Live planet · by MarineTraffic (Kpler)
MarineTraffic
A live map of ships worldwide built from AIS position signals, with vessel details, port calls and voyage history.
Zoom into any strait or harbour and see the tankers, ferries and fishing boats moving through it right now.
LiveAPI (paid)License unclearFor your project
- Official API
- Official API · Paid
“MarineTraffic offers a comprehensive suite of APIs, grouped into the following categories: AIS Data : Access live ship tracking information for vessels transmitting AIS (Automatic Identification System) data.” support.marinetraffic.com/en/articles/9552659-api...
- Key
- Needed
“"API Key" – The unique key associated with the service.” support.marinetraffic.com/en/articles/9552798-how...
- Data download
- No bulk download found
- License
- site terms website and API services (terms page could not be read)
- Commercial use
- Commercial use unclear
- Credit
- Not stated
- Embedding
- Embedding unclear
- Using the website
- Free tier
Read on MarineTraffic's own pages on Oct 23, 2026 · license or terms. Check the license page before you ship.
For your agent
- API access is sold through sales (request a demo); keys and per-service docs appear only in My Account > API Services after purchase. The site blocks automated fetches.
- No free API: access requires a separate sales contract; online plans do not include API access.
- Do not scrape the website; it sits behind bot protection.
- Check MarineTraffic's terms for display and redistribution rules before showing data publicly.
Paste into your agent: Read https://agentgid.com/resources/marinetraffic/agent.md before using MarineTraffic.
What you can build
- A port-activity dashboard for one harbour using a purchased AIS positions API service.
- A fleet tracker for a shipping company that already holds a MarineTraffic API contract.
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