James Webb Space Telescope API

aid: james-webb-space-telescope-api
name: James Webb Space Telescope API
description: A free, third-party API for accessing James Webb Space Telescope data sourced from the Mikulski Archive for Space
  Telescopes (MAST). The API provides access to JWST images, observations, and data filterable by program, type, and other
  parameters. It is built by an independent engineer (not an official NASA, ESA, or CSA service) and data is available under
  CC-BY 4.0. Authentication is via API key obtained at signup.
type: Index
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Astronomy
- JWST
- NASA
- Science
- Space
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/james-webb-space-telescope-api/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-11-07'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: james-webb-space-telescope-api:james-webb-space-telescope-api
  name: James Webb Space Telescope API
  description: Programmatic access to JWST images and observations sourced from the MAST archive. Filter and query by program,
    observation type, and other attributes. Requires an API key obtained via signup at jwstapi.com.
  humanURL: https://jwstapi.com
  baseURL: https://api.jwstapi.com
  tags:
  - Astronomy
  - JWST
  - Science
  - Space
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://jwstapi.com
  - type: Signup
    url: https://jwstapi.com
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://jwstapi.com
- type: TermsOfService
  name: License
  description: Data available under CC-BY 4.0.
  url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com