API URL
POST /api/v1/helicopter/lookup
Headers
Code
Content-Type: application/jsonBody Parameters
Param
Type
Description
tail
required
string
Tail number query parameter
hex
required
string
ICAO path parameter
sn
required
string
Serial path parameter
Example Request
Code
GET https://datpaq.com/api/v1/helicopter/lookup?api_key=your-api-key&tail=N1098ZSuccessful Response
Status
HTML
200 OKBody
Code
{
"tail_number": "N1098Z",
"valid": false,
"reason": "unreachable or timed out",
"source": "faa",
"correlationId": "abc123"
}Field
Type
status
string
service
string
version
string
timestamp
string
uptime
number
environment
string
tail_number
string
valid
boolean
reason
string
source
string
error
string
hex
string
serial_number
string
manufacturers
array
manufacturer
string
models
array
message
string
correlationId
string
Error Response
Example
Code
401 AuthenticationError - Missing or invalid API key at gateway layer: Request rejected by authentication policy
404 RouteNotFound - Requested route not mounted: Route does not exist in service
422 ValidationError - Missing tail query or invalid tail/hex/serial input format: Input validation failed
500 InternalError - Unhandled parse or middleware error: Request failed during internal processing
501 NotImplemented - Serial lookup or batch scaffold endpoint invoked: Feature route exists but is not fully implementedLast Updated: May 4, 2026