# Maxar

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/maxar/  
**Website:** https://www.maxar.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 15

Maxar (operating in 2026 as Vantor / Maxar Intelligence) is a high-resolution Earth observation and 3D geospatial provider operating the WorldView Legion, WorldView-3, WorldView-2, and GeoEye-1 constellations. The Maxar Geospatial Platform (MGP), branded as Vantor Hub, is API-first: developers authenticate through the Authentication / Token Service, search the 125+PB Vivid, archive, and change-monitoring catalog through the Discovery API (STAC / GeoJSON), place orders through the Ordering API, stream imagery and basemaps through OGC-compliant WFS / WMS / WMTS services, retrieve 3D surface models, register Areas of Interest with the Monitoring API, and task new collections through the Tasking API (Fastview / Flexview). Raster and Vector Analytics expose NDVI, NDWI, change-monitoring vectors, and custom analysis graphs. An official Python SDK (maxar-platform) wraps the full surface.

## Kin Score — 37.2 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 37.2).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 50.3 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 36.8 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 33.3 |
| Commercial Clarity | 28.9 |
| Access Clarity | 28.9 |

## Agent readiness — 29.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Free · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: free, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (15)

- **Maxar Authentication / Token Service** — OAuth2-style token service that mints bearer access tokens (and 180-day default API keys) for use against all Vantor Hub / MGP APIs.
- **Maxar Discovery API** — Unified catalog search across Archive Imagery, Vivid Basemaps, and Change Monitoring. Supports filtering and sorting and returns STAC and GeoJSON metadata representations of mat...
- **Maxar Ordering API** — Order placement and management for archive and online imagery with multiple delivery options and processing pipelines. Supports tracking order status to completion and delivery.
- **Maxar Streaming Imagery API** — OGC-compliant WFS / WMS / WMTS streaming services for delivering online imagery strips into web mapping clients and GIS workflows.
- **Maxar Streaming Basemap API** — OGC service delivering Maxar Vivid basemap products and their metadata for cartographic and analytic use.
- **Maxar Streaming 3D API** — Streams 3D surface models derived from Maxar's stereo and tri-stereo collections for visualization and 3D analysis.
- **Maxar Monitoring API** — Register Areas of Interest and receive alerts when new imagery or analytic outputs match. Drives standing tip-and-cue workflows over the Maxar catalog.
- **Maxar Tasking API** — Request new imagery collection from the WorldView Legion and legacy WorldView constellations within a target geometry and time window. Supports Fastview and Flexview tasking tiers.
- **Maxar Raster Analytics API** — Server-side raster processing - band manipulation, classification, and index models (NDVI, NDWI, etc.) - composed as analysis graphs over the Maxar catalog.
- **Maxar Vector Analytics API** — Vector deliveries of change monitoring outputs through OGC WMS / WMTS for downstream analytic and GIS consumption.
- **Maxar Geospatial Platform Python SDK** — Official Python SDK (maxar-platform on PyPI) wrapping the MGP / Vantor Hub APIs for discovery, ordering, monitoring, streaming, and tasking workflows.
- **Maxar MGP Postman Collection** — Public Postman workspace documenting the Maxar Geospatial Platform API surface for quick exploration and testing.
- **Maxar Authentication API** — The Authentication API from Maxar — 2 operation(s) for authentication.
- **Maxar Discovery API** — The Discovery API from Maxar — 5 operation(s) for discovery.
- **Maxar Ordering API** — The Ordering API from Maxar — 6 operation(s) for ordering.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Maxar Agentic Access** — 16 operations · 8 acting

## Security (2)

- **Maxar Authentication** — apiKey/http · 2 schemes
- **Maxar Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Maxar Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Earth Observation, Satellite Imagery, High Resolution, Geospatial, 3D, STAC, OGC, WorldView, Tasking, Vantor, Basemaps, Change Monitoring

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/maxar/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.