Api Endpoint

Straits.live premium data

Strait of Hormuz per-vessel intelligence: the live-AIS vessel manifest (MMSI-keyed, flag derived from the MMSI MID), the OFAC-sanctioned vessels the AIS feed lists in the Persian Gulf window (last fix up to 12 hours old, aged per row by fixAgeMin) with program detail, per-vessel risk bands, latest raw AIS positions, the top AIS-dark hulls with the full dark count alongside, and OFAC + UK sanctions reference-list sizes (per-IMO multi-body detail at /api/premium/vessel/{imo}).

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Offering

Provider: straits.live
Method: GET
Offering type: Api Endpoint
Transport type: http
Category: Security
Delivery: Not provided
Pricing model: Not provided
x402 version: 2

Endpoint context

URL: https://straits.live/api/premium/vessels
MIME type: application/json
First seen: 2026-10-16T01:50:06.715Z
Last seen: 2026-11-02T08:55:05.485Z
Tags: maritime, shipping, hormuz, vessels, sanctions, ais

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Payment pricing

x402 payment terms are the authoritative price for calling this endpoint.

Payment option 1: 0.02 USDC
Atomic price: 20000 · Network: eip155:8453 · Asset: USDC · Scheme: exact

Raw x402 terms

[
  {
    "scheme": "exact",
    "network": "eip155:8453",
    "asset": "0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913",
    "amount": "20000",
    "payTo": "0x1B24dEAc0951EFCD6923f684b574Fe9a4202Cf1f"
  }
]

Observed health

Status: Healthy
Latest latency: 142 ms
Average latency: 748 ms
HTTP status: 402
Last checked: 2026-11-02T08:55:05.480Z
Reachability: 100% over 14 checks

Latency is measured to the first response headers. A reachable result does not verify response accuracy or merchant identity.

Input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "GET"
      ]
    },
    "queryParams": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {}
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Output schema

{
  "type": "json",
  "example": {
    "ais": {
      "note": null,
      "source": "live",
      "trusted": true,
      "positions": []
    },
    "schema": "https://straits.live/api/premium/vessels",
    "manifest": {
      "count": 1449,
      "source": "vesselTracker (live AIS, MMSI-keyed; flag derived from MMSI MID; imo/callSign/dimensions resolved by MMSI where available). imoInvalid = a broadcast IMO that fails its check digit (likely spoofed). Population = vessels with a sighting in the last activeWindowHours hours (a concurrent snapshot, not a union over a longer window).",
      "vessels": [],
      "imoSpoofed": 8,
      "imoResolved": 620,
      "activeWindowHours": 0.5
    },
    "darkFleet": [],
    "riskBands": {
      "byImo": {},
      "byMmsi": {}
    },
    "sanctionedInStrait": {
      "count": 29,
      "vessels": []
    },
    "sanctionsReference": {
      "uk": 656,
      "ofac": 1517
    }
  }
}