name: ADS-B Exchange
description: Unfiltered flight tracking network with REST APIs for accessing real-time
  aircraft positions, military flights, and global ADS-B flight data without filtering.
  Operated by a crowdsourced global network of ADS-B and MLAT receivers providing
  ultra-low-latency aircraft tracking data for aviation research and applications.
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created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
  - Aviation
  - Flight Tracking
  - ADS-B
  - Aircraft
  - Real-Time
  - Military
  - MLAT
apis:
  - name: ADS-B Exchange Aircraft API
    description: REST API providing real-time global aircraft positions, ICAO hex
      identifiers, registrations, squawk codes, altitude, speed, heading, and military
      aircraft flags. Delivered via the gateway.adsbexchange.com endpoint with API
      key authentication. Accessible via RapidAPI for community and non-commercial
      use with paid commercial tiers available.
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    humanURL: https://www.adsbexchange.com/data-products/
    baseURL: https://gateway.adsbexchange.com/api/aircraft/v2
    tags:
      - Aircraft Tracking
      - ADS-B
      - Real-Time Positions
      - Military Aircraft
      - ICAO
      - Aviation
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.adsbexchange.com/version-2-api/
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.adsbexchange.com/data-products/sample-api-call/
      - type: Plans
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/adsbexchange/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
      - type: RateLimits
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/adsbexchange/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
      - type: FinOps
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/adsbexchange/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/adsbexchange/refs/heads/main/openapi/openapi.json
    contact:
      - FN: ADS-B Exchange Support
        url: https://www.adsbexchange.com/community/developer-hub/
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.adsbexchange.com
  - type: Developer
    url: https://www.adsbexchange.com/community/developer-hub/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.adsbexchange.com/version-2-api/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://www.adsbexchange.com/data-products/
  - type: DataProducts
    url: https://www.adsbexchange.com/data-products/
  - type: Contact
    url: https://www.adsbexchange.com/contact/
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.adsbexchange.com/legal/terms-and-conditions/
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://www.adsbexchange.com/legal/privacy-policy/
  - type: RapidAPI
    url: https://rapidapi.com/adsbx/api/adsbexchange-com1
maintainers:
  - FN: API Evangelist
    url: https://apievangelist.com
    email: info@apievangelist.com