ShipFinder AIS Data API

ShipFinder, operated by Singapore-based ELANE GLOBAL PTE. LTD., publishes a REST/HTTP maritime data API that turns the global AIS feed into queryable vessel intelligence. Forty documented operations are organised into seven datasets: AIS (single, multi and fleet vessel positions, vessel search, vessels nearby, vessels in a zone, flag information), Voyage (port information, currently berthed and anchored vessels, expected arrivals), History (position tracks, ship-to-ship rendezvous, port-call records by vessel and by port), Prediction (point-to-point and port-to-port route planning with deviation-node constraints, and ETA), Meteorology (global tropical cyclones, tide gauge stations, marine weather), China region coastline navigational warnings, and an Event dataset whose fleet, geofence and speed-alert operations drive seven documented webhook push streams. Authentication is a single API key carried as the "key" query parameter (or body property on writes); every response is JSON in a {status, msg, data} envelope where status 0 means success and errors arrive with HTTP 200. ShipFinder publishes per-endpoint OpenAPI 3.0.1 fragments on its documentation host plus an llms.txt index, and several controlled vocabularies (AIS vessel type, navigation status, sea areas, deviation nodes, AtoN types, service return codes).

ShipFinder AIS Data API publishes 7 APIs on the APIs.io network, including AIS Dataset API, China Coastline Warning Dataset API, Event Dataset API, and 4 more. Tagged areas include AIS, Maritime Data, Vessel Tracking, Ship Tracking, and Vessel Data.

The ShipFinder AIS Data API catalog on APIs.io includes 2 event-driven AsyncAPI specifications.

ShipFinder AIS Data API’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, support, signup flow, pricing, developer console, and 27 more developer resources.

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55.6/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 50/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-17 · rubric v0.11.0
7 APIs 1 MCP Servers
AISMaritime DataVessel TrackingShip TrackingVessel DataHistorical AISGeospatialGISLogisticsSupply ChainWeatherMeteorologyTradeCommoditiesComplianceRiskEvent StreamingWebhooks

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scored 2026-08-17 · rubric v0.11.0
Composite quality — 55.6/100 · developing
Contract Quality 16.5 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 12.1 / 20
Commercial Clarity 15.3 / 20
Operational Transparency 1.0 / 13
Governance 2.6 / 12
Discoverability 8.2 / 10
Agent readiness — 50/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 12 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8
Request/Response Examples 7 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 6 / 6
Agent Skills 5 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 7

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

ShipFinder AIS Data API AIS Dataset API

The AIS Dataset API from ShipFinder AIS Data API — 7 operation(s) for ais dataset.

ShipFinder AIS Data API China Coastline Warning Dataset API

The China Coastline Warning Dataset API from ShipFinder AIS Data API — 1 operation(s) for china coastline warning dataset.

ShipFinder AIS Data API Event Dataset API

The Event Dataset API from ShipFinder AIS Data API — 14 operation(s) for event dataset.

ShipFinder AIS Data API History Dataset API

The History Dataset API from ShipFinder AIS Data API — 6 operation(s) for history dataset.

ShipFinder AIS Data API Meteorology Dataset API

The Meteorology Dataset API from ShipFinder AIS Data API — 5 operation(s) for meteorology dataset.

ShipFinder AIS Data API Prediction Dataset API

The Prediction Dataset API from ShipFinder AIS Data API — 3 operation(s) for prediction dataset.

ShipFinder AIS Data API Voyage Dataset API

The Voyage Dataset API from ShipFinder AIS Data API — 4 operation(s) for voyage dataset.

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Open Collections 8

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

ShipFinder Global Maritime Data AIS Dataset API

OPEN COLLECTION

ShipFinder Global Maritime Data China Coastline Warning Dataset API

OPEN COLLECTION

ShipFinder Global Maritime Data Event Dataset API

OPEN COLLECTION

ShipFinder Global Maritime Data History Dataset API

OPEN COLLECTION

ShipFinder Global Maritime Data Meteorology Dataset API

OPEN COLLECTION

ShipFinder Global Maritime Data Prediction Dataset API

OPEN COLLECTION

ShipFinder Global Maritime Data Voyage Dataset API

OPEN COLLECTION

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Arazzo Workflows 3

Multi-step API workflows described with the Arazzo specification.

