# Positions tracking

**URL:** <https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/positions-tracking/87194>\
**Category:** FlightAware\
**Created:** [March 17, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/positions-tracking/87194 "2023-03-17T17:58:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![tsaaviacao](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/tsaaviacao/32/108737_2.png) [@tsaaviacao](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/tsaaviacao)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/positions-tracking/87194/1 "2023-03-17T17:58:22Z")

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Hello, How can I use the API to get positions from a flight that already happened?  
regards

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**Post date:** [March 19, 2023, 6:39am UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/positions-tracking/87194/2 "2023-03-19T06:39:51Z")

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AeroAPI: use the `/flights/{id}/track` endpoint: [AeroAPI Developer Portal - FlightAware](https://flightaware.com/aeroapi/portal/documentation#get-/flights/-id-/track) (or the equivalent `/history/` endpoint for older data)

Firehose: pass a `range` connection command to do a historical replay, together with appropriate filters for the data you want: [Firehose (Live Flight Data API) Documentation - FlightAware](https://flightaware.com/commercial/firehose/documentation/commands)

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**Author:** ![tsaaviacao](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/tsaaviacao/32/108737_2.png) [@tsaaviacao](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/tsaaviacao)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2023, 12:46pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/positions-tracking/87194/3 "2023-03-20T12:46:26Z")

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thanks, how can I get the flight id?

regards

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**Post date:** [March 20, 2023, 2:02pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/positions-tracking/87194/4 "2023-03-20T14:02:46Z")

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AeroAPI has various different ways you can query for flights, e.g. [/flights/search](https://flightaware.com/aeroapi/portal/documentation#get-/flights/search) (many other API calls will also return flight IDs)