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VesselFinder AIS API — Vessels

VesselFinder AIS API — Vessels. On-demand AIS position, voyage, and master data lookup by IMO or MMSI.

VesselFinder AIS API — Vessels 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/vessels.

The capability includes 1 read-only operation. Lead operation: Get AIS positions and optional voyage / master data for one or more vessels by IMO or MMSI. Can be deployed as a REST endpoint, MCP tool, or Agent Skill via Naftiko.

Tagged areas include VesselFinder, AIS, and Vessels.

Run with Naftiko VesselFinderAISVessels

What You Can Do

GET
Getvessels — Get AIS positions and optional voyage / master data for one or more vessels.
/v1/vessels

MCP Tools

vesselfinder-get-vessels

Get AIS positions and optional voyage / master data for one or more vessels by IMO or MMSI.

read-only idempotent

Capability Spec

ais-vessels.yaml Raw ↑ 
naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: VesselFinder AIS API — Vessels
  description: VesselFinder AIS API — Vessels. On-demand AIS position, voyage, and master data lookup by IMO or MMSI.
  tags:
    - VesselFinder
    - AIS
    - Vessels
  created: '2026-05-25'
  modified: '2026-05-25'
binds:
  - namespace: env
    keys:
      VESSELFINDER_USER_KEY: VESSELFINDER_USER_KEY
capability:
  consumes:
    - type: http
      namespace: ais-vessels
      baseUri: https://api.vesselfinder.com
      description: VesselFinder AIS Vessels lookup capability.
      resources:
        - name: vessels
          path: /vessels
          operations:
            - name: getvessels
              method: GET
              description: Get AIS positions and optional voyage / master data for one or more vessels.
              outputRawFormat: json
              outputParameters:
                - name: result
                  type: array
                  value: $.
              inputParameters:
                - name: userkey
                  in: query
                  type: string
                  required: true
                - name: imo
                  in: query
                  type: string
                - name: mmsi
                  in: query
                  type: string
                - name: format
                  in: query
                  type: string
                - name: extradata
                  in: query
                  type: string
                - name: interval
                  in: query
                  type: integer
                - name: sat
                  in: query
                  type: integer
      authentication:
        type: apikey
        key: userkey
        value: '{{env.VESSELFINDER_USER_KEY}}'
        placement: query
  exposes:
    - type: rest
      namespace: ais-vessels-rest
      port: 8080
      description: REST adapter for VesselFinder AIS Vessels.
      resources:
        - path: /v1/vessels
          name: vessels
          description: REST surface for vessels.
          operations:
            - method: GET
              name: getvessels
              description: Get AIS positions and optional voyage / master data for one or more vessels.
              call: ais-vessels.getvessels
              with:
                imo: rest.query.imo
                mmsi: rest.query.mmsi
                format: rest.query.format
                extradata: rest.query.extradata
                interval: rest.query.interval
                sat: rest.query.sat
              outputParameters:
                - type: array
                  mapping: $.
    - type: mcp
      namespace: ais-vessels-mcp
      port: 9090
      transport: http
      description: MCP adapter for VesselFinder AIS Vessels.
      tools:
        - name: vesselfinder-get-vessels
          description: Get AIS positions and optional voyage / master data for one or more vessels by IMO or MMSI.
          hints:
            readOnly: true
            destructive: false
            idempotent: true
          call: ais-vessels.getvessels
          with:
            imo: tools.imo
            mmsi: tools.mmsi
            format: tools.format
            extradata: tools.extradata
            interval: tools.interval
            sat: tools.sat
          outputParameters:
            - type: array
              mapping: $.