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Your next idea just got powered by real-time aircraft data

No fluff. Just build.
Tap into the world’s largest independent network of ADS-B receivers and stream live aircraft data into your stack. The Community API (formerly API Lite) is built for non-commercial use—perfect for side projects, research, and experiments.

Get the Community API

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What you get
for $10/mo.

  • 10,000 requests
  • Real-time aircraft position data: 500ms updates
  • Query by location, hex, callsign, squawk, and more  
  • Global coverage from the ADS-B Exchange network  
  • JSON responses ready for web or backend use  
  • Simple API key access via RapidAPI

Who this is for?

Weekend builds, custom trackers, data experiments – this is the kind of API you open “just to try something” and end up shipping. 

Want Inspiration? See what others have built.

Built the way developers expect

No surprises. Just solid data.

  • Real-time responses you can work with
  • Straightforward REST endpoints
  • Consistent response structure
  • Works with whatever you’re running

You shouldn’t have to reverse-engineer an API just to use it. This one stays out of your way.

When your project
outgrows this

If you start hitting limits or need commercial use, we have Enterprise options for you:

  • Higher volume access  
  • Commercial licensing  
  • Historical and enriched datasets  
  • Built for production systems
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