Configure push alerts (webhooks) for flight events in FlightAware AeroAPI
domain: flightaware.com · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Obtain an AeroAPI key and set the account-wide delivery endpoint first via PUT https://aeroapi.flightaware.com/aeroapi/alerts/endpoint with JSON body {"url": "<your https endpoint>"}.
Expose a publicly reachable HTTPS endpoint capable of receiving POSTed alert payloads.
Create a flight or airport alert via the alerts endpoint, specifying criteria such as ident, origin/destination, or event type.
Use FlightAware's push-notification test tool to verify your endpoint receives and acknowledges test alerts.
Monitor recent alert delivery success/failure history and update or delete alerts via the corresponding alert-id endpoints as needed.
Known gotchas
Changing the account-wide endpoint URL redirects ALL existing alerts to the new URL, not just newly created ones.
Your callback endpoint must be publicly reachable (HTTPS recommended) - localhost/private IPs won't receive alerts without a tunnel.
Registering the endpoint alone delivers nothing - a separate alert-creation call is required to actually subscribe to events.
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