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Account
API
- API Usage and Response Details
- Endpoint: Departing Vessels Per Country Per Month
- Endpoint: Notifications
- Endpoint: Polygon Listing
- Endpoint: STS Sessions
- Endpoint: Shoreside Vessel Photography
- Endpoint: Tagged Satellite Locations
- Endpoint: Total Exports Per Country Per Month
- Endpoint: Vessel Details and History
- Endpoint: Violator Listing
General / Other
Endpoint: Tagged Satellite Locations
Please note: This API Endpoint is only available to subscribers of our Corporate plan. If you or your corporation are interested in a Corporate subscription to gain API access to the data that TankerTrackers.com, Inc. collects, please contact us for a quote.
This API endpoint returns a list of visually confirmed satellite locations for a vessel, time range, or both.
Endpoint URL:
https://tankertrackers.com/api/sl/v2/[API Key]?[parameters]
Note that all four parameters; imo
, polygon
, from
and to
are optional, but at least one must be included. They must also be entered in a key=value
system, such as ?imo=1234567&from=2024-01-01&to=2024-01-14
URL Parameters:
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
[API Key] | The Unique API Key as indicated on the Account Management page. |
[imo] | The IMO of the vessel you wish to see the satellite locations for. |
[polygon] | The numeric ID of a polygon as indicated in the Polygon API. |
[from] | The starting date of the range you are interested in, for example 2021-01-01 . |
[to] | The ending date of the range you are interested in, for example 2021-02-28 . |
The resulting output is a JSON array containing one JSON object per visually confirmed satellite location, with additional details available for context.
Response Keys:
In the response, the data
object will contain the following keys:
JSON Key Name | JSON Value Type | Nullable? | Description |
---|---|---|---|
vessel_name | string | false | The current name of the vessel according to the best of our understanding. |
vessel_imo | integer | false | The IMO of the vessel. |
datetime | datetime string | false | The date and time that the vessel was located, in YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS format. Time 00:00:00 will be shown for all where time was unknown. |
laden_status | string | true | Whether the vessel was laden or empty at the time. |
polygon | string | true | The polygon the vessel was in when the satellite image was captured. |
latitude | float | false | The latitude of the vessel when located. |
longitude | float | false | The longitude of the vessel when located. |
spoofing | boolean | false | Whether or not the vessel was spoofing AIS signals at the time. |
external_link | string | true | An URL to an external site showing this vessel at this location, where available. |
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Subscriptions
- Do you offer any refunds?
- How do I change my subscription?
- Is there a trial period available for the monthly or yearly subscriptions?
Website
- What is the best way to get in touch with TankerTrackers.com?
- What products and services are available?
Account
API
- API Usage and Response Details
- Endpoint: Departing Vessels Per Country Per Month
- Endpoint: Notifications
- Endpoint: Polygon Listing
- Endpoint: STS Sessions
- Endpoint: Shoreside Vessel Photography
- Endpoint: Tagged Satellite Locations
- Endpoint: Total Exports Per Country Per Month
- Endpoint: Vessel Details and History
- Endpoint: Violator Listing