NASA Mars Rovers Rovers API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: NASA Mars Rover Photos Manifests Rovers API
  description: 'REST API providing images captured by NASA''s Curiosity, Opportunity, Spirit, and Perseverance Mars rovers. Photos can be queried by Martian sol (day since landing), Earth date, and camera type. Mission manifest data is available per rover with landing dates, launch dates, rover status, and per-sol photo breakdowns.

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  version: 1.1.2
  contact:
    name: NASA APIs Team
    url: https://api.nasa.gov/
  license:
    name: Public Domain (U.S. Government Work)
    url: https://www.usa.gov/government-works
servers:
- url: https://api.nasa.gov/mars-photos/api/v1
  description: NASA Open APIs production server
security:
- apiKeyQuery: []
tags:
- name: Rovers
  description: List and inspect Mars rover records.
paths:
  /rovers:
    get:
      operationId: listRovers
      summary: List all Mars rovers
      description: Returns a list of all Mars rovers and their mission details.
      tags:
      - Rovers
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/apiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of rover objects.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RoversResponse'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden — invalid or missing API key.
components:
  schemas:
    Rover:
      type: object
      description: Full rover record.
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          example: 5
        name:
          type: string
          example: Curiosity
        landing_date:
          type: string
          format: date
          example: '2012-08-06'
        launch_date:
          type: string
          format: date
          example: '2011-11-26'
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - active
          - complete
          example: active
        max_sol:
          type: integer
          example: 4102
        max_date:
          type: string
          format: date
          example: '2024-03-15'
        total_photos:
          type: integer
          example: 695670
        cameras:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              id:
                type: integer
              name:
                type: string
              rover_id:
                type: integer
              full_name:
                type: string
    RoversResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        rovers:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Rover'
  parameters:
    apiKey:
      name: api_key
      in: query
      required: false
      description: NASA API key. Use DEMO_KEY for testing.
      schema:
        type: string
        default: DEMO_KEY
        example: DEMO_KEY
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyQuery:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: api_key
externalDocs:
  description: NASA Open APIs Documentation
  url: https://api.nasa.gov/#MarsPhotos