AISHub

AISHub is a cooperative AIS (Automatic Identification System) data sharing network for vessel tracking. Members who contribute a raw NMEA AIS feed from their own receiver (via UDP) get free access in return - a real-time aggregated feed from 1,500+ stations across 80 countries, plus an HTTP web service that returns vessel positions and station metadata as XML, JSON, or CSV. There is no pay-for-access tier; API credentials are earned by sharing a feed that meets coverage and uptime quality thresholds.

AISHub publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network: Stations API and Vessel Positions API. Tagged areas include Vessel Tracking, Maritime, AIS, Shipping, and Geospatial.

AISHub’s developer surface includes documentation, signup flow, and 7 more developer resources.

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33.4/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 20/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-24 · rubric v0.13.0

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2 APIs

Vessel Tracking Maritime AIS Shipping Geospatial Data Sharing

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scored 2026-08-24 · rubric v0.13.0

Composite quality — 33.4/100 · thin

Contract Quality 12.1 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 1.9 / 20

Access Clarity 8.4 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.1 / 13

Contract Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.9 / 10

Agent readiness — 20/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 9 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 4 / 4

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Aishub Rate Limits

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AGENTIC

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Source (apis.yml)

aid: aishub
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/aishub/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: AISHub
kind: company
description: AISHub is a cooperative AIS (Automatic Identification System) data sharing network for vessel tracking. Members
  who contribute a raw NMEA AIS feed from their own receiver (via UDP) get free access in return - a real-time aggregated
  feed from 1,500+ stations across 80 countries, plus an HTTP web service that returns vessel positions and station metadata
  as XML, JSON, or CSV. There is no pay-for-access tier; API credentials are earned by sharing a feed that meets coverage
  and uptime quality thresholds.
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/aishub.png
tags:
- Vessel Tracking
- Maritime
- AIS
- Shipping
- Geospatial
- Data Sharing
created: '2026-07-11'
modified: '2026-07-11'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: aishub:aishub-stations-api
  name: AISHub Stations API
  description: Metadata about the receiving stations that make up the network.
  humanURL: https://www.aishub.net/api
  baseURL: https://data.aishub.net
  tags:
  - Stations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aishub-stations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.aishub.net/api
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/aishub.postman_collection.json
  - type: Portal
    url: https://www.aishub.net/stations
- aid: aishub:aishub-vessel-positions-api
  name: AISHub Vessel Positions API
  description: Latest known positions and voyage data for vessels tracked by the network.
  humanURL: https://www.aishub.net/api
  baseURL: https://data.aishub.net
  tags:
  - Vessel Positions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aishub-vessel-positions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.aishub.net/api
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/aishub.postman_collection.json
  - type: Portal
    url: https://www.aishub.net/stations
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/aishub-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/aishub-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.aishub.net/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.aishub.net/api
- type: SignUp
  url: https://www.aishub.net/join-us
- type: Coverage
  url: https://www.aishub.net/coverage
- type: Plans
  url: plans/aishub-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/aishub-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/aishub-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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