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JAXA

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) provides public APIs and data services for satellite Earth observation data, including GCOM/ALOS satellite imagery, global precipitation mapping, greenhouse gas monitoring, and scientific mission data from Japanese space programs.

JAXA publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network: CSW API, WCS API, and WMS API. Tagged areas include Space, Satellite, Earth Observation, Remote Sensing, and Geospatial.

JAXA’s developer surface includes developer portal, GitHub presence, and 7 more developer resources.

30.4/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 22/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
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8 APIs
SpaceSatelliteEarth ObservationRemote SensingGeospatialClimateEnvironmentPrecipitationGreenhouse GasJapan

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Composite quality — 30.4/100 · thin
Contract Quality 12.7 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 1.7 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.7 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 22/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 8

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

JAXA Earth API

Provides access to over 100 Earth observation satellite datasets from JAXA missions including ALOS, GCOM-C, and GCOM-W. Delivers data in Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF (COG) format thr...

G-Portal Web API

OGC-compliant web services for searching and accessing JAXA Earth observation satellite products from missions including GCOM-W (AMSR2), GCOM-C (SGLI), and GSMaP precipitation p...

GSMaP Global Rainfall Watch API

Provides global satellite-based precipitation estimates through the Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation (GSMaP) product. Delivers near-real-time and archive rainfall rate ...

ALOS User Interface Gateway 2 (AUIG2)

Online search and ordering system for ALOS and ALOS-2 synthetic aperture radar and optical observation data. Authorized users can search observation archives, review observation...

JAXA Himawari P-Tree Data Service

Provides near-real-time and archive access to Himawari geostationary meteorological satellite imagery and derived products. Data accessible via FTP from the P-Tree (Public ftp/h...

JAXA CSW API

Catalog Services for the Web - search satellite observation collections and granules

JAXA WCS API

Web Coverage Service - retrieve raw coverage/raster data from satellite datasets

JAXA WMS API

Web Map Service - retrieve map imagery from satellite datasets

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Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Plans

1 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Jaxa Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Jaxa Agentic Access

