Planet Labs Data - Search API

Catalog search and saved searches.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Planet Insights Platform Data - Item Types Data - Search API
  description: 'Planet Labs operates the largest commercial Earth observation

    constellation. This specification covers the public REST surfaces of the

    Planet Insights Platform: the Data API (catalog search and asset

    metadata), the Orders API (bundle preparation and delivery), and the

    Subscriptions API (standing AOI feeds). All APIs sit under

    api.planet.com and authenticate with an API key over HTTP Basic

    (the API key is supplied as the username, with an empty password) or

    via a Bearer access token where supported.

    '
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: API Evangelist
    email: kin@apievangelist.com
  license:
    name: Proprietary
servers:
- url: https://api.planet.com
  description: Planet Insights Platform
security:
- basicAuth: []
- apiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Data - Search
  description: Catalog search and saved searches.
paths:
  /data/v1/quick-search:
    post:
      tags:
      - Data - Search
      summary: Execute a structured search
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Search results.
  /data/v1/searches:
    get:
      tags:
      - Data - Search
      summary: List saved searches
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Saved searches.
    post:
      tags:
      - Data - Search
      summary: Create a saved search
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Saved search created.
  /data/v1/searches/{search_id}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/SearchId'
    get:
      tags:
      - Data - Search
      summary: Get saved search details
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Saved search.
    put:
      tags:
      - Data - Search
      summary: Update saved search
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Updated saved search.
    delete:
      tags:
      - Data - Search
      summary: Delete saved search
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Deleted.
  /data/v1/searches/{search_id}/results:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/SearchId'
    get:
      tags:
      - Data - Search
      summary: Run a saved search
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Search results.
components:
  schemas:
    SearchRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        item_types:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        filter:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
  parameters:
    SearchId:
      name: search_id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: 'HTTP Basic with the Planet API key as the username and an empty

        password.

        '
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: Alternative API key/token header.