> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.gdeltcloud.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Current vessels (last-known) > Current vessels with their last-known position and identity, derived from terrestrial AIS. Positions are LAST-KNOWN ONLY — there is no raw position-track endpoint. This is current state, so it takes no date window. Requires a plan with Maritime intelligence access (`can_use_maritime`) — the Corporate & Supply Chain plan and above. Forward-accruing: vessel state begins at launch (June 2026). Terrestrial AIS only (no satellite). ## OpenAPI ````yaml /api-reference/openapi-v2.json get /api/v2/maritime/vessels openapi: 3.0.3 info: title: GDELT Cloud API v2 version: 2.0.0 description: >- Clean v2 REST API for generated GDELT Cloud structured Events, clustered Stories, linked Entities, summaries, admin1 discovery, significance ranking, and paginated article evidence. Event significance is a family-scoped weighted blend, renormalized so every event family spans a true 0-1: each event's raw total is divided by the maximum its own family can reach (Conflict 1.00, CAMEO+ POLITICAL 0.90, other CAMEO+ domains 0.65). All events: Goldstein severity 0.25, article evidence 0.05, confidence 0.05. Conflict only: fatalities 0.55 (log-scaled by body count) and civilian targeting 0.10. CAMEO+ only: magnitude 0.20, systemic importance 0.15, propagation potential 0.10, market sensitivity 0.10. When magnitude is unmeasured its term AND its 0.20 weight are both dropped. The four CAMEO+ metrics are rubric scores produced by published formulas - ordinal ranking signals, not measurements, probabilities, or predicted price moves. goldstein_scale is one canonical public metric, populated for Conflict Events and CAMEO+ POLITICAL Events where meaningful. Story linked_event_count is a Story-to-Event link aggregate, not a distinct Event total. servers: - url: https://gdeltcloud.com description: Production - url: http://localhost:3000 description: Local development security: - ApiKeyAuth: [] tags: - name: Events description: Coded CAMEO+ / conflict events — search, fetch, and summarize. - name: Stories description: Clustered narratives (stories) and their articles. - name: Entities description: >- People & organizations — resolve a name to an entity, then fetch its profile and tone. - name: Geography description: Admin-1 geography lookups. - name: Energy description: Global Energy Monitor assets + ownership registry. - name: Facilities description: >- Unified physical-asset directory — GEM energy assets + World Port Index ports + Epoch AI data centers on one keyed surface, resolved to spine owners. Plan-gated (Analyst plan and up). - name: Screening and Reference description: >- Restricted-party lists, screening, and ownership-chain exposure. Plan-gated (`can_use_screening` / `can_use_exposure`). - name: China description: >- China overseas development finance (AidData GCDF). Plan-gated (`can_use_china`). - name: Media Intelligence description: >- Entity tone (`can_use_tone`) and Share of Voice (`can_use_share_of_voice`) are plan-gated. Social signal remains an admin-only preview. - name: Filings description: >- SEC EDGAR filings, XBRL financials, and AI-extracted relations. Requires a plan with SEC filings access (`can_use_filings`) — the Corporate & Supply Chain plan and above. - name: Macro Finance description: >- FRED economic time series (catalog, point-in-time observations, releases). Plan-gated (`can_use_macro`). - name: Maritime description: >- AIS-derived vessel-flow signals across maritime chokepoints — chokepoint transits, last-known vessel positions, carriers, dwell, and AIS-dark gaps. Plan-gated (`can_use_maritime`). - name: Briefs description: Source-backed monitoring briefs. paths: /api/v2/maritime/vessels: get: tags: - Maritime summary: Current vessels (last-known) description: >- Current vessels with their last-known position and identity, derived from terrestrial AIS. Positions are LAST-KNOWN ONLY — there is no raw position-track endpoint. This is current state, so it takes no date window. Requires a plan with Maritime intelligence access (`can_use_maritime`) — the Corporate & Supply Chain plan and above. Forward-accruing: vessel state begins at launch (June 2026). Terrestrial AIS only (no satellite). operationId: list-maritime-vessels-v2 parameters: - name: chokepoint in: query required: false schema: