Jetphotos Api -
| Tier | Daily Limit | Monthly Cost | Best for | |------|-------------|--------------|-----------| | Free | 500 | $0 | Hobby projects, testing | | Basic | 2,000 | $29 | Small aviation blogs, flight trackers | | Pro | 10,000 | $99 | Flight sim livery managers, airline apps | | Enterprise | 50k+ | Custom | AR/VR, commercial licensing, fleet management |
Note: Cached responses still count toward daily limits.
JetPhotos is a large online repository of aircraft photographs with rich metadata (aircraft type, registration, location, date/time, photographer). An API or programmatic access to JetPhotos-style data enables tasks such as aircraft spotting analytics, fleet monitoring, provenance verification, and visualization. jetphotos api
JetPhotos prioritizes stability for its paying partners. While specific limits vary by contract, standard expectations are:
Best Practice: Implement Caching Do not request the same registration every second. Use Redis or Memcached to store API responses for 24–48 hours. Since aircraft registrations rarely change overnight, caching reduces your quota usage and improves your app’s speed. | Tier | Daily Limit | Monthly Cost
The API uses API keys or OAuth 2.0 (depending on your access level).
Programmatic access to JetPhotos-like datasets supports a range of aviation research and applications, but is constrained by licensing, access policies, and metadata completeness. Best practice is to seek official access and design pipelines that respect copyright and site rules. Note: Cached responses still count toward daily limits
"total": 342,
"page": 1,
"photos": [
"id": 1234567,
"registration": "G-CIVB",
"aircraft": "Boeing 747-436",
"airport": "London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL)",
"photographer": "John Smith",
"views": 12345,
"likes": 89,
"url_thumbnail": "https://cdn.jetphotos.com/thumb/1234567.jpg",
"url_medium": "https://cdn.jetphotos.com/medium/1234567.jpg",
"uploaded": "2025-02-20T14:32:00Z"
]
| Endpoint | Description |
|----------|-------------|
| GET /photo/id | Get photo metadata by JetPhotos ID |
| GET /photo/search | Search photos with filters |
| GET /aircraft/registration | Get photos of an aircraft by registration |
| GET /airport/icao | Get photos taken at a specific airport |
| GET /photographer/username | Get photos by a specific photographer |
The JetPhotos API allows developers to access their database of aviation photos, including metadata, aircraft details, airlines, airports, and photo URLs.
Official API endpoint: https://api.jetphotos.com/v2/
Requires: API key (free for non-commercial use, with limits).