Aviation Data

Upstream sources catalog

List every upstream the Aviation API can consult, with license + status.

GET/v1/reference/sourcesRequires X-API-Key

Returns the canonical SourceCatalog: OurAirports (Public Domain CC0), FAA Registry (US Public Domain), ADSB.lol (ODbL 1.0) and the internal seed. Each entry exposes license metadata, URL, restrictions, whether it is enabled, and the last successful sync timestamp (absent if not yet synced).

Authorization

X-API-KeystringRequired

Opaque API key issued from the Norba dashboard. Sent on every request as the X-API-Key HTTP header. Missing or invalid keys are rejected with 401 Unauthorized.

Request

GET

BASH·cURL

curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.norba.io/v1/reference/sources \
  --header "X-API-Key: $NORBA_KEY"

API Key

Enter an API key to enable the request.

Response

JSON·200 response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "ourairports",
      "name": "OurAirports",
      "source_type": "open-data",
      "url": "https://ourairports.com/data/",
      "license": "Public Domain (CC0)",
      "license_url": "https://ourairports.com/data/",
      "enabled": true,
      "status": "syncing",
      "last_synced": "2026-05-30T13:30:29Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "faa-registry",
      "name": "FAA Aircraft Registry",
      "source_type": "official",
      "url": "https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/releasable_aircraft_download/",
      "license": "U.S. Government work (Public Domain in U.S.; check destination jurisdiction)",
      "restrictions": "Covers U.S.-registered (N-) aircraft only.",
      "enabled": true,
      "status": "syncing"
    },
    {
      "id": "adsblol",
      "name": "ADSB.lol",
      "source_type": "derived-from-adsb",
      "url": "https://www.adsb.lol/",
      "license": "ODbL 1.0",
      "license_url": "https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/",
      "restrictions": "Attribution required. Share-alike applies to redistributed derived databases.",
      "enabled": true,
      "status": "ready"
    },
    {
      "id": "internal-seed",
      "name": "Goordian internal seed catalog",
      "source_type": "internal-normalized",
      "license": "Proprietary",
      "enabled": true,
      "status": "ready"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "1d8e09e831a0c5be",
    "count": 4,
    "total": 4
  },
  "errors": []
}