OpenSky API Test
Authentication Status
Current Method: OAuth2
OAuth2 credentials configured
OAuth2 credentials configured
Configuration
To configure OAuth2 credentials:
- Open your
.envfile - Uncomment and set the following variables:
OPENSKY_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id
OPENSKY_CLIENT_SECRET=your_client_secret
Or use environment variables:
export OPENSKY_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id
export OPENSKY_CLIENT_SECRET=your_client_secret
Test OAuth2 token generation:
export TOKEN=$(curl -X POST "https://auth.opensky-network.org/auth/realms/opensky-network/protocol/openid-connect/token" \
-H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
-d "grant_type=client_credentials" \
-d "client_id=$OPENSKY_CLIENT_ID" \
-d "client_secret=$OPENSKY_CLIENT_SECRET" | jq -r .access_token)
echo "Token: $TOKEN"
API Connection Test
Test Result
✅ API connection successful!
Sample Response:
States received: 5209 aircraft
Timestamp: 2026-03-02 04:26:44
Rate Limits & Features
Anonymous Access
- 400 requests/day
- Basic aircraft states
- No historical data
Authenticated Access
- 4000 requests/day
- Historical flight data
- Extended aircraft info
- Higher rate limits
Sample Data
[
[
"a66a84",
"SKW296Y ",
"United States",
1772425603,
1772425603,
-110.9629,
34.3304,
10668,
false,
256.19,
82.73,
0.33,
null,
11056.62,
"7221",
false,
0
],
[
"46bc38",
"AEE985 ",
"Greece",
1772425603,
1772425603,
22.3978,
40.9488,
6400.8,
false,
151.44,
137.2,
0,
null,
6614.16,
null,
false,
0
],
[
"88044a",
"AIQ4501 ",
"Thailand",
1772425603,
1772425603,
101.3564,
13.8287,
6591.3,
false,
163.75,
59.41,
9.75,
null,
6995.16,
null,
false,
0
]
]