Resolve a port and read berthed, anchored and inbound vessels

Native Arazzo workflow over the ShipFinder Global Maritime Data API. Generated by API Evangelist on 2026-08-09; every operationId is verified against openapi/shipfinder-ais-data...

ARAZZO

Find a vessel and read its position and recent track

Native Arazzo workflow over the ShipFinder Global Maritime Data API. Generated by API Evangelist on 2026-08-09; every operationId is verified against openapi/shipfinder-ais-data...

ARAZZO

Plan a port-to-port route, predict ETA and check active tropical cyclones

Native Arazzo workflow over the ShipFinder Global Maritime Data API. Generated by API Evangelist on 2026-08-09; every operationId is verified against openapi/shipfinder-ais-data...

ARAZZO

MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

shipfinder-ais-data-api-mcp.yml

MCP SERVER

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Shipfinder Ais Data Api Plans

4 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Shipfinder Ais Data Api Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

Event Specifications 2

AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.

ShipFinder Event Dataset (push)

DERIVED artifact. ShipFinder documents seven push event types under its Event Dataset, each with a published JSON payload schema, but publishes no AsyncAPI document of its own. ...

ASYNCAPI

Shipfinder Ais Data Api Webhooks

ASYNCAPI

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Shipfinder Ais Data Api Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Shipfinder Ais Data Api Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Shipfinder Ais Data Api Agentic Access

40 operations · 11 acting

40 operations · 11 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 5

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal
DeveloperPortal
 GettingStarted
GettingStarted
 SignUp
SignUp
 Login
Login
 Console
Console

Documentation 3

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 APIReference
APIReference
 AsyncAPI
AsyncAPI

Agent Surfaces 5

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

LLMsTxt
LLMsTxt
 WellKnown
WellKnown
 MCPServer
MCPServer
 AgentSkill
AgentSkill
 AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 10

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conventions
Conventions
 ErrorCatalog
ErrorCatalog
 Vocabulary
Vocabulary
 DataModel
DataModel
 Lifecycle
Lifecycle
 Conformance
Conformance
 Webhooks
Webhooks
 Arazzo
Arazzo
 Arazzo
Arazzo
 Arazzo
Arazzo

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Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Examples
Examples
 Packages
Packages

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Authentication
Authentication
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support
Support
 RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 4

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing
 TermsOfService
TermsOfService
 PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy
 Plans
Plans

