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: 6499 aircraft
Timestamp: 2026-01-15 02:16:19
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
[
[
"a77ec5",
"EJA582 ",
"United States",
1768443375,
1768443375,
-73.81,
40.6497,
null,
true,
0,
33.75,
null,
null,
null,
null,
false,
0
],
[
"801645",
"",
"India",
1768443120,
1768443120,
77.0878,
28.5605,
null,
true,
0,
154.69,
null,
null,
null,
null,
false,
0
],
[
"a3b87f",
"DAL2423 ",
"United States",
1768443375,
1768443375,
-84.4378,
33.6435,
null,
true,
4.89,
2.81,
null,
null,
null,
null,
false,
0
]
]