AISHub API

Name: AISHub API
Brand: AISHub API
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★ Only Publicly Available OpenAPI DocumentData EnrichmentData TransformationapiKey2 EndpointsREST

For Agents

Look up live AIS vessel positions and the network of receiving stations contributing data, with results filtered by MMSI, IMO, area, or station id.

Install Jentic One Beta

Connect the AISHub API to your agent

Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the AISHub API, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.

Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.

Step 1: Jentic One Host machine

# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh

Step 2: Agent machine

# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh
jentic register       # connects your agent to your Jentic One instance

Jentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.

Capabilities

What an agent can do with AISHub API.

Retrieve live AIS vessel positions filtered by MMSI, IMO, MMSI list, or geographic bounding box

List the global network of AIS receiving stations and their last-seen status

Choose between JSON, XML, and CSV response formats per request

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Use Cases

Patterns agents use AISHub API for, with concrete tasks.

★ Vessel tracking dashboard

Power a low-cost vessel tracking display by polling AISHub once per minute for vessels of interest. The API returns position, speed, course, and timestamp. Best used for occasional refresh - for high-frequency tracking, a paid commercial AIS feed is required.

Call GET /ws.php with username, format=json, and mmsi=366000000 and parse the latest LAT/LON from the response

Station network monitoring

Audit which AISHub receiving stations are online and which have stopped reporting. The /stations.php endpoint lists each station with metadata including its last data timestamp, useful for community-run station operators.

Call GET /stations.php with username and format=json, then surface stations whose last-seen timestamp is older than 24 hours

AI agent integration via Jentic

Let an agent answer maritime questions like 'where is vessel X right now' by calling AISHub through Jentic. The agent searches Jentic for vessel-position retrieval, loads the AISHub schema, and Jentic injects the username credential at execution.

Search Jentic for 'look up the position of a ship by MMSI', load the AISHub /ws.php operation, and return the latest LAT/LON for the requested MMSI

Key Endpoints

2 endpoints — jentic publishes the only available openapi specification for aishub api, keeping it validated and agent-ready.

METHOD

PATH

DESCRIPTION

GET

/ws.php

Retrieve AIS vessel data

GET

/stations.php

Retrieve AIS station information

GET

/ws.php

Retrieve AIS vessel data

GET

/stations.php

Retrieve AIS station information

Why Jentic?

Three things that make agents converge on Jentic-routed access.

Credential isolation

Your AISHub username is stored once, encrypted, by your own Jentic One instance and injected at execution time. It never enters the agent's prompt, logs, or context.

Intent-based discovery

Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'find a ship by MMSI', and Jentic returns the AISHub /ws.php operation with its parameter schema so the agent calls the right endpoint without browsing the reference docs.

Time to first call

FAQs

Specific to using AISHub API through Jentic.

Why is there no official OpenAPI spec for AISHub API?

AISHub does not publish an OpenAPI specification. Jentic generates and maintains this spec so that AI agents and developers can call AISHub API via structured tooling. It is validated against the live API and kept up to date. Get started with Jentic One, the self-hosted execution layer.

What authentication does the AISHub API use?

AISHub uses an API username passed as the 'username' query parameter on each request. Jentic stores the username in its encrypted vault and appends it at execution time, so the agent never embeds it in code.

What are the rate limits for the AISHub API?

AISHub limits free accounts to one request per minute. Treat the API as a polling source for occasional updates, not a real-time stream. If you need higher frequency you'll need a commercial AIS provider.

Can I look up a vessel by MMSI through Jentic?

Yes. Use the Jentic search query 'look up vessel position by MMSI'. Jentic returns the GET /ws.php operation; supply the mmsi and format parameters and Jentic injects your AISHub username automatically.

What response formats does AISHub support?

Both endpoints accept a 'format' query parameter and can return JSON, XML, or CSV. Most agent flows pick JSON for parsing, but CSV is useful for bulk position dumps into a spreadsheet.

Can I limit what my agent is allowed to do with the AISHub API?

Yes. Because you run Jentic One yourself, your own rules decide which AISHub operations and credentials the agent may use. AISHub only reads AIS data through query parameters, so you can scope the agent by operation: allow just /ws.php for vessel position lookups, or just /stations.php for receiving-station lookups, and withhold the rest. Your AISHub username stays with your instance and is supplied only for the calls you permit.