Retrieve vessel tracking data from the Datalastic API
domain: datalastic.com · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Sign up for a Datalastic account and obtain an API key.
Call the vessel position/tracking endpoint with your key and a vessel identifier (MMSI, IMO, or UUID) or a geographic filter.
Call the ports or vessel-history endpoints separately as needed for port info or historical tracks.
Parse the JSON response for vessel fields (name, MMSI/IMO, position, speed, course, destination, ETA, draft).
Respect the plan's endpoint/quota limits, since Datalastic exposes roughly 20 distinct endpoints across vessels, ports, routes, and history.
Known gotchas
With around 20 separate endpoints, confirm the exact path/params for your specific need (live position vs historical vs port info) rather than assuming one universal query endpoint.
Coverage and update frequency depend on Datalastic's AIS source mix; verify against current docs for satellite-AIS gaps in remote ocean areas.
Free/trial tiers are limited in volume; production use requires a paid key.
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