type: string enum: - hormuz - bab_el_mandeb - malacca - suez - panama - bosphorus - gibraltar - dover - kerch - taiwan - danish_straits description: >- Restrict to vessels whose last-known position is in this chokepoint. Omit for all. - name: search in: query required: false schema: type: string description: >- Search vessels by name (case-insensitive substring, ngram-indexed), IMO, MMSI, or call sign. - name: bbox in: query required: false schema: type: string description: 'Bounding box filter: minLon,minLat,maxLon,maxLat (e.g. 103,1,105,2).' - name: near in: query required: false schema: type: string description: >- Point 'lat,lon' for a radius search; combine with radius_km. Results include distance_km, sorted nearest-first. - name: near_gem_id in: query required: false schema: type: string description: >- GEM energy-asset gem_id (resolved via gem.assets_view) — returns vessels within radius_km of that LNG terminal / platform / port. The cross-source 'vessels near energy infrastructure' join. - name: radius_km in: query required: false schema: type: number description: >- Radius in km for near / near_gem_id. Default 50 (near) or 25 (near_gem_id); clamped 1–2000. - name: limit in: query required: false schema: type: integer minimum: 1 maximum: 500 default: 100 description: Rows per page (1–500). - name: cursor in: query required: false schema: type: string description: Pagination cursor (offset) from a prior response's next_cursor. responses: '200': description: >- A page of vessels, most recently seen first (or nearest-first when near / near_gem_id is set). Each row: mmsi, imo, name, ship_type, ship_type_code, flag (ISO-3), call_sign, length_m, width_m, draught_m, lat, lon, chokepoint, sog (speed over ground, knots), last_time, gem_id (Global Energy Monitor link when matched), and distance_km (km from the near / near_gem_id center, only present when one is set). Standard envelope: { success, data, pagination, applied_filters }. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: success: type: boolean data: type: array items: type: object properties: mmsi: type: integer imo: type: string name: type: string ship_type: type: string ship_type_code: type: integer flag: type: string call_sign: type: string length_m: type: integer width_m: type: integer draught_m: type: number chokepoint: type: string lat: type: number lon: type: number sog: type: number last_time: type: string gem_id: type: string distance_km: type: number pagination: type: object properties: limit: type: integer cursor: {} next_cursor: {} applied_filters: type: object properties: chokepoint: type: string near: type: string radius_km: type: integer ignored: type: object properties: {} examples: example: summary: GET /api/v2/maritime/vessels — example response value: success: true data: - mmsi: 636019825 imo: '9006681' name: AL GHARRAFA ship_type: LNG Tanker ship_type_code: 80 flag: LBR call_sign: A8XY9 length_m: 315 width_m: 50 draught_m: 12.4 chokepoint: hormuz lat: 26.5731 lon: 56.2489 sog: 12.7 last_time: '2026-06-14 08:42:11' gem_id: G100000110234 distance_km: 18.3 - mmsi: 538008914 imo: '9388893' name: MARAN GAS APOLLONIA ship_type: LNG Tanker ship_type_code: 80 flag: MHL call_sign: V7DA3 length_m: 290 width_m: 46 draught_m: 11.1 chokepoint: hormuz lat: 26.6102 lon: 56.3017 sog: 0.2 last_time: '2026-06-14 07:55:48' gem_id: null distance_km: 24.7 pagination: limit: 100 cursor: null next_cursor: null applied_filters: chokepoint: hormuz near: 26.5,56.25 radius_km: 50 ignored: {} '401': description: Missing/invalid API key content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' '403': description: >- Plan required (PLAN_REQUIRED) — the caller's plan does not carry the required source entitlement. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' '500': description: Server error content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' security: - ApiKeyAuth: [] components: schemas: ErrorResponse: type: object properties: success: type: boolean enum: - false error: type: string code: type: string details: type: object description: >- Recoverable validation context when available, such as param, invalid_value, accepted_values, nearest_values, and a corrected example. additionalProperties: true securitySchemes: ApiKeyAuth: type: http scheme: bearer bearerFormat: gdelt_sk_... description: 'GDELT Cloud API key. Send as `Authorization: Bearer gdelt_sk_...`.' ````