# NAVCEN AIS Vessel Information Verification Service

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/united-states-coast-guard/navcen-ais-vessel-information/  
**Provider:** United States Coast Guard — https://apis.io/providers/united-states-coast-guard/  
**Base URL:** https://www.navcen.uscg.gov  
**Documentation:** https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/ais-vivs-home

NAVCEN AIS Vessel Information Verification Service is one of 5 APIs that [United States Coast Guard](https://apis.io/providers/united-states-coast-guard/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Maritime, AIS, Vessel Tracking, and Federal-Government. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

The Vessel Information Verification Service (VIVS) is a NAVCEN web service that allows retrieval of a vessel's broadcasted AIS static data, including Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI), call sign, vessel name, official number, dimensions, draft, vessel type, and positioning source. Provided by the U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center.

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **Documentation** — https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/ais-vivs-home
- **Documentation** — https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/ais-vessel-information-verification-service
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/united-states-coast-guard/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other United States Coast Guard APIs (4)

- [United States Coast Guard Equipment API](https://apis.io/apis/united-states-coast-guard/united-states-coast-guard-equipment-api/)
- [United States Coast Guard Incident Reports API](https://apis.io/apis/united-states-coast-guard/united-states-coast-guard-incident-reports-api/)
- [United States Coast Guard Port State Information API](https://apis.io/apis/united-states-coast-guard/united-states-coast-guard-port-state-information-api/)
- [United States Coast Guard Vessel Documentation API](https://apis.io/apis/united-states-coast-guard/united-states-coast-guard-vessel-documentation-api/)

## Tags

Maritime, AIS, Vessel Tracking, Federal-Government

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