NASA FIRMS · Example Payload

Data Availability Request

Example request for the FIRMS Data Availability API to check all sensors.

NASAFire DetectionSatelliteMODISVIIRSRemote SensingOpen DataEnvironmentalGeospatialScience

Data Availability Request is an example object payload from NASA FIRMS, with 5 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.

Top-level fields

descriptionmethodurlpath_parametersnotes

Example Payload

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{
  "description": "Example request for the FIRMS Data Availability API to check all sensors.",
  "method": "GET",
  "url": "https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/api/data_availability/csv/{MAP_KEY}/ALL",
  "path_parameters": {
    "map_key": "{MAP_KEY}",
    "sensor": "ALL"
  },
  "notes": "Replace {MAP_KEY} with your free MAP_KEY. Use a specific sensor value (e.g., MODIS_NRT) to limit the response to one sensor."
}