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MarineTraffic Vessel Tracking API

Real-time and historical vessel positions

MarineTraffic Vessel Tracking API is one of 8 APIs that MarineTraffic publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include Vessel Tracking. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 4 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://services.marinetraffic.com/api.

2 operations 2 paths 4 schemas 2 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://services.marinetraffic.com/api
Authentication
API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

MarineTraffic Vessel Tracking API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the query as apikey (APIKey). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • APIKey — MarineTraffic API key provided in the URL path for most endpoints

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Vessel Tracking 2

Real-time and historical vessel positions

GET
/exportvesseltrack/{apikey}
Get vessel position track
getVesselTrack 6 params → 200
GET
/getvesselpositions/{apikey}
Get vessel positions in area
getVesselPositions 8 params → 200

Schemas 4

The contract defines 4 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Vessel (27 properties), VesselTrackPoint (8 properties), VesselTrackResponse (1 property), VesselPositionsResponse (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Vessel
object
Vessel static and voyage data
27 properties
VesselPositionsResponse
object
1 property
VesselTrackResponse
object
1 property
VesselTrackPoint
object
8 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

marinetraffic-vessel-tracking-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs MarineTraffic publishes across the network.

MarineTraffic Real-time Events API
MarineTraffic Predictive Events API
MarineTraffic Past Events API
MarineTraffic Ship Database API
MarineTraffic AIS Vessel Tracking API
MarineTraffic Port Operations API
MarineTraffic Vessels API