MarineTraffic

MarineTraffic Vessel Positions (Legacy API) API

The Vessel Positions (Legacy API) API from MarineTraffic — 7 operation(s) for vessel positions (legacy api).

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Operations 7

GET /exportvessels/{api_key} Vessel Positions of a Static Fleet #

GET /exportvessels/{api_key} Vessel Positions of a Dynamic Fleet #

GET /exportvessels/{api_key} Vessel Positions Within a Port #

GET /exportvessels/{api_key} Vessel Positions in a Predefined Bounding Box #

GET /exportvessels/{api_key} Vessel Positions in a Dynamic Bounding Box #

GET /exportvessel/{api_key} Single Vessel Positions #

GET /exportvessels-custom-area/{api_key} Vessel Positions in a Custom Area #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: MarineTraffic AIS Data Vessel Positions (Legacy API) API
  description: Complete MarineTraffic AIS Data API covering vessel positions, events, vessels data, voyage information, ports information, routing, reverse geocoding, and power-user fleet/balance services. Backed by 13,000+ AIS receivers operated by Kpler / MarineTraffic.
  version: 1.0.0
  license:
    name: Property of Kpler
    url: https://www.kpler.com/product/maritime/data-services
  x-logo:
    url: https://www.marinetraffic.com/img/logos/Logo.png
    altText: MarineTraffic logo
    href: https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-12.0/centery:25.0/zoom:4
  contact:
    name: MarineTraffic
    url: https://www.marinetraffic.com/
servers:
- url: https://services.marinetraffic.com/api
tags:


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MarineTraffic Vessel Positions (Legacy API) API

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