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SpaceTradersAPI

SpaceTradersAPI — free tier with API key

🎮 GamesUNMONITORED
AUTH APIKEYCORS ✓AGENT ?HTTPS ✓COMMERCIAL ?

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

—HOW IT'S SCORED ⓘ
▶ Run liveDocs ↗
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ON PROBE SCHEDULE

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Open provider docs ↗

Uptime historystarts after first probe

On our probe schedule. Uptime charts appear after the first check lands.

Example responsefrom provider docs — not verified by us
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 · 3On scheduleFULL DOCS ↗
On schedule — GET /v2/ awaits first probe
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

Not tracked yet. Shape-change history starts once this API joins our probe schedule.

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: Unpublished.

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?

SpaceTradersAPI is catalogued but not yet on our probe schedule, so we don't publish a live status for it. Check the provider's own status page or docs for its current state.