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Returns a list of vessels currently matching a specified AIS navigational status, with optional filters for world zone, vessel type, laden condition, and for-order availability.
Credits: 10 credits per request

Request Parameters

World Zones

Vessel Types

cargo-vessels, bulk-carrier, general-cargo, container-ship, reefer, ro-ro, vehicles-carrier, cement-carrier, wood-chips carrier, urea-carrier, aggregates-carrier, limestone-carrier, landing-craft, livestock-carrier, heavy-load-carrier
tankers, crude-oil-tanker, oil-products-tanker, chemical-oil tanker, lng-tanker, lpg-tanker, asphalt-bitumen, bunkering-tanker, fso-fpso, other-tankers
passenger-and-cruise-ships, cruise-ships, passenger-cargo-ships, passenger-roro-ships, passenger-ships
fishing-ships, yachts-or-sailing-vessels, military, tugs, other-type-or-auxiliary, unknown

Laden Condition

For Order

Response Fields

Examples

Bulk carriers at anchor in the Baltic Sea

All drifting vessels (no zone required)

Laden crude oil tankers moored in the Persian Gulf, for orders

Authorizations

x-api-key
string
header
required

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

Body

application/json
navigational_status
enum<string>
required

AIS navigational status. For drifting, constrained, and aground statuses, world_zone is not required.

Available options:
under-way,
at-anchor,
drifting,
restricted,
constrained,
moored,
aground,
fishing,
sailing
world_zone
enum<string>

Ocean/sea zone. Required unless navigational_status is drifting, constrained, or aground.

Available options:
north-canada,
great-lakes,
north-west-atlantic-ocean,
us-east-coast,
us-inland,
gulf-of-mexico,
caribbean-sea,
north-america-west-coast,
south-america-east-coast,
south-america-west-coast,
south-america-inland,
north-east-atlantic-ocean,
north-sea,
baltic-sea,
west-mediterranean,
east-mediterranean,
adriatic-sea,
aegean-sea,
marmara-sea,
black-sea,
azov-sea,
caspian-sea,
europe-inland,
north-russia,
russia-inland,
west-africa,
south-africa,
east-africa,
red-sea,
persian-gulf,
arabian-sea,
indian-coast,
indian-ocean,
south-east-asia,
indonesia,
china-coast,
east-asia,
west-australia,
east-australia,
north-pacific-ocean,
south-pacific-ocean
vessel_type
enum<string>

Filter by vessel type

Available options:
cargo-vessels,
bulk-carrier,
general-cargo,
container-ship,
reefer,
ro-ro,
vehicles-carrier,
cement-carrier,
wood-chips carrier,
urea-carrier,
aggregates-carrier,
limestone-carrier,
landing-craft,
livestock-carrier,
heavy-load-carrier,
tankers,
crude-oil-tanker,
oil-products-tanker,
chemical-oil tanker,
lng-tanker,
lpg-tanker,
asphalt-bitumen,
bunkering-tanker,
fso-fpso,
other-tankers,
passenger-and-cruise-ships,
cruise-ships,
passenger-cargo-ships,
passenger-roro-ships,
passenger-ships,
fishing-ships,
yachts-or-sailing-vessels,
military,
tugs,
other-type-or-auxiliary,
unknown
laden
enum<string>

Laden/ballast condition. ballast=0-49%, partial=50-75%, laden=76-100%

Available options:
ballast,
partial,
laden
for_order
enum<string>

Whether vessel is sailing for orders

Available options:
true,
false

Response

Successful response with matching vessels

vessels
object[]