3 operations

3 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
name: JAXA
description: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) provides public APIs and data services for satellite Earth observation
  data, including GCOM/ALOS satellite imagery, global precipitation mapping, greenhouse gas monitoring, and scientific mission
  data from Japanese space programs.
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  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Free
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  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
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url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/jaxa/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
version: '0.19'
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Space
- Satellite
- Earth Observation
- Remote Sensing
- Geospatial
- Climate
- Environment
- Precipitation
- Greenhouse Gas
- Japan
apis:
- name: JAXA Earth API
  description: Provides access to over 100 Earth observation satellite datasets from JAXA missions including ALOS, GCOM-C,
    and GCOM-W. Delivers data in Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF (COG) format through a STAC-compatible catalog. Supports Python and
    JavaScript clients for acquisition, processing, and visualization of satellite imagery covering elevation, surface temperature,
    vegetation index, precipitation, and land cover.
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  humanURL: https://data.earth.jaxa.jp/
  baseURL: https://data.earth.jaxa.jp/
  tags:
  - Satellite Data
  - Earth Observation
  - STAC
  - COG
  - ALOS
  - GCOM
  - Geospatial
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://data.earth.jaxa.jp/
  - type: PythonSDK
    url: https://data.earth.jaxa.jp/api/python/
  - type: Datasets
    url: https://data.earth.jaxa.jp/en/datasets/
  - type: Explorer
    url: https://data.earth.jaxa.jp/app/explorer/
  contact:
  - FN: JAXA Earth Observation Research Center
    email: Z-ASIST@ml.jaxa.jp
    url: https://earth.jaxa.jp/en/
- name: G-Portal Web API
  description: OGC-compliant web services for searching and accessing JAXA Earth observation satellite products from missions
    including GCOM-W (AMSR2), GCOM-C (SGLI), and GSMaP precipitation products. Provides Catalog Services for the Web (CSW)
    for data search, Web Map Service (WMS) for image rendering, and Web Coverage Service (WCS) for raw coverage data retrieval.
    Free registration required for data downloads.
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  humanURL: https://gportal.jaxa.jp/gpr/?lang=en
  baseURL: https://eolp.jaxa.jp/webapi/
  tags:
  - OGC
  - CSW
  - WMS
  - WCS
  - GCOM-W
  - GCOM-C
  - GSMaP
  - Satellite Search
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://eolp.jaxa.jp/webapi/
  - type: Portal
    url: https://gportal.jaxa.jp/gpr/?lang=en
  - type: Support
    url: https://gportal.jaxa.jp/gpr/information/support?lang=en
  contact:
  - FN: JAXA Satellite Applications and Operations Center
    url: https://gportal.jaxa.jp/gpr/information/support?lang=en
- name: GSMaP Global Rainfall Watch API
  description: Provides global satellite-based precipitation estimates through the Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation
    (GSMaP) product. Delivers near-real-time and archive rainfall rate data at 0.1-degree resolution updated every 30 minutes.
    Data available in binary, CSV, and JPEG formats via FTP access (registration required) and through the JAXA Earth API.
    Coverage spans 60N to 60S from March 2000 to present.
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  humanURL: https://sharaku.eorc.jaxa.jp/GSMaP/
  baseURL: https://sharaku.eorc.jaxa.jp/GSMaP/
  tags:
  - Precipitation
  - Rainfall
  - GSMaP
  - GPM
  - Climate
  - Meteorology
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://sharaku.eorc.jaxa.jp/GSMaP/guide.html
  - type: ImageArchive
    url: https://sharaku.eorc.jaxa.jp/GSMaP/archive/jpg/
  contact:
  - FN: JAXA Earth Observation Research Center
    url: https://earth.jaxa.jp/en/
- name: ALOS User Interface Gateway 2 (AUIG2)
  description: Online search and ordering system for ALOS and ALOS-2 synthetic aperture radar and optical observation data.
    Authorized users can search observation archives, review observation plans, and order standard and high-resolution products
    from the Advanced Land Observing Satellite series. Guest access available for browsing observation metadata; full product
    access requires registration.
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  humanURL: https://auig2.jaxa.jp/
  baseURL: https://auig2.jaxa.jp/
  tags:
  - ALOS
  - ALOS-2
  - SAR
  - Synthetic Aperture Radar
  - Land Observation
  - Optical Imagery
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://auig2.jaxa.jp/
  - type: Portal
    url: https://auig2.jaxa.jp/
  contact:
  - FN: JAXA EORC
    url: https://earth.jaxa.jp/en/
- name: JAXA Himawari P-Tree Data Service
  description: Provides near-real-time and archive access to Himawari geostationary meteorological satellite imagery and derived
    products. Data accessible via FTP from the P-Tree (Public ftp/http-based data TREe) server operated by JAXA EORC. Products
    include full-disk imagery, cloud properties, aerosol optical depth, and atmospheric motion vectors. Free registration
    required for FTP access.
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  humanURL: https://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/ptree/index.html
  baseURL: https://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/ptree/
  tags:
  - Himawari
  - Geostationary
  - Weather
  - Cloud
  - Aerosol
  - Meteorology
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/ptree/index.html
  contact:
  - FN: JAXA Earth Observation Research Center
    url: https://earth.jaxa.jp/en/
- aid: jaxa:jaxa-csw-api
  name: JAXA CSW API
  description: Catalog Services for the Web - search satellite observation collections and granules
  humanURL: https://data.earth.jaxa.jp/
  baseURL: https://data.earth.jaxa.jp/
  tags:
  - CSW
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/jaxa-csw-api-openapi.yml
- aid: jaxa:jaxa-wcs-api
  name: JAXA WCS API
  description: Web Coverage Service - retrieve raw coverage/raster data from satellite datasets
  humanURL: https://data.earth.jaxa.jp/
  baseURL: https://data.earth.jaxa.jp/
  tags:
  - WCS
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/jaxa-wcs-api-openapi.yml
- aid: jaxa:jaxa-wms-api
  name: JAXA WMS API
  description: Web Map Service - retrieve map imagery from satellite datasets
  humanURL: https://data.earth.jaxa.jp/
  baseURL: https://data.earth.jaxa.jp/
  tags:
  - WMS
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/jaxa-wms-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/jaxa-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/jaxa-domain-security.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://earth.jaxa.jp/en/
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/jaxa
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://global.jaxa.jp/policy.html
- type: IntellectualProperty
  url: https://global.jaxa.jp/about/ip_policy/index_e.html
- type: Plans
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- type: RateLimits
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- type: FinOps
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/jaxa/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: API Evangelist
  url: https://apievangelist.com
  email: info@apievangelist.com