Integrations & Code Examples

Use Data Docked from your language, BI tool, or automation platform. The API is a simple REST interface — if it can make an HTTP request, it can talk to Data Docked.

Language snippets

Quick-start examples for fetching vessel location data. Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your key from the quickstart guide.

Python

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://datadocked.com/api/vessels_operations/get-vessel-location",
    params={"imo_or_mmsi": "9247431"},
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
)
print(res.json())

Node.js (fetch)

const res = await fetch(
  'https://datadocked.com/api/vessels_operations/get-vessel-location?imo_or_mmsi=9247431',
  { headers: { 'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY' } }
);
const data = await res.json();

cURL

curl -G https://datadocked.com/api/vessels_operations/get-vessel-location \
  -d imo_or_mmsi=9247431 \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Spreadsheets

Google Sheets

Use Google Apps Script to make authenticated API calls with custom headers and write results directly into your sheet. Apps Script lets you set up periodic time-driven triggers so your data refreshes automatically without manual intervention.

Microsoft Excel

Use the Power Query From Web connector to import JSON from any Data Docked endpoint. Set the x-api-key header under "Advanced options" in the connector dialog. Power Query handles pagination and transformation directly in the M formula language.

BI tools

Power BI

Connect using the Web connector in Power BI Desktop. Enter the API endpoint URL, expand "Advanced", and add the x-api-key HTTP request header. Power BI will parse the JSON response into a table for direct use in reports and dashboards.

Tableau

Use Tableau's Web connector or a custom Tableau Connector SDK extension to fetch JSON from Data Docked endpoints. For simpler setups, export data via a script to a local file and load it with Tableau's JSON data source connector.

Data platforms

Snowflake

Use Snowflake's External Network Rule to allow outbound HTTPS requests from a Snowflake Snowpark Python UDF or stored procedure to the Data Docked API. This lets you enrich warehouse tables with live vessel data directly inside Snowflake SQL.

Webhooks & pipelines

For event-driven pipelines, poll Data Docked endpoints on a schedule using your preferred orchestration tool (Airflow, Prefect, dbt, etc.) and push results to your data lake or warehouse. The REST interface makes it straightforward to integrate into any HTTP-capable pipeline step.

Automation platforms

n8n

Use the HTTP Request node in n8n to call any Data Docked endpoint. Add an HTTP Header with key x-api-key and your API key as the value. Connect the output to downstream nodes for alerting, storage, or further processing. See full endpoint docs at /api-reference.

Zapier

Use Zapier's Webhooks by Zapier action (GET) to call a Data Docked endpoint on a schedule or trigger. Add your API key as a custom HTTP header. Parsed JSON fields can then be mapped to any downstream Zapier action — Slack, Google Sheets, email, and more.

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Language snippets

Quick-start examples for fetching vessel location data. Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your key from the quickstart guide.

Python

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://datadocked.com/api/vessels_operations/get-vessel-location",
    params={"imo_or_mmsi": "9247431"},
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
)
print(res.json())

Node.js (fetch)

const res = await fetch(
  'https://datadocked.com/api/vessels_operations/get-vessel-location?imo_or_mmsi=9247431',
  { headers: { 'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY' } }
);
const data = await res.json();

cURL

curl -G https://datadocked.com/api/vessels_operations/get-vessel-location \
  -d imo_or_mmsi=9247431 \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"