SpaceX (Community API) Launches API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: SpaceX REST Capsules Launches API
  description: 'Community-maintained, open-source REST API for SpaceX data — launches, rockets,

    capsules, cores, crew, dragons, payloads, ships, landpads, launchpads, Starlink

    satellites, the Tesla Roadster ephemeris, company info, and historical events.

    Source: https://github.com/r-spacex/SpaceX-API (Apache 2.0).


    STATUS: Maintenance-only as of 2024. New launches/missions are NOT being added.

    Existing data remains queryable; project remains hosted for historical lookups

    and as a teaching/sample API.


    Each resource is independently versioned. The Launches resource has both v4 and

    v5 surfaces; v5 omits the v4 response/query transforms (`tdb` typo retained for v4

    parity). All other resources are v4-only.


    Authentication: only required for destructive (create/update/delete) admin routes

    via the `spacex-key` header. All read operations are public.


    Querying: every resource exposes a POST `/{resource}/query` endpoint that accepts

    a mongoose-paginate-v2 body of the form `{ query: <MongoDB find()>, options: {...} }`.

    '
  version: '4.0'
  contact:
    name: r-spacex community
    url: https://github.com/r-spacex/SpaceX-API
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  x-generated-from: documentation
  x-last-validated: '2026-05-29'
  x-status: maintenance-only
servers:
- url: https://api.spacexdata.com
  description: Canonical hosted REST endpoint (community-operated)
security: []
tags:
- name: Launches
  description: Detailed info about SpaceX launches (v4 and v5).
paths:
  /v5/launches:
    get:
      operationId: listLaunchesV5
      summary: List All Launches
      description: Return every launch record sorted ascending by flight_number.
      tags:
      - Launches
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Array of launch records.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Launch'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /v5/launches/past:
    get:
      operationId: listPastLaunches
      summary: List Past Launches
      description: 'Return all launches with `upcoming: false`.'
      tags:
      - Launches
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Array of past launch records.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Launch'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /v5/launches/upcoming:
    get:
      operationId: listUpcomingLaunches
      summary: List Upcoming Launches
      description: 'Return all launches with `upcoming: true`. In maintenance-only mode this list is no longer updated.'
      tags:
      - Launches
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Array of upcoming launch records.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Launch'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /v5/launches/latest:
    get:
      operationId: getLatestLaunch
      summary: Get Latest Launch
      description: 'Return the most recent past launch (highest flight_number with `upcoming: false`).'
      tags:
      - Launches
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Latest launch record.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Launch'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /v5/launches/next:
    get:
      operationId: getNextLaunch
      summary: Get Next Launch
      description: 'Return the next upcoming launch (lowest flight_number with `upcoming: true`).'
      tags:
      - Launches
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Next launch record.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Launch'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /v5/launches/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: getLaunch
      summary: Get One Launch
      description: Return a single launch by its UUID.
      tags:
      - Launches
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/IdParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Launch record.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Launch'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /v5/launches/query:
    post:
      operationId: queryLaunches
      summary: Query Launches
      description: Run a mongoose-paginate-v2 query against the launches collection with optional populate.
      tags:
      - Launches
      requestBody:
        $ref: '#/components/requestBodies/QueryBody'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Paginated launch result.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PaginatedLaunches'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  parameters:
    IdParam:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Resource UUID (MongoDB ObjectId, e.g. `5e9d0d95eda69973a809d1ec`).
      schema:
        type: string
        pattern: ^[a-f0-9]{24}$
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  schemas:
    Launch:
      type: object
      description: A SpaceX launch record.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        flight_number:
          type: integer
        name:
          type: string
        date_utc:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        date_unix:
          type: integer
        date_local:
          type: string
        date_precision:
          type: string
          enum:
          - half
          - quarter
          - year
          - month
          - day
          - hour
        static_fire_date_utc:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          format: date-time
        static_fire_date_unix:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
        tbd:
          type: boolean
          default: false
        net:
          type: boolean
          default: false
        window:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
        rocket:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        success:
          type: boolean
          nullable: true
        failures:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              time:
                type: integer
              altitude:
                type: integer
                nullable: true
              reason:
                type: string
        upcoming:
          type: boolean
