NASA

NASA Metadata API

The Metadata API from NASA — 1 operation(s) for metadata.

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://api.nasa.gov/#apod
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Documentation
https://api.nasa.gov/#MarsPhotos
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Documentation
https://api.nasa.gov/#NeoWS
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https://api.nasa.gov/#DONKI
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https://api.nasa.gov/#EPIC
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https://api.nasa.gov/#Images

Specifications

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nasa/refs/heads/main/openapi/nasa-metadata-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

nasa-metadata-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) Asset Metadata API
  description: The Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) API provides access to NASA's popular APOD service, returning the astronomy picture or video of the day along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: NASA API Support
    url: https://api.nasa.gov
servers:
- url: https://api.nasa.gov
tags:
- name: Metadata
paths:
  /metadata/{nasa_id}:
    get:
      operationId: getMetadata
      summary: NASA Get media metadata location
      description: Returns the metadata location for a NASA media asset.
      parameters:
      - name: nasa_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  location:
                    type: string
                    format: uri
      tags:
      - Metadata