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VesselFinder AIS API — Live Data

VesselFinder AIS API — Live Data. All vessels within the account's predefined rectangular area (subscription).

VesselFinder AIS API — Live Data is a Naftiko capability published by VesselFinder, one of 9 capabilities the APIs.io network indexes for this provider. It bundles 1 operation across the GET method rooted at /v1/livedata.

The capability includes 1 read-only operation. Lead operation: Get vessels currently in the predefined geographic area. Can be deployed as a REST endpoint, MCP tool, or Agent Skill via Naftiko.

Tagged areas include VesselFinder, AIS, Live Data, and Area.

Run with Naftiko VesselFinderAISLive DataArea

What You Can Do

GET
Getlivedata — Get vessels in the predefined area.
/v1/livedata

MCP Tools

vesselfinder-get-live-data

Get vessels currently in the predefined geographic area.

read-only idempotent

Capability Spec

ais-live-data.yaml Raw ↑ 
naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: VesselFinder AIS API — Live Data
  description: VesselFinder AIS API — Live Data. All vessels within the account's predefined rectangular area (subscription).
  tags:
    - VesselFinder
    - AIS
    - Live Data
    - Area
  created: '2026-05-25'
  modified: '2026-05-25'
binds:
  - namespace: env
    keys:
      VESSELFINDER_USER_KEY: VESSELFINDER_USER_KEY
capability:
  consumes:
    - type: http
      namespace: ais-live-data
      baseUri: https://api.vesselfinder.com
      description: VesselFinder LiveData capability.
      resources:
        - name: livedata
          path: /livedata
          operations:
            - name: getlivedata
              method: GET
              description: Get AIS, Voyage, and/or Master data for all vessels in the predefined area.
              outputRawFormat: json
              outputParameters:
                - name: result
                  type: array
                  value: $.
              inputParameters:
                - name: userkey
                  in: query
                  type: string
                  required: true
                - name: format
                  in: query
                  type: string
                - name: interval
                  in: query
                  type: integer
      authentication:
        type: apikey
        key: userkey
        value: '{{env.VESSELFINDER_USER_KEY}}'
        placement: query
  exposes:
    - type: rest
      namespace: ais-live-data-rest
      port: 8080
      description: REST adapter for VesselFinder LiveData.
      resources:
        - path: /v1/livedata
          name: livedata
          description: REST surface for livedata.
          operations:
            - method: GET
              name: getlivedata
              description: Get vessels in the predefined area.
              call: ais-live-data.getlivedata
              outputParameters:
                - type: array
                  mapping: $.
    - type: mcp
      namespace: ais-live-data-mcp
      port: 9090
      transport: http
      description: MCP adapter for VesselFinder LiveData.
      tools:
        - name: vesselfinder-get-live-data
          description: Get vessels currently in the predefined geographic area.
          hints:
            readOnly: true
            destructive: false
            idempotent: true
          call: ais-live-data.getlivedata
          outputParameters:
            - type: array
              mapping: $.