MarineTraffic Vessels API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: MarineTraffic AIS Vessel Tracking Port Operations Vessels API
  description: MarineTraffic AIS API provides real-time vessel position data from over 13,000 AIS receivers globally. Returns vessel positions, speeds, headings, and voyage information for fleet monitoring, port operations, and supply chain visibility.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: MarineTraffic / Kpler Support
    url: https://www.kpler.com/contact
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://www.kpler.com/company/terms-of-use
servers:
- url: https://services.marinetraffic.com/api
  description: MarineTraffic REST API
security:
- APIKey: []
tags:
- name: Vessels
  description: Vessel static data and characteristics
paths:
  /exportvessel/{apikey}:
    get:
      operationId: getVesselDetails
      summary: Get vessel details
      description: Retrieve vessel characteristics and current static data from the MarineTraffic ship database including name, flag, type, dimensions, and registration details.
      tags:
      - Vessels
      parameters:
      - name: apikey
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Your MarineTraffic API key
      - name: v
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          enum:
          - 3
          - 4
          - 5
          default: 4
        description: API version
      - name: MMSI
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          pattern: ^[0-9]{9}$
        description: Maritime Mobile Service Identity number (9 digits)
      - name: IMO
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: International Maritime Organization number
      - name: vessel_name
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: protocol
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - jsono
          - xml
          default: jsono
      - name: msgtype
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - simple
          - extended
          default: simple
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Vessel details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/VesselResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimitExceeded'
components:
  schemas:
    Vessel:
      type: object
      description: Vessel static and voyage data
      properties:
        MMSI:
          type: string
          description: Maritime Mobile Service Identity
          pattern: ^[0-9]{9}$
        IMO:
          type: integer
          description: International Maritime Organization number
        SHIP_ID:
          type: integer
          description: MarineTraffic internal vessel ID
        LAT:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Last known latitude (WGS84)
        LON:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Last known longitude (WGS84)
        SPEED:
          type: number
          description: Speed over ground in knots (× 10)
        HEADING:
          type: integer
          description: True heading in degrees (0-359)
        COURSE:
          type: number
          description: Course over ground in degrees
        STATUS:
          type: integer
          description: AIS navigational status code
        TIMESTAMP:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: UTC timestamp of last position report
        DSRC:
          type: string
          enum:
          - TER
          - SAT
          description: Data source - terrestrial or satellite AIS
        VESSEL_NAME:
          type: string
        CALLSIGN:
          type: string
        FLAG:
          type: string
          description: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 flag state code
        SHIPTYPE:
          type: integer
          description: AIS vessel type code
        CARGO:
          type: integer
          description: Cargo type code
        CURRENT_PORT:
          type: string
        LAST_PORT:
          type: string
        NEXT_PORT_NAME:
          type: string
        ETA:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Estimated time of arrival at destination
        DESTINATION:
          type: string
        LENGTH:
          type: integer
          description: Vessel length in meters
        WIDTH:
          type: integer
          description: Vessel beam/width in meters
        DRAUGHT:
          type: number
          description: Current draught in meters
        GT:
          type: integer
          description: Gross tonnage
        DWT:
          type: integer
          description: Deadweight tonnage
        YEAR_BUILT:
          type: integer
    VesselResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        DATA:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Vessel'
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              code:
                type: integer
              description:
                type: string
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Invalid API key or subscription does not include this service
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    RateLimitExceeded:
      description: API credits exhausted or rate limit exceeded
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  securitySchemes:
    APIKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: apikey
      description: MarineTraffic API key provided in the URL path for most endpoints
externalDocs:
  description: MarineTraffic API Documentation
  url: https://www.kpler.com/product/maritime/data-services