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THE HISTORY API

Movement data.
Ready for your next idea.

Query recorded aircraft and vessel observations with one API. Build research tools, replay maps and transport dashboards.

Regional coverage and historical samples only. This is not a complete worldwide flight or ship archive.
SIMPLE TO INTEGRATE

One request. Real observations.

GET /api/v1/history
curl "https://trafficarchive.com/api/v1/history?dataset=flight-sample&from=2026-09-17T00:00:00Z&to=2026-09-18T23:59:59Z&limit=2" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Responses include UTC timestamps, coordinates, source, speed where available, pagination and remaining request allowance.

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STARTER API
$29 / month

USD. Recurring monthly billing. Cancel from the billing portal.

  • 10,000 successful history requests per billing month
  • Up to 48 snapshots per request
  • Regional recordings retained for 30 days
  • Documented historical sample datasets
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Exactly what is available

Recorded since launch

Aircraft observations from the monitored world zones. Ships from Finnish and Baltic receivers. Automatic snapshots are collected every 15 minutes; provider outages can leave gaps.

No regional archive has been confirmed yet.

Historical flight sample

17–18 September 2026. Hourly frames, 400 sampled aircraft per frame. ADSB.lol community observations, licensed under ODbL.

Download open flight sample

Historical ship sample

3 January and 8 November 2023. Greater New York Harbor, up to 50 vessels per day, sampled every 15 minutes. NOAA / USCG.

Download open ship sample

The source datasets are open. Your subscription pays for the hosted API, filtering, authentication and metered access. It does not purchase exclusive rights to the data. There is no global completeness or uninterrupted collection guarantee.

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