SkyWatch

SkyWatch Archive Search API

Query historical imagery and retrieve matching search results.

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Operations 2

POST /archive/search Create a search #

GET /archive/search/{id}/search_results Get search results #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: SkyWatch EarthCache Archive Search API
  description: The EarthCache API gives developers a single, provider-agnostic interface to discover, price, order, and deliver commercial satellite imagery and geospatial data.
  version: '1.7'
  contact:
    name: SkyWatch Support
    url: https://skywatch.com/support
    email: support@skywatch.com
servers:
- url: https://api.skywatch.co/earthcache
  description: EarthCache production
security:
- ApiKey: []
tags:
- name: Archive Search
  description: Query historical imagery and retrieve matching search results.
paths:
  /archive/search:
    post:
      tags:
      - Archive Search
      summary: Create a search
      operationId: createArchiveSearch
      description: Creates an asynchronous archive search over historical imagery for an area of interest and date window and returns the search id used to retrieve results.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Search created.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchCreated'
        '400':
          description: Invalid search request.
  /archive/search/{id}/search_results:
    get:
      tags:
      - Archive Search
      summary: Get search results
      operationId: getArchiveSearchResults
      description: Returns the results of a previously created search. Returns 202 while the search is still processing and 200 with results once complete.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/SearchId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Search results.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchResults'
        '202':
          description: Search still processing; retry after a short delay.
components:
  schemas:
    GeoJSON:
      type: object
      description: A GeoJSON geometry (typically a Polygon) describing the AOI.
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          example: Polygon
        coordinates:
          type: array
          items: {}
    SearchRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - location
      - start_date
      - end_date
      properties:
        location:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeoJSON'
        start_date:
          type: string
          format: date
        end_date:
          type: string
          format: date
        resolution:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          example:
          - low
        coverage:
          type: number
        interval_length:
          type: integer
        order_by:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          example:
          - resolution
    SearchCreated:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: object
          properties:
            id:
              type: string
    SearchResults:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              id:
                type: string
              product_name:
                type: string
              source:
                type: string
              resolution:
                type: number
              cost:
                type: number
              preview_url:
                type: string
                format: uri
              thumbnail_url:
                type: string
                format: uri
              start_time:
                type: string
                format: date-time
  parameters:
    SearchId:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The id of the search.
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key