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SpaceTradersAPI

SpaceTradersAPI — free tier with API key

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SpaceTradersAPI exposes a free-tier JSON API. Register for an API key if required; we verified a public or demo endpoint.

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Status badge · for your READMEshipapis health badge: 68 · healthy
Uptime history
100%90 days
100%30 days
946P50 · ms
1972P95 · ms
operationalpartialdownno data
Response time · last 48 checks
Fastest 107 ms, slowest 1766 ms, most recent 550 ms.
Live response samplecaptured by our last successful check
GET https://api.spacetraders.io/v2/

{
  "status": "SpaceTraders is currently online and available to play",
  "version": "v2.3.0",
  "resetDate": "2026-07-05",
  "description": "SpaceTraders is a headless API and fleet-management game where players can work together or against each other to trade, explore, expand, and conquer in a dynamic and growing universe. Build your own UI, write automated scripts, or just play the game from the comfort of your terminal. The game is currently in alpha and is under active development.",
  "stats": {
    "agents": 49,
    "ships": 333,
    "systems": 6980,
    "waypoints": 200523,
    "accounts": 4005
  },
  "health": {
    "lastMarketUpdate": "2026-07-05T18:10:13.325Z"
  },
  "leaderboards": {
    "mostCredits": [
      {
        "agentSymbol": "MAWHRIN-SKEL",
        "credits": 1719874
      },
      {
        "agentSymbol": "CHURT-LYNE",
        "credits": 1306528
      }
    ],
    "mostSubmittedCharts": []
  },
  "serverResets": {
    "next": "2026-07-12T13:00:00.000Z",
    "frequency": "weekly"
  }
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://api.spacetraders.io/v2/"
const res = await fetch("https://api.spacetraders.io/v2/");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://api.spacetraders.io/v2/")
print(res.json())
Endpoints · 3HealthyFULL DOCS ↗
Monitored path responding — GET /v2/946 mschecked 4h ago
GET/v2/PROBED

SpaceTradersAPI — free tier with API key

GET/v2/search

Search by query parameters.

GET/v2/popular

Popular items ranked by usage.

Machine-readable spec

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.

Response-shape history

Stable. No schema drift observed since monitoring began — the response shape has not changed under our checks.

SpaceTradersAPI: common questions

Is SpaceTradersAPI free to use?

Yes — SpaceTradersAPI is a free games API. Free tier: Free tier — key may be required. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.

Does SpaceTradersAPI need an API key?

Yes — SpaceTradersAPI needs a free API key, which you pass on each request. Rate limits: Retry-After: 1s.

Can I call SpaceTradersAPI from the browser?

Yes — SpaceTradersAPI returns CORS headers over HTTPS, so front-end code can fetch it directly with no backend proxy. Use the fetch snippet on this page, or hit "Run live" to try it now.

Is SpaceTradersAPI up right now?

As of our last scheduled check, SpaceTradersAPI is healthy with 100% uptime over 90 days and a 946 ms median response. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.