ADS-B Exchange
Access real-time and historical data of any and all airborne aircraft
- Authentication
- No auth
- HTTPS
- Yes
- CORS
- Unknown
- Category
- Transportation
- Documentation / URL
- https://www.adsbexchange.com/data/
Overview
ADS-B Exchange provides aircraft data — key-based in practice (RapidAPI; missing key returns 401, verified).
Quick Start
Aircraft (replace YOUR_KEY):
curl "https://adsbexchange-com1.p.rapidapi.com/v2/aircraft.json" \
-H "X-RapidAPI-Key: YOUR_KEY"Authentication
- Register via RapidAPI → API key.
- Send it as the
X-RapidAPI-Keyheader (missing → 401, verified).
Rate Limits & Notes
- Key-based with a free tier (check the docs).
- Live/historical aircraft data.
FAQ
Is ADS-B Exchange free? Key-based with a free tier per the docs.
Why 401? A key is required (verified) — register via RapidAPI.
What’s the auth style?
X-RapidAPI-Key header.
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