schemas:
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
          example: Invalid API key
        correlationId:
          type: string
          description: Request tracking identifier for support
          example: abc123-def456-789ghi
        service:
          type: string
          description: Service name that produced the error
          example: ip-geolocation
    GenericSuccess:
      type: object
      description: Standard success envelope. The data property structure varies by endpoint.
      properties:
        correlationId:
          type: string
          description: Request tracking identifier
          example: abc123-def456
        data:
          type: object
          description: Response payload (structure varies by endpoint)
        cached:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the response was served from cache
          example: false
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request — missing or invalid parameters
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    RateLimited:
      description: Rate limit exceeded — retry after the indicated period
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    ServiceUnavailable:
      description: Service temporarily unavailable
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized — missing or invalid API key
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyHeader:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: API key passed via x-api-key request header
    ApiKeyQuery:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: api_key
      description: API key passed as api_key query parameter
x-refined-from:
- datpaq-com.yaml
- datpaq-com-openapi.yaml