SkyWatch

SkyWatch Pipelines API

Standing orders that monitor an AOI and deliver imagery on a schedule.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 6

GET /pipelines List pipelines #
POST /pipelines Create a pipeline #
DELETE /pipelines Delete multiple pipelines #
GET /pipelines/{id} Get a pipeline #
PATCH /pipelines/{id} Update a pipeline #
DELETE /pipelines/{id} Delete a pipeline #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://api-docs.earthcache.com/
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APIReference
https://api-docs.earthcache.com/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/skywatch/refs/heads/main/openapi/skywatch-pipelines-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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PostmanCollection
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OpenCollection
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/skywatch/refs/heads/main/collections/skywatch.opencollection.json
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Plans
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/skywatch/refs/heads/main/plans/skywatch-plans-pricing.yml
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Pricing
https://skywatch.com/earthcache/pricing/

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OpenAPI Specification

skywatch-pipelines-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: SkyWatch EarthCache Pipelines 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: Pipelines
  description: Standing orders that monitor an AOI and deliver imagery on a schedule.
paths:
  /pipelines:
    get:
      tags:
      - Pipelines
      summary: List pipelines
      operationId: listPipelines
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of pipelines.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PipelineList'
    post:
      tags:
      - Pipelines
      summary: Create a pipeline
      operationId: createPipeline
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PipelineRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Pipeline created.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pipeline'
    delete:
      tags:
      - Pipelines
      summary: Delete multiple pipelines
      operationId: deletePipelines
      description: Delete multiple pipelines by id.
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Pipelines deleted.
  /pipelines/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Pipelines
      summary: Get a pipeline
      operationId: getPipeline
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PipelineId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The pipeline.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pipeline'
    patch:
      tags:
      - Pipelines
      summary: Update a pipeline
      operationId: updatePipeline
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PipelineId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PipelineRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Pipeline updated.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pipeline'
    delete:
      tags:
      - Pipelines
      summary: Delete a pipeline
      operationId: deletePipeline
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PipelineId'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Pipeline deleted.
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: {}
    Pipeline:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/PipelineRequest'
      - type: object
        properties:
          id:
            type: string
          created_at:
            type: string
            format: date-time
          updated_at:
            type: string
            format: date-time
    PipelineList:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pipeline'
    PipelineRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      - start_date
      - end_date
      - aoi
      - output
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        start_date:
          type: string
          format: date
        end_date:
          type: string
          format: date
        budget_per_km2:
          type: number
        max_cost:
          type: number
        cloud_cover_percentage:
          type: number
        min_aoi_coverage_percentage:
          type: number
        resolution_low:
          type: number
        resolution_high:
          type: number
        interval:
          type: string
          example: 1d
        result_delivery:
          type: object
          properties:
            max_latency:
              type: string
              example: 0d
            priorities:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
              example:
              - latest
              - highest_resolution
              - lowest_cost
        aoi:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeoJSON'
        output:
          type: object
          properties:
            id:
              type: string
            format:
              type: string
              example: geotiff
            mosaic:
              type: string
              example: 'off'
        tags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              label:
                type: string
              value:
                type: string
        status:
          type: string
          example: active
        sources:
          type: object
          properties:
            include:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
              example:
              - Pleiades
              - Spot
              - PlanetScope
              - Sentinel-2
  parameters:
    PipelineId:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The id of the pipeline.
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key