FlightCaster API
The FlightCaster API is used to provide predictive flight information. We offer data that predicts the probability that a flight will arrive on-time or will be delayed. Also available in this API is general airport information, general airline information, general weather station data, METARs, and TAFs.
Getting Started
- Get an API key by
- Signing up.
- Going to the account tab of an existing account.
- Authenticate using your API key and pass the version of the api you want
http://api.flightcaster.com/flights.xml?api_key=KEY&api_version=0.1.1 - To learn other requests check out the Rest Resources on the left.
Terms of Services
Our terms are designed to give you the ability to use our API in new, interesting ways. Currently, use of our data is free, and we will keep it that way for a long time. We want you to use FlightCaster data in useful ways, making money for yourself. In the future, we will ask to participate in your successes with a reasonable revenue share model, but we'll give you plenty of time to operate for free when starting out, as well as plenty of time to respond when we do implement a revenue share model.
FlightCaster predictive data works great with the FlightStats API. Most developers use FlightStats for basic real-time airline data and use FlightCaster for predictive delay data.
Need more help?
If you have any more questions or just want to let us know what you are working on, feel free to email api@flightcaster.com or contact us via Irc or Twitter.
We are excited to see what you create!
Sincerely, The FlightCaster Crew