ISS Location API (Open Notify)

aid: iss-api
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/iss-api/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: ISS Location API (Open Notify)
kind: API
description: Open Notify is a free, open-source project by Nathan Bergey that exposes real-time NASA and ISS data as simple
  REST endpoints. The service provides the current latitude and longitude of the International Space Station (updated every
  five seconds as the ISS travels at roughly 28,000 km/h), a count and roster of all humans currently in space across all
  spacecraft, and historical ISS pass-time predictions for any point on Earth. All endpoints are unauthenticated, return JSON,
  and are free to use without registration. The ISS pass-time prediction endpoint has been retired; the location and astronaut
  endpoints remain live and operational.
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: open
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: true
  label: Free · Open access
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/iss-api.png
tags:
- Space
- ISS
- International Space Station
- NASA
- Location
- Geolocation
- Astronauts
- Real-Time
- Open Source
- Public API
- Free
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: iss-api:astronauts-in-space
  name: People in Space Right Now
  description: Returns a JSON object containing the total count of humans currently in space and an array of crew member objects,
    each with the person's name and the spacecraft they are aboard. Covers all crewed spacecraft, not only the ISS. Requires
    no parameters or authentication.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: http://open-notify.org/Open-Notify-API/People-In-Space/
  baseURL: http://api.open-notify.org
  tags:
  - Astronauts
  - Crew
  - People in Space
  - ISS
  - Real-Time
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: http://open-notify.org/Open-Notify-API/People-In-Space/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/open-notify/Open-Notify-API
  contact:
  - FN: Open Notify
    url: http://open-notify.org/
- aid: iss-api:iss-api-astronauts-api
  name: ISS Location API (Open Notify) Astronauts API
  description: Endpoints for retrieving information about humans currently in space
  humanURL: http://open-notify.org/Open-Notify-API/ISS-Location-Now/
  baseURL: http://api.open-notify.org
  tags:
  - Astronauts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/iss-api-astronauts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: http://open-notify.org/Open-Notify-API/ISS-Location-Now/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/open-notify/Open-Notify-API
- aid: iss-api:iss-api-iss-location-api
  name: ISS Location API (Open Notify) ISS Location API
  description: Endpoints for retrieving the current position of the International Space Station
  humanURL: http://open-notify.org/Open-Notify-API/ISS-Location-Now/
  baseURL: http://api.open-notify.org
  tags:
  - ISS Location
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/iss-api-iss-location-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: http://open-notify.org/Open-Notify-API/ISS-Location-Now/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/open-notify/Open-Notify-API
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/iss-api-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/iss-api-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: http://open-notify.org/
- type: Documentation
  url: http://open-notify.org/Open-Notify-API/
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/open-notify/Open-Notify-API
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/open-notify
- type: ReadTheDocs
  url: https://open-notify-api.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
- type: License
  url: https://github.com/open-notify/Open-Notify-API/blob/master/LICENSE
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com