Version 3 API

We release a new version of our API (version 3) that includes several enhancements and features to improve your experience and enable even greater integration possibilities.

• Expanded Functionality: We have introduced new endpoints and extended existing functionalities to provide you with additional capabilities:

  • Get information about all vessel types and get extra information from public registries: Introducing an enhanced Vessel API! Now, besides the AIS self reported data, you can also access identity and authorization data from both public regional and national registries for vessels of all types.

  • A new Insights API with indicators related to vessels including AIS off events: that fuses historical AIS activity and authorizations into "vessel insights," designed to support risk assessment, streamline planning, and facilitate IUU fishing detection.

  • Other improvements: Elevate your experience with the newly empowered 4Wings Report API, offering advanced functionality for detailed region-specific analysis and a variety of additional encounter events, reinforcing our commitment to innovation.

• Improved Documentation: We updated the API documentation to make it more comprehensive and user-friendly, making it easier for you to understand and implement the new features effectively. We have also provided a Migration Guide and code samples to assist you during the transition.

For more details, check the release notes

Get your GFW Postman collection for Version 3

You can download our Postman collection for Version 3 here to test some of the endpoints.

Remember to:

• Add your API Access TOKEN, you can get one from here

• Update variable base_url with https://gateway.api.globalfishingwatch.org/