Get a vessel by ID

Retrieve a vessel from the Terminal49 API using its internal vessel ID, including name, IMO number, and optional position data for paid plan accounts.

GET /vessels/{id}

Get a vessel using the id

cURL

curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.terminal49.com/v2/vessels/{id} \
  --header 'Authorization: <api-key>'

200

{
  "data": {
    "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Ever Given",
      "imo": "9811000",
      "mmsi": "353136000",
      "latitude": 25.29845,
      "longitude": 121.217,
      "nautical_speed_knots": 90,
      "navigational_heading_degrees": 194,
      "position_timestamp": "2023-07-28T14:01:37Z",
      "positions": [
        {
          "latitude": 1.477285,
          "longitude": 104.535533333,
          "heading": 51,
          "timestamp": "2025-05-23T19:14:22Z",
          "estimated": false
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Authorizations

Authorization · string · header · required

Use a Terminal49 API key in the Authorization header with the Token prefix.

Authorization: Token YOUR_API_KEY

Path Parameters

id · string · required

Query Parameters

show_positions[from_timestamp] · string<date-time>

ISO 8601 timestamp to filter positions from. 7 days by default.

Example:

"2025-05-20T00:00:00Z"

show_positions[to_timestamp] · string<date-time>

ISO 8601 timestamp to filter positions up to. Current time by default.

Example:

"2025-05-24T00:00:00Z"

Response

200

application/json

OK

data · vessel · object

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