NASA Open APIs

NASA Open APIs Photos API

The Photos API from NASA Open APIs — 2 operation(s) for photos.

Documentation GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 2

GET /rovers/{rover}/photos Get Photos for a Rover #

GET /rovers/{rover}/latest_photos Get Most Recent Photos for a Rover #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: NASA Mars Rover Photos API
  description: 'Image data gathered by NASA''s Curiosity, Opportunity, Spirit, and Perseverance rovers on Mars. Each photo

    can be queried by Earth date or Martian sol with optional camera filter.

    '
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: NASA Open APIs
    url: https://api.nasa.gov/
  license:
    name: US Government Work (Public Domain)
servers:
- url: https://api.nasa.gov/mars-photos/api/v1
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Photos
paths:
  /rovers/{rover}/photos:
    get:
      summary: Get Photos for a Rover
      operationId: getRoverPhotos
      tags:
      - Photos
      parameters:
      - name: rover
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - curiosity
          - opportunity
          - spirit
          - perseverance
      - name: sol
        in: query
        description: Martian sol the photos were taken on. One of sol or earth_date is required.
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
      - name: earth_date
        in: query
        description: Earth date the photos were taken on (YYYY-MM-DD).
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
      - name: camera
        in: query
        description: Filter by camera abbreviation.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - FHAZ
          - RHAZ
          - MAST
          - CHEMCAM
          - MAHLI
          - MARDI
          - NAVCAM
          - PANCAM
          - MINITES
      - name: page
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Photos taken on the requested sol/date.
  /rovers/{rover}/latest_photos:
    get:
      summary: Get Most Recent Photos for a Rover
      operationId: getRoverLatestPhotos
      tags:
      - Photos
      parameters:
      - name: rover
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Most recent photos returned by the rover.
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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