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ADS-B Exchange
Crowdsourced flight-tracking network built from thousands of independently hosted ADS-B receivers, serving the aviation community since 2016. The free public API has been retired; live and historical aircraft positions are now sold as the paid "Community API" (formerly API Lite) through RapidAPI at $10/month for 10,000 requests, alongside separate Enterprise streaming, gRPC, and S3 bulk-data products for higher-volume commercial use.
AuthenticationAPI KeySign up with the provider to obtain credentials.
HTTPSSupportedTraffic is encrypted in transit.
CORSEnabledCallable directly from browser JavaScript.
PricingPaidSubscription required — no meaningful free tier.
FormatsJSONResponses can be requested as JSON.
GreatAPIs Score
Score67
Authentication15/25API key required
Pricing9/20Paid API
Docs14/20Documentation URL provided
Formats9/15Single response format
Freshness20/20Verified within 6 months
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- Sign up with the provider to get an API key.
- Send it on every request as a header
Authorization: <key> - The exact header isn't documented — Authorization is a common default; confirm in the provider's docs.
Stored keyNo key stored
Your key is stored only in this browser (localStorage) and sent directly to the API — never to greatapis.