adsbdb.airline.lookup
Look up airline details by ICAO 3-letter code (e.g. "BAW" for British Airways, "UAL" for United Airlines) or IATA 2-letter code (e.g. "BA", "UA"). Returns airline name, both ICAO and IATA codes, country of registration, and radio telephony callsign used in ATC communications (e.g. "SPEEDBIRD" for...
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What adsbdb.airline.lookup does on Apibase
AI agents call adsbdb.airline.lookup to retrieve information from Apibase without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
code | string | Yes | Airline code to look up. Accepts ICAO 3-letter codes (e.g. "BAW" for British Airways, "UAL" for United) or IATA 2-letter codes (e.g. "BA", "UA"). ICAO codes are |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why adsbdb.airline.lookup is rated Low
Tool retrieves static airline metadata without modifying data or executing external operations.
From the tool's definition Look up airline details by ICAO/IATA code. Returns airline name, codes, country, callsign.
Risk signalsAccepts freeform code/query input (code)
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs adsbdb.airline.lookup safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Apibase, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For adsbdb.airline.lookup, this is the rule to start with:
adsbdb.airline.lookup is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Apibase, apply this rule, and every adsbdb.airline.lookup call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about adsbdb.airline.lookup
Look up airline details by ICAO 3-letter code (e.g. "BAW" for British Airways, "UAL" for United Airlines) or IATA 2-letter code (e.g. "BA", "UA"). Returns airline name, both ICAO and IATA codes, country of registration, and radio telephony callsign used in ATC communications (e.g. "SPEEDBIRD" for British Airways). Useful for decoding transponder callsigns and identifying aircraft operators. Source: ADS-B DB — api.adsbdb.com, MIT license, no auth. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
adsbdb.airline.lookup accepts 1 parameter: code. Required: code. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for adsbdb.airline.lookup: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Apibase. Nothing to install.
adsbdb.airline.lookup is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the adsbdb.airline.lookup rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for adsbdb.airline.lookup. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
adsbdb.airline.lookup is provided by the Apibase MCP server (apibase-mcp-client). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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