N2YO

N2YO TLE API

Two-Line Element data for satellites.

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GET /tle/{id} Get TLE for a satellite #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: N2YO Satellite Tracking Above TLE API
  description: The N2YO REST API provides data for software and web developers to build satellite tracking and prediction applications. The REST API v1 is free but transaction limited. All endpoints require an apiKey query parameter.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: N2YO Support
    url: https://www.n2yo.com/api/
  license:
    name: N2YO API Terms
    url: https://www.n2yo.com/api/
servers:
- url: https://api.n2yo.com/rest/v1/satellite
  description: Production server
security:
- apiKey: []
tags:
- name: TLE
  description: Two-Line Element data for satellites.
paths:
  /tle/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - TLE
      summary: Get TLE for a satellite
      description: Retrieves the Two Line Element set for a satellite by NORAD ID.
      operationId: getTLE
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/SatelliteId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: TLE data for the satellite.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TLEResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    TLEResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        info:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/SatelliteInfo'
        tle:
          type: string
          description: Two Line Element set for the satellite.
    SatelliteInfo:
      type: object
      properties:
        satid:
          type: integer
        satname:
          type: string
        transactionscount:
          type: integer
  parameters:
    ApiKey:
      name: apiKey
      in: query
      required: true
      description: Your N2YO API key.
      schema:
        type: string
    SatelliteId:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: NORAD catalog number for the satellite.
      schema:
        type: integer
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: apiKey