AIS Data API

# In your Claude Code terminal:
> Find all vessels currently in the English Channel

# Claude calls get_vessels_in_area with a bounding box and responds:
# "Found 142 vessels in the English Channel area. Here are the largest:
#  - EVER GIVEN (container ship) at 51.02°N, 1.35°E, 18.2 knots
#  - MARVEL (bulk carrier) at 50.95°N, 1.12°E, 12.1 knots
#  ..."

> What type of vessel is MMSI 244780362 and where is it?

# Claude calls get_vessel and get_vessel_position:
# "STENA HOLLANDICA (MMSI 244780362) is a Passenger/Ro-Ro Cargo Ship,
#  flag Netherlands, built 2010. Currently moored at 51.99°N, 4.05°E
#  near Hook of Holland."

import { VesselAPI } from "vesselapi";

const client = new VesselAPI({ apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY" });

// Search AIS data by vessel name
for await (const vessel of client.search.vessels({ name: "EVER GIVEN" })) {
  console.log(`${vessel.name} | MMSI: ${vessel.mmsi} | IMO: ${vessel.imo}`);
}

// Get all vessels in a bounding box (English Channel)
const vessels = await client.location.vesselsByBoundingBox({
  latBottom: 50.5, latTop: 51.2,
  lonLeft: -1.5, lonRight: 2.0,
});
console.log(`Found ${vessels.data.length} vessels in the area`);

from vesselapi import VesselClient

client = VesselClient(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

# Get vessel static data (AIS message type 5)
vessel = client.vessels.get(211331640, "mmsi")
print(f"{vessel.name} | Type: {vessel.vessel_type} | Flag: {vessel.country}")

# Find vessels in a radius (50km around Singapore Strait)
nearby = client.location.vessels_by_radius(
    latitude=1.27, longitude=103.75, radius=50000
)
for v in nearby.data:
    print(f"{v.vessel_name}: {v.sog} knots, {v.nav_status}")