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            • gfwapiclient.resources.insights.models.request
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          • gfwapiclient.resources.insights.endpoints
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          • gfwapiclient.resources.vessels.search
            • gfwapiclient.resources.vessels.search.models
              • gfwapiclient.resources.vessels.search.models.request
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            • gfwapiclient.resources.vessels.search.endpoints
          • gfwapiclient.resources.vessels.detail
            • gfwapiclient.resources.vessels.detail.models
              • gfwapiclient.resources.vessels.detail.models.request
              • gfwapiclient.resources.vessels.detail.models.response
            • gfwapiclient.resources.vessels.detail.endpoints
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            • gfwapiclient.resources.vessels.list.models
              • gfwapiclient.resources.vessels.list.models.request
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            • gfwapiclient.resources.vessels.list.endpoints
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              • gfwapiclient.resources.vessels.base.models.request
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          • gfwapiclient.resources.vessels.resources
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          • gfwapiclient.resources.references.regions
            • gfwapiclient.resources.references.regions.models
              • gfwapiclient.resources.references.regions.models.response
            • gfwapiclient.resources.references.regions.endpoints
          • gfwapiclient.resources.references.resources
        • gfwapiclient.resources.bulk_downloads
          • gfwapiclient.resources.bulk_downloads.file
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              • gfwapiclient.resources.bulk_downloads.file.models.request
              • gfwapiclient.resources.bulk_downloads.file.models.response
            • gfwapiclient.resources.bulk_downloads.file.endpoints
          • gfwapiclient.resources.bulk_downloads.detail
            • gfwapiclient.resources.bulk_downloads.detail.models
              • gfwapiclient.resources.bulk_downloads.detail.models.response
            • gfwapiclient.resources.bulk_downloads.detail.endpoints
          • gfwapiclient.resources.bulk_downloads.list
            • gfwapiclient.resources.bulk_downloads.list.models
              • gfwapiclient.resources.bulk_downloads.list.models.request
              • gfwapiclient.resources.bulk_downloads.list.models.response
            • gfwapiclient.resources.bulk_downloads.list.endpoints
          • gfwapiclient.resources.bulk_downloads.query
            • gfwapiclient.resources.bulk_downloads.query.models
              • gfwapiclient.resources.bulk_downloads.query.models.fixed_infrastructure_data
                • gfwapiclient.resources.bulk_downloads.query.models.fixed_infrastructure_data.response
              • gfwapiclient.resources.bulk_downloads.query.models.base
                • gfwapiclient.resources.bulk_downloads.query.models.base.request
                • gfwapiclient.resources.bulk_downloads.query.models.base.response
            • gfwapiclient.resources.bulk_downloads.query.endpoints
          • gfwapiclient.resources.bulk_downloads.create
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              • gfwapiclient.resources.bulk_downloads.create.models.request
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            • gfwapiclient.resources.bulk_downloads.create.endpoints
          • gfwapiclient.resources.bulk_downloads.base
            • gfwapiclient.resources.bulk_downloads.base.models
              • gfwapiclient.resources.bulk_downloads.base.models.request
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          • gfwapiclient.resources.bulk_downloads.resources
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            • gfwapiclient.resources.datasets.models.request
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          • gfwapiclient.resources.datasets.resources
          • gfwapiclient.resources.datasets.endpoints
        • gfwapiclient.resources.events
          • gfwapiclient.resources.events.detail
            • gfwapiclient.resources.events.detail.models
              • gfwapiclient.resources.events.detail.models.request
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            • gfwapiclient.resources.events.detail.endpoints
          • gfwapiclient.resources.events.list
            • gfwapiclient.resources.events.list.models
              • gfwapiclient.resources.events.list.models.request
              • gfwapiclient.resources.events.list.models.response
            • gfwapiclient.resources.events.list.endpoints
          • gfwapiclient.resources.events.base
            • gfwapiclient.resources.events.base.models
              • gfwapiclient.resources.events.base.models.request
              • gfwapiclient.resources.events.base.models.response
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              • gfwapiclient.resources.events.stats.models.request
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            • gfwapiclient.resources.events.stats.endpoints
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            • gfwapiclient.resources.fourwings.report.endpoints
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          • gfwapiclient.http.endpoints.post
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          • gfwapiclient.http.endpoints.abc
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          • gfwapiclient.http.models.request
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        • gfwapiclient.http.client
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Usage GuidesΒΆ

The sections below provide detailed instructions and examples for interacting with the various APIs offered by Global Fishing Watch using the gfw-api-python-client.

Note: See the Datasets, Data Caveats, and Terms of Use pages in the GFW API documentation for details on GFW data, API licenses, and rate limits.

  • 4Wings API
  • Vessels API
  • Events API
  • Insights API
  • Datasets API
  • Bulk Download API
  • Reference Data API
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