NASA Open APIs

NASA Open APIs Enhanced API

The Enhanced API from NASA Open APIs — 3 operation(s) for enhanced.

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Operations 3

GET /api/enhanced Get Most Recent Enhanced Color Images #

GET /api/enhanced/date/{date} Get Enhanced Color Images by Date #

GET /api/enhanced/available Get Available Enhanced Color Dates #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: NASA EPIC (Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera) Enhanced API
  description: 'The DSCOVR EPIC instrument provides full-disc imagery of Earth and captures unique perspectives of certain

    astronomical events such as lunar transits. The API returns natural and enhanced color image metadata with

    centroid coordinates, spacecraft, sun, and lunar positions.

    '
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: NASA EPIC
    url: https://epic.gsfc.nasa.gov/about/api
  license:
    name: US Government Work (Public Domain)
servers:
- url: https://api.nasa.gov/EPIC
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Enhanced
paths:
  /api/enhanced:
    get:
      summary: Get Most Recent Enhanced Color Images
      operationId: getEnhancedRecent
      tags:
      - Enhanced
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Metadata for the most recent enhanced color EPIC images.
  /api/enhanced/date/{date}:
    get:
      summary: Get Enhanced Color Images by Date
      operationId: getEnhancedByDate
      tags:
      - Enhanced
      parameters:
      - name: date
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Metadata for enhanced color EPIC images taken on the given date.
  /api/enhanced/available:
    get:
      summary: Get Available Enhanced Color Dates
      operationId: getEnhancedAvailable
      tags:
      - Enhanced
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of dates for which enhanced color images are available.
components:
  parameters:
    ApiKey:
      name: api_key
      in: query
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        default: DEMO_KEY
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: api_key

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