NASA Mars Photos API
The Mars Photos API from NASA — 3 operation(s) for mars photos.
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: NASA Mars Rover Photos Mars Photos API
description: The Mars Rover Photos API provides access to images collected by NASA's Curiosity, Opportunity, and Spirit rovers on Mars. Photos are organized by sol (Martian day) or Earth date and can be filtered by camera.
version: 1.0.0
contact:
name: NASA API Support
url: https://api.nasa.gov
servers:
- url: https://api.nasa.gov
tags:
- name: Mars Photos
paths:
/mars-photos/api/v1/rovers/{rover}/photos:
get:
operationId: getRoverPhotos
summary: NASA Get photos from a Mars rover
description: Returns photos taken by the specified Mars rover, filtered by sol or Earth date and optionally by camera.
parameters:
- name: rover
in: path
required: true
description: The name of the rover.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- curiosity
- opportunity
- spirit
- name: sol
in: query
required: false
description: Martian sol (day) on which photos were taken.
schema:
type: integer
- name: earth_date
in: query
required: false
description: Earth date on which photos were taken (YYYY-MM-DD).
schema:
type: string
format: date
- name: camera
in: query
required: false
description: Abbreviation of the camera used to take the photo.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- FHAZ
- RHAZ
- MAST
- CHEMCAM
- MAHLI
- MARDI
- NAVCAM
- PANCAM
- MINITES
- name: page
in: query
required: false
description: Page number for paginated results (25 items per page).
schema:
type: integer
default: 1
- name: api_key
in: query
required: true
schema:
type: string
default: DEMO_KEY
responses:
'200':
description: Successful response
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
photos:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/RoverPhoto'
tags:
- Mars Photos
/mars-photos/api/v1/rovers/{rover}/latest_photos:
get:
operationId: getLatestRoverPhotos
summary: NASA Get the latest photos from a Mars rover
description: Returns the most recently available photos for a rover.
parameters:
- name: rover
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
enum:
- curiosity
- opportunity
- spirit
- name: api_key
in: query
required: true
schema:
type: string
default: DEMO_KEY
responses:
'200':
description: Successful response
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
latest_photos:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/RoverPhoto'
tags:
- Mars Photos
/mars-photos/api/v1/manifests/{rover}:
get:
operationId: getRoverManifest
summary: NASA Get mission manifest for a rover
description: Returns the mission manifest including sol and photo counts.
parameters:
- name: rover
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
enum:
- curiosity
- opportunity
- spirit
- name: api_key
in: query
required: true
schema:
type: string
default: DEMO_KEY
responses:
'200':
description: Successful response
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
photo_manifest:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/RoverManifest'
tags:
- Mars Photos
components:
schemas:
RoverPhoto:
type: object
properties:
id:
type: integer
description: Unique identifier for the photo.
sol:
type: integer
description: Martian sol on which the photo was taken.
camera:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Camera'
img_src:
type: string
format: uri
description: URL of the image.
earth_date:
type: string
format: date
description: Earth date when the photo was taken.
rover:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Rover'
Rover:
type: object
properties:
id:
type: integer
name:
type: string
landing_date:
type: string
format: date
launch_date:
type: string
format: date
status:
type: string
enum:
- active
- complete
RoverManifest:
type: object
properties:
name:
type: string
landing_date:
type: string
format: date
launch_date:
type: string
format: date
status:
type: string
max_sol:
type: integer
max_date:
type: string
format: date
total_photos:
type: integer
photos:
type: array
items:
type: object
properties:
sol:
type: integer
earth_date:
type: string
format: date
total_photos:
type: integer
cameras:
type: array
items:
type: string
Camera:
type: object
properties:
id:
type: integer
name:
type: string
rover_id:
type: integer
full_name:
type: string