---
title: "Check if a given ident is blocked"
method: GET
path: "/aircraft/{ident}/blocked"
tags: ["miscellaneous"]
---

# Check if a given ident is blocked

`GET /aircraft/{ident}/blocked`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://aeroapi.flightaware.com/aeroapi`
- URL: `https://aeroapi.flightaware.com/aeroapi/aircraft/{ident}/blocked`
- Auth: API key in header `x-apikey`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/flightaware/apis/aeroapi/docs/aircraft/:ident/blocked/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Given an aircraft identification, returns true if the aircraft is blocked from
public tracking per request from the owner/operator, false if it is not blocked.
Any IATA-like idents will be translated to ICAO before lookup.
When marked as blocked, no associated flight information will be visible in
AeroAPI. FlightAware can provide aircraft owner/operators with secure access to
their blocked flight data by [contacting FlightAware for help](https://www.flightaware.com/about/contact).

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `blocked` boolean, required: Set to true if the aircraft or ident is blocked from tracking.

## Other responses

- `400`: Incorrect parameter(s). Ident may be missing.

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/flightaware/apis/aeroapi.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/flightaware/apis/aeroapi/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/flightaware/apis/aeroapi/revisions/3023e7a0c54c?raw)