Strait of Hormuz Ship Monitor
Live AIS vessel traffic, crossings and oil flow through the Strait of Hormuz
- Authentication
- No auth
- HTTPS
- Yes
- CORS
- No
- Category
- Transportation
- Data source
- public-apis + marcelscruz
- Documentation / URL
- https://hormuz.data-tracking.net/llms.txt
Overview
The Strait of Hormuz Ship Monitor streams live ship positions in the strait — keyless (verified live, ~400KB response with the full fleet).
Quick Start
All ships (verified live):
curl "https://hormuz.data-tracking.net/api/ships"[
{ "id": "123456789", "name": "TANKER-1", "lat": 26.5, "lon": 56.3, "speed": 12.4, "course": 245.0, "type": "Tanker", "flag": "LR" }
]Authentication
None — keyless.
Rate Limits & Notes
- Free; the response is large (the full fleet) — be mindful of size.
- There’s also an LLM-friendly documentation file at
/llms.txt(per the listing).
FAQ
Is the Ship Monitor free? Yes — free and keyless (verified).
What does it return? Live ship positions with heading, speed, and type.
Is the data large? The full-fleet response is large (~400KB) — filter on the client side.
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