---
title: "Getting started"
description: "Make your first FlightQueue API call. Get airport wait times, FAA delays and predictions with one HTTP request."
---

> Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://flightqueue.com/developers/reference/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Getting started

The FlightQueue API returns airport wait times, FAA delay status, hourly predictions, historical patterns, fast track offers and wait-time alerts. All responses use JSON.

## Base URL

```text
https://flightqueue.com/api/v1
```

## Make a request

Send your key in the `X-API-Key` header:

```bash
curl -H "X-API-Key: fq_live_your_key" \
  "https://flightqueue.com/api/v1/airports/JFK/wait-times"
```

Every successful response uses one envelope:

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {},
  "meta": { "requestId": "3f8c2b1e-6d4a-4f7b-9a1e-2c5d8e7f0a12", "timestamp": "2026-11-07T12:00:00.000Z" }
}
```

Every failed response uses this envelope. Error responses have no `meta` object:

```json
{
  "success": false,
  "error": { "code": "PREMIUM_REQUIRED", "message": "Live wait times require a premium subscription" }
}
```

## Next steps

- [Authentication](https://flightqueue.com/developers/reference/authentication/) lists the accepted headers and key types.
- [Rate limits and tiers](https://flightqueue.com/developers/reference/rate-limits/) lists the limits for each plan.
- [Get an API key](https://flightqueue.com/developers/reference/get-an-api-key/) shows how to create a key.
- [API reference](https://flightqueue.com/developers/reference/api/) lists every endpoint, parameter and response.

Source: https://flightqueue.com/developers/reference/index.mdx