UP42 Catalog API

Search the archive of previously captured imagery.

Operations 4

GET /v2/collections Get geospatial collections #
GET /v2/collections/{collection} Get a geospatial collection #
POST /catalog/hosts/{host}/stac/search Search the catalog by host #
GET /catalog/{provider}/image/{imageId}/quicklook Get a quicklook #

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OpenAPI Specification

up42-catalog-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: UP42 Catalog API
  description: 'The UP42 API is the programmatic surface of the UP42 geospatial marketplace and developer platform, operated by Airbus Defence and Space. It covers the full Earth observation workflow: searching the archive (Catalog), commissioning new satellite acquisitions (Tasking), estimating/placing/tracking Orders, storing and downloading results as cloud-native Assets, browsing storage through a STAC-compliant data management API, running Processing/analytics, and receiving order and job status changes via Webhooks.


    All requests go to https://api.up42.com and are authenticated with an OAuth2 Bearer access token. Access tokens are short-lived (about 5 minutes) and are obtained either from a UP42 API key or from account credentials via the UP42 authentication server (https://auth.up42.com/realms/public/protocol/openid-connect/token, grant_type password or client_credentials, client_id up42-api). Most ordering, storage, and processing operations are scoped to a workspace by its workspaceId.


    Endpoint accuracy: paths marked `x-up42-endpoint-status: confirmed` were verified against the UP42 developer documentation (docs.up42.com / developer.up42.com). Paths marked `modeled` are named operations from the UP42 API reference whose exact REST path/method were reconstructed from documentation and the UP42 Python SDK, and should be re-verified against the live reference during reconciliation.'
  version: '2.0'
  contact:
    name: UP42 Support
    url: https://up42.com/company/contact-us
  termsOfService: https://up42.com/legal/terms-and-conditions
servers:
- url: https://api.up42.com
  description: UP42 production API
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Catalog
  description: Search the archive of previously captured imagery.
paths:
  /v2/collections:
    get:
      operationId: listCollections
      tags:
      - Catalog
      summary: Get geospatial collections
      description: Returns the list of geospatial collections available on UP42 (both catalog and tasking), each describing a data product, its provider/host, and supported ordering parameters.
      x-up42-endpoint-status: modeled
      parameters:
      - name: type
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filter collections by ordering type (ARCHIVE or TASKING).
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - ARCHIVE
          - TASKING
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A paged list of collections.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CollectionList'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /v2/collections/{collection}:
    parameters:
    - name: collection
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The unique name of the collection.
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      operationId: getCollection
      tags:
      - Catalog
      summary: Get a geospatial collection
      description: Retrieves a single geospatial collection by its unique name.
      x-up42-endpoint-status: modeled
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The requested collection.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Collection'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /catalog/hosts/{host}/stac/search:
    parameters:
    - name: host
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The catalog host to search (for example, oneatlas).
      schema:
        type: string
    post:
      operationId: searchCatalogByHost
      tags:
      - Catalog
      summary: Search the catalog by host
      description: Runs a STAC search against a host's archive catalog. Filter by collection, area of interest (intersects/bbox), acquisition datetime range, and property queries such as cloud cover, then page through matching scenes.
      x-up42-endpoint-status: modeled
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/StacSearchRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A STAC FeatureCollection of matching scenes.
          content:
            application/geo+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/StacItemCollection'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /catalog/{provider}/image/{imageId}/quicklook:
    parameters:
    - name: provider
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    - name: imageId
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      operationId: getQuicklookImage
      tags:
      - Catalog
      summary: Get a quicklook
      description: Returns a low-resolution quicklook preview image for an archive scene.
      x-up42-endpoint-status: modeled
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The quicklook image.
          content:
            image/jpeg:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid access token.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  schemas:
    StacItem:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          default: Feature
        stac_version:
          type: string
        id:
          type: string
        collection:
          type: string
        geometry:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
        bbox:
          type: array
          items:
            type: number
        properties:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
        assets:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
    CollectionList:
      type: object
      properties:
        content:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Collection'
    Collection:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - ARCHIVE
          - TASKING
        producers:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        dataProducts:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            additionalProperties: true
    StacSearchRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        collections:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        intersects:
          type: object
          description: A GeoJSON geometry to intersect.
          additionalProperties: true
        bbox:
          type: array
          items:
            type: number
        datetime:
          type: string
          description: An RFC 3339 datetime or interval.
        query:
          type: object
          description: Property queries such as cloudCoverage.
          additionalProperties: true
        limit:
          type: integer
          default: 10
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
        status:
          type: integer
        detail:
          type: string
    StacItemCollection:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          default: FeatureCollection
        features:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/StacItem'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: 'OAuth2 Bearer access token. Obtain a token from a UP42 API key or account credentials via https://auth.up42.com/realms/public/protocol/openid-connect/token (client_id up42-api). Access tokens are short-lived (about 5 minutes); refresh as needed. Pass as `Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN`.'