        details:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        fairings:
          type: object
          nullable: true
          properties:
            reused:
              type: boolean
              nullable: true
            recovery_attempt:
              type: boolean
              nullable: true
            recovered:
              type: boolean
              nullable: true
            ships:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
        crew:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              crew:
                type: string
                nullable: true
              role:
                type: string
                nullable: true
        ships:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        capsules:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        payloads:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        launchpad:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        cores:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              core:
                type: string
                nullable: true
              flight:
                type: integer
                nullable: true
              gridfins:
                type: boolean
                nullable: true
              legs:
                type: boolean
                nullable: true
              reused:
                type: boolean
                nullable: true
              landing_attempt:
                type: boolean
                nullable: true
              landing_success:
                type: boolean
                nullable: true
              landing_type:
                type: string
                nullable: true
              landpad:
                type: string
                nullable: true
        links:
          type: object
          properties:
            patch:
              type: object
              properties:
                small:
                  type: string
                  nullable: true
                  format: uri
                large:
                  type: string
                  nullable: true
                  format: uri
            reddit:
              type: object
              properties:
                campaign:
                  type: string
                  nullable: true
                  format: uri
                launch:
                  type: string
                  nullable: true
                  format: uri
                media:
                  type: string
                  nullable: true
                  format: uri
                recovery:
                  type: string
                  nullable: true
                  format: uri
            flickr:
              type: object
              properties:
                small:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                    format: uri
                original:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                    format: uri
            presskit:
              type: string
              nullable: true
              format: uri
            webcast:
              type: string
              nullable: true
              format: uri
            youtube_id:
              type: string
              nullable: true
            article:
              type: string
              nullable: true
              format: uri
            wikipedia:
              type: string
              nullable: true
              format: uri
        auto_update:
          type: boolean
          default: true
      required:
      - flight_number
      - name
      - date_utc
      - date_unix
      - date_local
      - date_precision
      - upcoming
    PaginationEnvelope:
      type: object
      description: Default mongoose-paginate-v2 wrapper.
      properties:
        totalDocs:
          type: integer
        offset:
          type: integer
        limit:
          type: integer
        totalPages:
          type: integer
        page:
          type: integer
        pagingCounter:
          type: integer
        hasPrevPage:
          type: boolean
        hasNextPage:
          type: boolean
        prevPage:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
        nextPage:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
    QueryRequest:
      type: object
      description: mongoose-paginate-v2 query body.
      properties:
        query:
          type: object
          description: MongoDB find() filter document.
          additionalProperties: true
        options:
          type: object
          description: Pagination + projection options.
          properties:
            select:
              description: Fields to include/exclude (string or object).
              oneOf:
              - type: string
              - type: object
            sort:
              description: Sort order (string or object).
              oneOf:
              - type: string
              - type: object
            offset:
              type: integer
            page:
              type: integer
            limit:
              type: integer
            pagination:
              type: boolean
            populate:
              description: Populate definitions (array, object, or string).
              oneOf:
              - type: array
                items: {}
              - type: object
              - type: string
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message.
        status:
          type: integer
          description: HTTP status code echoed in body.
    PaginatedLaunches:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/PaginationEnvelope'
      - type: object
        properties:
          docs:
            type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Launch'
  requestBodies:
    QueryBody:
      description: mongoose-paginate-v2 query body.
      required: false
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/QueryRequest'
          example:
            query: {}
            options:
              limit: 10
              page: 1
  securitySchemes:
    SpacexKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: spacex-key
      description: 'Admin API key for destructive (create/update/delete) operations.

        Not required for any read endpoint.

        '