NASA FIRMS

aid: nasa-firms
name: NASA FIRMS
description: 'NASA Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) REST API providing near-real-time satellite fire
  detections globally from MODIS (Terra/Aqua), VIIRS (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21), and LANDSAT instruments. Data is available
  within 3 hours of satellite observation worldwide, with Ultra Real-Time detections available within 60 seconds for the US
  and Canada. Supports area-based bounding box queries, KML fire footprints by region, data availability checks, and missing
  data identification. Free MAP_KEY registration required.

  '
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created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
type: Index
tags:
- NASA
- Fire Detection
- Satellite
- MODIS
- VIIRS
- Remote Sensing
- Open Data
- Environmental
- Geospatial
- Science
apis:
- aid: nasa-firms:area-fire-detections
  name: FIRMS Area Fire Detections API
  description: 'Returns active fire detection hotspots for a defined bounding box area, satellite source, and day range in
    CSV format. Supports all available sensors including MODIS NRT/SP, VIIRS NOAA-20/NOAA-21/S-NPP NRT/SP, and LANDSAT NRT
    (US/Canada only). Day range is 1 to 5 days. An optional specific start date can be supplied; without it the query returns
    data ending at the most recent available.

    '
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  humanURL: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/api/area/
  baseURL: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov
  tags:
  - Fire Detection
  - MODIS
  - VIIRS
  - LANDSAT
  - CSV
  - Bounding Box
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/api/area/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nasa-firms-openapi.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/fire-detection.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/area-fire-detections-request.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/area-fire-detections-response.csv
  contact:
  - FN: NASA FIRMS Support
    url: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/contact/
- aid: nasa-firms:kml-fire-footprints
  name: FIRMS KML Fire Footprints API
  description: 'Returns KMZ files containing color-coded fire footprint polygons for predefined global regions and time spans
    (24, 48, 72 hours or 7 days). Sensor options include MODIS c6.1, LANDSAT 30m, and VIIRS 375m products from S-NPP, NOAA-20,
    and NOAA-21. Footprints are color-coded by detection age: 0-6h, 6-12h, 12-24h, and 24h+.

    '
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  humanURL: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/api/kml_fire_footprints/
  baseURL: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov
  tags:
  - KML
  - KMZ
  - Fire Footprints
  - Geospatial
  - Regional
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/api/kml_fire_footprints/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nasa-firms-openapi.yml
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/kml-fire-footprints-request.json
  contact:
  - FN: NASA FIRMS Support
    url: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/contact/
- aid: nasa-firms:data-availability
  name: FIRMS Data Availability API
  description: 'Returns CSV data indicating which dates have Standard Processing (SP) and Near Real-Time (NRT) data available
    for a specified sensor. Supports individual sensor queries or ALL to retrieve availability for every sensor in a single
    call. Useful for determining the temporal coverage before submitting fire detection queries.

    '
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  humanURL: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/api/data_availability/
  baseURL: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov
  tags:
  - Data Availability
  - Sensor Coverage
  - CSV
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/api/data_availability/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nasa-firms-openapi.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/data-availability.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/data-availability-request.json
  contact:
  - FN: NASA FIRMS Support
    url: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/contact/
- aid: nasa-firms:missing-data
  name: FIRMS Missing Data API
  description: 'Identifies dates for which satellite fire detection data is absent from the database, organized by satellite
    and data type. Each response line represents one day of missing data for a particular sensor. Near Real-Time entries only
    appear for dates beyond the final standard processing date for each satellite.

    '
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  humanURL: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/api/missing_data/
  baseURL: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov
  tags:
  - Missing Data
  - Data Quality
  - Satellite Coverage
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/api/missing_data/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nasa-firms-openapi.yml
  contact:
  - FN: NASA FIRMS Support
    url: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/contact/
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/api/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/api/area/
- type: Authentication
  url: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/api/
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/nasa
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/engage/open-data-services-and-software/data-and-information-policy
- type: Pricing
  url: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/api/
- type: Blog
  url: https://earthdata.nasa.gov/
- type: Contact
  url: https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/contact/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/nasa-firms-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/nasa-firms-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/nasa-firms-finops.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/nasa-firms-vocabulary.yml
- type: JSONLDContext
  url: json-ld/nasa-firms-context.jsonld
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com