The National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Mars Rover Photos API

Photos from Curiosity, Opportunity, Perseverance, and Spirit.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: NASA Open APIs APOD Mars Rover Photos API
  description: 'The api.nasa.gov portal hosts a federated set of NASA APIs covering

    imagery, science, and mission data. All endpoints authenticate via

    the `api_key` query parameter (DEMO_KEY is available for limited

    use). This specification covers commonly used endpoints across

    APOD, NeoWs, DONKI, Earth, EPIC, Mars Rover Photos, and InSight.

    '
  version: '1.0'
servers:
- url: https://api.nasa.gov
  description: NASA api.nasa.gov gateway
security:
- apiKeyQuery: []
tags:
- name: Mars Rover Photos
  description: Photos from Curiosity, Opportunity, Perseverance, and Spirit.
paths:
  /mars-photos/api/v1/rovers/{rover}/photos:
    get:
      tags:
      - Mars Rover Photos
      summary: List photos taken by a Mars rover on a given Sol or Earth date
      operationId: marsRoverPhotos
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: rover
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - curiosity
          - opportunity
          - perseverance
          - spirit
      - in: query
        name: sol
        schema:
          type: integer
      - in: query
        name: earth_date
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
      - in: query
        name: camera
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: page
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Photos.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
components:
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyQuery:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: api_key
      description: NASA API key (DEMO_KEY available for limited use).