# CMR STAC API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/nasa-earthdata/cmr-stac-api/  
**Provider:** NASA Earthdata — https://apis.io/providers/nasa-earthdata/  
**Base URL:** https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/stac  
**Documentation:** https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/engage/open-data-services-software/earthdata-developer-portal/cmr-api

CMR STAC API is one of 7 APIs that [NASA Earthdata](https://apis.io/providers/nasa-earthdata/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include STAC, SpatioTemporal, Collection, Item, and Geospatial. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

The CMR SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog (STAC) API provides a STAC-compliant interface over NASA's Common Metadata Repository, enabling discovery and access to Earth science data collections and items using the widely-adopted STAC specification. Supports provider-specific STAC catalogs for individual NASA DAACs.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **Documentation** — https://github.com/nasa/cmr-stac/blob/master/docs/usage/usage.md
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nasa-earthdata/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other NASA Earthdata APIs (6)

- [Earthdata Login API](https://apis.io/apis/nasa-earthdata/earthdata-login-api/)
- [AppEEARS API](https://apis.io/apis/nasa-earthdata/appeears-api/)
- [Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS) API](https://apis.io/apis/nasa-earthdata/global-imagery-browse-services-gibs-api/)
- [NASA Earthdata Capabilities API](https://apis.io/apis/nasa-earthdata/nasa-earthdata-capabilities-api/)
- [NASA Earthdata Coverage API](https://apis.io/apis/nasa-earthdata/nasa-earthdata-coverage-api/)
- [NASA Earthdata OpenAPI API](https://apis.io/apis/nasa-earthdata/nasa-earthdata-openapi-api/)

## Tags

STAC, SpatioTemporal, Collection, Item, Geospatial

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