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Most pay-per-use methods deduct credits\nfrom the account's balance; subscription methods (VesselsList, LiveData) are billed by fleet\nor area size and dataset selection.\n\n\nContact Support:\n Name: VesselFinder API Support", "schema": "https://schema.getpostman.com/json/collection/v2.1.0/collection.json", "createdAt": "2026-07-28T03:29:41.000Z", "updatedAt": "2026-07-28T03:29:41.000Z", "lastUpdatedBy": "35240", "uid": "35240-1f1f0dbf-4671-4296-9c58-1af100e63417" }, "item": [ { "name": "vessels", "item": [ { "name": "Get Vessels", "id": "2705f3f7-72b0-4c66-968b-033d3d4d6676", "protocolProfileBehavior": { "disableBodyPruning": true }, "request": { "method": "GET", "header": [ { "key": "Accept", "value": "application/json" } ], "url": { "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/vessels?userkey=&imo=&mmsi=&format=json&extradata=voyage,master&interval=&sat=0", "host": [ "{{baseUrl}}" ], "path": [ "vessels" ], "query": [ { "description": "(Required) Personal API key issued by VesselFinder.", "key": "userkey", "value": "" }, { "description": "Comma-separated list of IMO numbers. 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