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Get Vessel Location
Retrieve real-time vessel position including coordinates, speed, course, destination, and navigational status.
Credits: 1 credit per request

Response Fields

  • Position: Latitude, longitude, course, heading, speed
  • Navigation: Navigational status, draught, destination
  • Timing: ETA, ATD, position received timestamp
  • Port Info: Last port, destination UN/LOCODE
  • Source: Data source (Terrestrial or Satellite)
Position data is updated in real-time from AIS signals. The dataSource field indicates whether the position was received via terrestrial or satellite AIS.

Authorizations

x-api-key
string
header
required

Your personal API key found in your profile dashboard at https://datadocked.com/dashboard/my_keys

Query Parameters

imo_or_mmsi
string
required

The IMO or MMSI number of the vessel you want to query.

Response

Successful response with vessel location

name
string
imo
string
mmsi
string
latitude
string
longitude
string
etaUtc
string
atdUtc
string
course
string
heading
string
speed
string
draught
string
navigationalStatus
string
destination
string
lastPort
string
callsign
string
positionReceived
string
updateTime
string
unlocodeDestination
string
unlocodeLastport
string
typeSpecific
string
dataSource
string