adsbdb API

Base URL

https://api.adsbdb.com/v0

Authentication

No API key required.

Rate limit

No published hard limit; the maintainer asks for reasonable use.

Pricing

Free and open source.

CORS

Enabled — callable directly from browser JavaScript

Official docs

Read the docs

Every request below was executed against the live API on 20 Aug 2026, and the response shown is the real body it returned — not an illustration.

curl 'https://api.adsbdb.com/v0/aircraft/G-EUUU'

const res = await fetch("https://api.adsbdb.com/v0/aircraft/G-EUUU");
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${res.status}`);
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

import requests

res = requests.get("https://api.adsbdb.com/v0/aircraft/G-EUUU", timeout=20)
res.raise_for_status()
print(res.json())

{
  "response": {
    "aircraft": {
      "type": "A320 232",
      "icao_type": "A320",
      "manufacturer": "Airbus",
      "mode_s": "405455",
      "registration": "G-EUUU",
      "registered_owner_country_iso_name": "GB",
      "registered_owner_country_name": "United Kingdom",
      "registered_owner_operator_flag_code": "BAW",
      "registered_owner": "British Airways",
      "url_photo": "https://airport-data.com/images/aircraft/001/695/001695324.jpg",
      "url_photo_thumbnail": "https://airport-data.com/images/aircraft/thumbnails/001/695/001695324.jpg"
    }
  }
}

response.aircraft.typestring

Aircraft type, e.g. A320 232.

response.aircraft.icao_typestring

ICAO type designator such as A320.

response.aircraft.manufacturerstring

Who built it.

response.aircraft.mode_sstring

Mode-S transponder hex code — the key that links to ADS-B feeds.

response.aircraft.registrationstring

Tail registration.

response.aircraft.registered_ownerstring

Airline or owner.

response.aircraft.registered_owner_country_namestring

Country of registration.

• Identify aircraft seen in an ADS-B feed like OpenSky
• Build a flight tracker that names the aircraft, not just its position
• Look up which airline operates a callsign
• Support aviation enthusiast and plane-spotting tools

If adsbdb does not fit, these transport & vehicle apis cover similar ground. Every one was called before publishing, and each links to its own reference page with a working curl command and the response it returned.