N2YO Visual Passes API

Optically visible satellite pass predictions.

OpenAPI Specification

n2yo-visual-passes-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: N2YO Satellite Tracking Above Visual Passes 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: Visual Passes
  description: Optically visible satellite pass predictions.
paths:
  /visualpasses/{id}/{observer_lat}/{observer_lng}/{observer_alt}/{days}/{min_visibility}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Visual Passes
      summary: Get visual passes
      description: Predicts optically visible satellite passes over an observer.
      operationId: getVisualPasses
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/SatelliteId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ObserverLat'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ObserverLng'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ObserverAlt'
      - name: days
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Days of prediction (max 10).
        schema:
          type: integer
          maximum: 10
      - name: min_visibility
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Minimum visible seconds for a returned pass.
        schema:
          type: integer
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Visual pass predictions.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/VisualPassesResponse'
components:
  parameters:
    SatelliteId:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: NORAD catalog number for the satellite.
      schema:
        type: integer
    ObserverLng:
      name: observer_lng
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Observer longitude in decimal degrees.
      schema:
        type: number
        format: float
    ObserverLat:
      name: observer_lat
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Observer latitude in decimal degrees.
      schema:
        type: number
        format: float
    ApiKey:
      name: apiKey
      in: query
      required: true
      description: Your N2YO API key.
      schema:
        type: string
    ObserverAlt:
      name: observer_alt
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Observer altitude in meters above sea level.
      schema:
        type: number
        format: float
  schemas:
    SatelliteInfo:
      type: object
      properties:
        satid:
          type: integer
        satname:
          type: string
        transactionscount:
          type: integer
    VisualPass:
      type: object
      properties:
        startAz:
          type: number
        startAzCompass:
          type: string
        startEl:
          type: number
        startUTC:
          type: integer
        maxAz:
          type: number
        maxAzCompass:
          type: string
        maxEl:
          type: number
        maxUTC:
          type: integer
        endAz:
          type: number
        endAzCompass:
          type: string
        endEl:
          type: number
        endUTC:
          type: integer
        mag:
          type: number
        duration:
          type: integer
    VisualPassesResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        info:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SatelliteInfo'
          - type: object
            properties:
              passescount:
                type: integer
        passes:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/VisualPass'
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: apiKey