{
  "opencollection": "1.0.0",
  "info": {
    "name": "AISStream AIS Stream API (WebSocket)",
    "version": "0"
  },
  "items": [
    {
      "info": {
        "name": "AIS Stream",
        "type": "folder"
      },
      "items": [
        {
          "info": {
            "name": "Connect and subscribe to the real-time AIS stream.",
            "type": "websocket"
          },
          "websocket": {
            "url": "wss://stream.aisstream.io/v0/stream",
            "subprotocols": [],
            "messages": [
              {
                "name": "Subscription message (world-wide)",
                "direction": "send",
                "type": "json",
                "data": "{\"APIKey\":\"<YOUR API KEY>\",\"BoundingBoxes\":[[[-90.0,-180.0],[90.0,180.0]]]}"
              },
              {
                "name": "Subscription message (filtered)",
                "direction": "send",
                "type": "json",
                "data": "{\"APIKey\":\"<YOUR API KEY>\",\"BoundingBoxes\":[[[25.835302,-80.207729],[25.602700,-79.879297]]],\"FiltersShipMMSI\":[\"368207620\"],\"FilterMessageTypes\":[\"PositionReport\",\"ShipStaticData\"]}"
              },
              {
                "name": "AIS message envelope (received)",
                "direction": "receive",
                "type": "json",
                "data": "{\"MessageType\":\"PositionReport\",\"MetaData\":{\"MMSI\":368207620,\"ShipName\":\"EXAMPLE VESSEL\",\"latitude\":25.702,\"longitude\":-80.101,\"time_utc\":\"2026-07-12 12:00:00.000000000 +0000 UTC\"},\"Message\":{\"PositionReport\":{\"UserID\":368207620,\"Latitude\":25.702,\"Longitude\":-80.101,\"Sog\":12.3,\"Cog\":180.5}}}"
              }
            ]
          },
          "docs": "AISStream is WebSocket-only. Connect to wss://stream.aisstream.io/v0/stream and send one JSON subscription message within 3 seconds. APIKey and BoundingBoxes are required; FiltersShipMMSI and FilterMessageTypes are optional. The server then pushes a stream of AIS message envelopes - check MessageType to know which decoded payload is under Message. Authentication is the free API key placed in the APIKey field, not an HTTP header."
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "bundled": true
}