Quick Start

Get up and running with the Flylogs API in three steps.

1. Get API Access

API access must be activated by the Flylogs team:

1. Contact Flylogs Support to request API activation

2. You need a Premium or Unlimited account

3. Once activated, use your existing Flylogs user credentials

2. Authenticate

Obtain a session token by logging in:

curl -X POST https://fmc.flylogs.com/v1/login.json \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "password": "your-password"
  }'

Response

{
  "response": {
    "result": true,
    "token": "kub0bmm3immamk6q1brojrq527",
    "user_id": 1234,
    "two_factor": "OFF"
  }
}

Save the token value — you'll need it for all subsequent requests.

2FA: If two_factor is not "OFF", the server will send a verification code. Make a second login request with the code field included.

3. Make Your First Request

Use the token to fetch your user profile:

curl https://fmc.flylogs.com/v1/users/view.json \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer kub0bmm3immamk6q1brojrq527"

Response

{
  "User": {
    "id": "1234",
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "active": true,
    "pilot": true
  },
  "UserDetail": {
    "name": "John",
    "surname": "Doe"
  },
  "UserGroup": {
    "name": "Pilot",
    "id": "110"
  }
}

Common Patterns

Pagination

List endpoints (flights, pilots) return paginated results:

# Page 1 of flights
curl https://fmc.flylogs.com/v1/flights/load/page:1/from:/to:/aircraft:/pilot:/base:/flight_type:/.json \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>"

Check paginate.nextPage in the response to know if more pages exist.

Filters in URL Path

Many endpoints encode filters in the URL path rather than query parameters:

/flights/load/page:1/from:2025-01-01/to:2025-03-31/aircraft:45/pilot:/base:/flight_type:/.json

Use empty string for filters you want to skip.

File Downloads

Export endpoints (XLS, PDF) require the token as a query parameter:

https://fmc.flylogs.com/v1/safety_reports/view/150/pdf:true?token=<token>

Error Handling

All errors return a JSON response with a message field:

{
  "message": "Unauthorized"
}

Status	Action
401	Token expired or invalid — re-authenticate
403	Insufficient permissions for this endpoint
429	Rate limited — reduce request frequency