# Earthdata Login API

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

Earthdata Login 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 Authentication, SSO, User Management, and Access Control. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

The Earthdata Login API provides free and immediate access to thousands of EOSDIS data products covering all Earth science disciplines. It manages user authentication and profile management using OAuth2 and Single Sign-On (SSO), enabling applications to query user information and manage access tokens without maintaining separate user databases.

## Machine-readable artifacts (1)

- **Documentation** — https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/engage/open-data-services-software/earthdata-developer-portal/earthdata-login-api

## Other NASA Earthdata APIs (6)

- [CMR STAC API](https://apis.io/apis/nasa-earthdata/cmr-stac-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

Authentication, SSO, User Management, Access Control

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