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Overlay
Overlay

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: ShipFinder AIS Data API
description: 'ShipFinder, operated by Singapore-based ELANE GLOBAL PTE. LTD., publishes a REST/HTTP maritime data API that
  turns the global AIS feed into queryable vessel intelligence. Forty documented operations are organised into seven datasets:
  AIS (single, multi and fleet vessel positions, vessel search, vessels nearby, vessels in a zone, flag information), Voyage
  (port information, currently berthed and anchored vessels, expected arrivals), History (position tracks, ship-to-ship rendezvous,
  port-call records by vessel and by port), Prediction (point-to-point and port-to-port route planning with deviation-node
  constraints, and ETA), Meteorology (global tropical cyclones, tide gauge stations, marine weather), China region coastline
  navigational warnings, and an Event dataset whose fleet, geofence and speed-alert operations drive seven documented webhook
  push streams. Authentication is a single API key carried as the "key" query parameter (or body property on writes); every
  response is JSON in a {status, msg, data} envelope where status 0 means success and errors arrive with HTTP 200. ShipFinder
  publishes per-endpoint OpenAPI 3.0.1 fragments on its documentation host plus an llms.txt index, and several controlled
  vocabularies (AIS vessel type, navigation status, sea areas, deviation nodes, AtoN types, service return codes).'
image: https://www.shipfinder.com/Content/images/newlogo.svg
url: https://shipfinder-ais-data-api.apievangelist.com/apis.yml
created: '2026-08-04'
modified: '2026-08-09'
specificationVersion: '0.21'
tags:
- AIS
- Maritime Data
- Vessel Tracking
- Ship Tracking
- Vessel Data
- Historical AIS
- Geospatial
- GIS
- Logistics
- Supply Chain
- Weather
- Meteorology
- Trade
- Commodities
- Compliance
- Risk
- Event Streaming
- Webhooks
apis:
- aid: shipfinder-ais-data-api:shipfinder-ais-data-api-ais-dataset-api
  name: ShipFinder AIS Data API AIS Dataset API
  description: The AIS Dataset API from ShipFinder AIS Data API — 7 operation(s) for ais dataset.
  humanURL: https://www.shipfinder.com/ais-data-api
  baseURL: https://api.elaneglobal.com
  tags:
  - AIS Dataset
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shipfinder-ais-data-api-ais-dataset-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.shipfinder.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.shipfinder.com/8952919m0
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.shipfinder.com/9177505m0
  - type: LLMSTxt
    url: https://docs.shipfinder.com/llms.txt
- aid: shipfinder-ais-data-api:shipfinder-ais-data-api-china-coastline-warning-dataset-api
  name: ShipFinder AIS Data API China Coastline Warning Dataset API
  description: The China Coastline Warning Dataset API from ShipFinder AIS Data API — 1 operation(s) for china coastline warning
    dataset.
  humanURL: https://www.shipfinder.com/ais-data-api
  baseURL: https://api.elaneglobal.com
  tags:
  - China Coastline Warning Dataset
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shipfinder-ais-data-api-china-coastline-warning-dataset-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.shipfinder.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.shipfinder.com/8952919m0
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.shipfinder.com/9177505m0
  - type: LLMSTxt
    url: https://docs.shipfinder.com/llms.txt
- aid: shipfinder-ais-data-api:shipfinder-ais-data-api-event-dataset-api
  name: ShipFinder AIS Data API Event Dataset API
  description: The Event Dataset API from ShipFinder AIS Data API — 14 operation(s) for event dataset.
  humanURL: https://www.shipfinder.com/ais-data-api
  baseURL: https://api.elaneglobal.com
  tags:
  - Event Dataset
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shipfinder-ais-data-api-event-dataset-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.shipfinder.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.shipfinder.com/8952919m0
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.shipfinder.com/9177505m0
  - type: LLMSTxt
    url: https://docs.shipfinder.com/llms.txt
- aid: shipfinder-ais-data-api:shipfinder-ais-data-api-history-dataset-api
  name: ShipFinder AIS Data API History Dataset API
  description: The History Dataset API from ShipFinder AIS Data API — 6 operation(s) for history dataset.
  humanURL: https://www.shipfinder.com/ais-data-api
  baseURL: https://api.elaneglobal.com
  tags:
  - History Dataset
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shipfinder-ais-data-api-history-dataset-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.shipfinder.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.shipfinder.com/8952919m0
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.shipfinder.com/9177505m0
  - type: LLMSTxt
    url: https://docs.shipfinder.com/llms.txt
- aid: shipfinder-ais-data-api:shipfinder-ais-data-api-meteorology-dataset-api
  name: ShipFinder AIS Data API Meteorology Dataset API
  description: The Meteorology Dataset API from ShipFinder AIS Data API — 5 operation(s) for meteorology dataset.
  humanURL: https://www.shipfinder.com/ais-data-api
  baseURL: https://api.elaneglobal.com
  tags:
  - Meteorology Dataset
