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Datalastic has a large maritime database, we collect data from our own receiving towers and Datalastic has a vast partner network where it further receives data and checks the data quality with other sources.

Ship tracking API covers about :

• 750000 Vessels
• 21000 Ports 
• Global Maritime Coverage
• 306 Vessel types 

Datalastic owns its terrestrial stations where it receives the signal from the vessel in raw format and then transforms it with an ETL method. We store it in our vessel tracking database that can be accessed by anyone through a subscription package.

What Does Vessel Tracking API serve for?

Vessel tracking API serves for creating custom maps, applications, integrations, analyzing data, and unlocking the full power of machine learning. Indeed, the user can retrieve data instantly and transform it in ANY way that a user wants. 

Everything a user wants to know is found in the API. There’s a lot of data a user can collect. As a result, you can make queries and enhancements, all in a format that both humans and machines can understand and anyone with a little training can learn.

Our ship tracking interface provides access to near real-time vessel position and ship information data using powerful and secure application programming interfaces REST API which works with HTTP requests to perform standard data functions. It allows you to report on or build applications that utilize live vessel movement data, notifications, and alerts.

Vessel API Documentation

API  documentation contains guidelines that help you adequately utilize and incorporate the API in your vessel tracking project. In other words, it’s an instructional document containing insights and instructional exercises, and models.

To illustrate,real-time ships tracking API has 3 different endpoints:

1. Basic: /vessel -extremely quick and give you different data like area, speed, course, objective, type, subtype. The normal API demand reaction time is 0.005 sec.
2. Pro: /vessel_pro – Pro version gives Estimated Time of ArrivalTime of Arrival, Actual Time of Departure, current draft, standardized destination name. The normal API demand reaction time is 0.9 sec.
3. Bulk: /vessel_bulk –  call up to 100 vessels in a single request.

Vessel Tracking API Request Example :

Example Pro Live Ship Tracking API Request

https://api.datalastic.com/api/v0/vessel_pro?api-key={YOUR_API_KEY}&{PARAMETER}={PARAMETER_NUMBER}

Request Parameters:

 API Response Example :

As you see below with one query you get data for your requested vessel. 

The parameters include vessel name, MMSI, IMO, ENI, Country ISO, Type, Type-specific, latitude, longitude, speed, course, heading, navigation status, destination, last_position_epoch, last_position_UTC, Estimated Time of Arrival_European Parallel Operating System Based on Chorus, Estimated Time of Arrival_UTC.

Response Example:

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