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shipfinder-ais-data-api-meteorology-dataset-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.shipfinder.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.shipfinder.com/8952919m0
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.shipfinder.com/9177505m0
  - type: LLMSTxt
    url: https://docs.shipfinder.com/llms.txt
- aid: shipfinder-ais-data-api:shipfinder-ais-data-api-prediction-dataset-api
  name: ShipFinder AIS Data API Prediction Dataset API
  description: The Prediction Dataset API from ShipFinder AIS Data API — 3 operation(s) for prediction dataset.
  humanURL: https://www.shipfinder.com/ais-data-api
  baseURL: https://api.elaneglobal.com
  tags:
  - Prediction Dataset
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shipfinder-ais-data-api-prediction-dataset-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.shipfinder.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.shipfinder.com/8952919m0
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.shipfinder.com/9177505m0
  - type: LLMSTxt
    url: https://docs.shipfinder.com/llms.txt
- aid: shipfinder-ais-data-api:shipfinder-ais-data-api-voyage-dataset-api
  name: ShipFinder AIS Data API Voyage Dataset API
  description: The Voyage Dataset API from ShipFinder AIS Data API — 4 operation(s) for voyage dataset.
  humanURL: https://www.shipfinder.com/ais-data-api
  baseURL: https://api.elaneglobal.com
  tags:
  - Voyage Dataset
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shipfinder-ais-data-api-voyage-dataset-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.shipfinder.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.shipfinder.com/8952919m0
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.shipfinder.com/9177505m0
  - type: LLMSTxt
    url: https://docs.shipfinder.com/llms.txt
maintainers:
- FN: ShipFinder AIS Data API
  email: support@elaneglobal.com
  url: https://www.shipfinder.com/
generated:
  by: apis.io/add
  model: claude-opus-4-8
  confidence: 88
  at: '2026-08-04T07:42:52.160Z'
common:
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://open.shipfinder.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.shipfinder.com/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.shipfinder.com/8952919m0
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.shipfinder.com/9177505m0
- type: Support
  url: https://www.shipfinder.com/help-center
- type: SignUp
  url: https://www.shipfinder.com/home/register
- type: Login
  url: https://www.shipfinder.com/home/login
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.shipfinder.com/home/plans_pricing
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.shipfinder.com/Home/TermsConditions
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.shipfinder.com/Home/Privacy
- type: Console
  url: https://open.shipfinder.com/v1/console/overview
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/shipfinder-ais-data-api-llms.txt
- type: Plans
  url: plans/shipfinder-ais-data-api-plans.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/shipfinder-ais-data-api-rate-limits.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/shipfinder-ais-data-api-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/shipfinder-ais-data-api-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/shipfinder-ais-data-api-error-codes.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/shipfinder-ais-data-api-vocabulary.yml
- type: Examples
  url: examples/shipfinder-ais-data-api-examples.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/shipfinder-ais-data-api-data-model.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/shipfinder-ais-data-api-lifecycle.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/shipfinder-ais-data-api-conformance.yml
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/shipfinder-ais-data-api-openapi-overlay.yaml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/shipfinder-ais-data-api-packages.yml
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/shipfinder-ais-data-api-well-known.yml
- type: AsyncAPI
  url: asyncapi/shipfinder-ais-data-api-events-asyncapi.yml
- type: Webhooks
  url: asyncapi/shipfinder-ais-data-api-webhooks.yml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/shipfinder-ais-data-api-mcp.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: Arazzo
  name: Find a vessel and read its position and recent track
  url: arazzo/track-a-vessel.yml
- type: Arazzo
  name: Resolve a port and read berthed, anchored and inbound vessels
  url: arazzo/port-congestion-snapshot.yml
- type: Arazzo
  name: Plan a port-to-port route, predict ETA and check active tropical cyclones
  url: arazzo/voyage-plan-and-eta.yml
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/shipfinder-ais-data-api-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/shipfinder-ais-data-api-domain-security.yml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-08-09'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 22
  pass: local-v1
x-coverage:
  state: covered
  reason: machine-readable-contract-harvested
  detail: ShipFinder publishes no consolidated spec, but every endpoint documentation page on docs.shipfinder.com carries
    a verbatim OpenAPI 3.0.1 fragment, and its llms.txt indexes all 47 of them; those fragments were harvested into a 40-operation
    contract.
  evidence:
  - url: https://docs.shipfinder.com/llms.txt
    status: 200
  - url: https://docs.shipfinder.com/428990613e0.md
    status: 200
  checked: '2026-08-09'