The National Aeronautics and Space Administration

aid: national-aeronautics-and-space-administration
name: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
description: NASA explores the unknown in air and space, innovates for the benefit of humanity, and inspires the world through
  discovery. The api.nasa.gov portal hosts a federated set of APIs that make NASA imagery, science, and mission data accessible
  to application developers.
type: Index
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  license: Apache-2.0
  open_source: true
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Open core · an OSS project plus a commercial hosted product
  confidence: high
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  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
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  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-09-03'
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image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration.png
url: https://api.nasa.gov/
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
tags:
- Government
- Science
- Space
- Imagery
- Earth Observation
apis:
- aid: national-aeronautics-and-space-administration:apod
  name: APOD - Astronomy Picture of the Day
  description: One of the most popular websites at NASA is the Astronomy Picture of the Day. This API exposes the same featured
    image with metadata.
  humanURL: https://api.nasa.gov/
  baseURL: https://api.nasa.gov/planetary/apod
  tags:
  - Astronomy
  - Imagery
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.nasa.gov/
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/nasa/apod-api
- aid: national-aeronautics-and-space-administration:neows
  name: NeoWs - Near Earth Object Web Service
  description: Near Earth Object Web Service is a RESTful web service for near earth Asteroid information including closest
    approach data and orbital data.
  humanURL: https://api.nasa.gov/
  baseURL: https://api.nasa.gov/neo/rest/v1
  tags:
  - Asteroids
  - Space
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.nasa.gov/
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/SpaceRocks/NeoWs
- aid: national-aeronautics-and-space-administration:donki
  name: DONKI - Space Weather Database Of Notifications, Knowledge, Information
  description: The Space Weather Database Of Notifications, Knowledge, Information (DONKI) is a comprehensive online tool
    for space weather forecasters, scientists, and researchers.
  humanURL: https://api.nasa.gov/
  baseURL: https://api.nasa.gov/DONKI
  tags:
  - Space Weather
  - Science
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.nasa.gov/
- aid: national-aeronautics-and-space-administration:earth
  name: Earth Imagery and Assets
  description: Earth imagery API providing Landsat 8 imagery and asset metadata for a given lat/lon location and date.
  humanURL: https://api.nasa.gov/
  baseURL: https://api.nasa.gov/planetary/earth
  tags:
  - Earth Observation
  - Imagery
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.nasa.gov/
- aid: national-aeronautics-and-space-administration:eonet
  name: EONET - Earth Observatory Natural Event Tracker
  description: EONET is a prototype web service that provides a curated source of continuously updated natural event metadata.
  humanURL: https://eonet.gsfc.nasa.gov/
  baseURL: https://eonet.gsfc.nasa.gov/api/v3
  tags:
  - Earth Observation
  - Natural Events
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://eonet.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/v3
- aid: national-aeronautics-and-space-administration:epic
  name: EPIC - Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera
  description: The EPIC API provides full disc imagery of the Earth captured by the DSCOVR spacecraft, including natural and
    enhanced color images.
  humanURL: https://epic.gsfc.nasa.gov/
  baseURL: https://api.nasa.gov/EPIC/api
  tags:
  - Earth Observation
  - Imagery
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://epic.gsfc.nasa.gov/about/api
- aid: national-aeronautics-and-space-administration:mars-rover-photos
  name: Mars Rover Photos
  description: Image data gathered by NASA's Curiosity, Opportunity, Perseverance, and Spirit rovers on Mars, accessible through
    this API.
  humanURL: https://api.nasa.gov/
  baseURL: https://api.nasa.gov/mars-photos/api/v1
  tags:
  - Mars
  - Imagery
  - Rover
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.nasa.gov/
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/chrisccerami/mars-photo-api
- aid: national-aeronautics-and-space-administration:nasa-image-library
  name: NASA Image and Video Library
  description: The NASA Image and Video Library API exposes the public NASA media library content including imagery, video,
    and audio.
  humanURL: https://images.nasa.gov/
  baseURL: https://images-api.nasa.gov
  tags:
  - Imagery
  - Video
  - Media
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://images.nasa.gov/docs/images.nasa.gov_api_docs.pdf
- aid: national-aeronautics-and-space-administration:tle
  name: TLE - Two Line Element Set
  description: The TLE API provides up to date two line element set records, the standardized format for distributing earth-orbiting
    object orbital data.
  humanURL: https://tle.ivanstanojevic.me/
  baseURL: https://tle.ivanstanojevic.me/api
  tags:
  - Satellites
  - Orbital Data
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://tle.ivanstanojevic.me/
- aid: national-aeronautics-and-space-administration:exoplanet
  name: Exoplanet Archive API
  description: Programmatic access to NASA's Exoplanet Archive database of confirmed exoplanets and planet candidates.
  humanURL: https://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/
  baseURL: https://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/TAP
  tags:
  - Exoplanets
  - Astronomy
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/docs/program_interfaces.html
- aid: national-aeronautics-and-space-administration:insight
  name: InSight - Mars Weather Service
  description: Per-Sol summary data for each of the last seven available Sols (Martian days) from the InSight lander on Mars.
  humanURL: https://api.nasa.gov/
  baseURL: https://api.nasa.gov/insight_weather
  tags:
  - Mars
  - Weather
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.nasa.gov/
- aid: national-aeronautics-and-space-administration:techport
  name: TechPort
  description: RESTful web services to make NASA technology project data available in a machine readable format.
  humanURL: https://techport.nasa.gov/
  baseURL: https://api.nasa.gov/techport/api
  tags:
  - Technology
  - Research
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://techport.nasa.gov/api
- aid: national-aeronautics-and-space-administration:ssd-cneos
  name: SSD/CNEOS - Solar System Dynamics and Center for Near-Earth Object Studies
  description: Provides access to a number of resources from the Solar System Dynamics group and the Center for Near-Earth
    Object Studies.
  humanURL: https://ssd-api.jpl.nasa.gov/
  baseURL: https://ssd-api.jpl.nasa.gov
  tags:
  - Solar System
  - Asteroids
  - Comets
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ssd-api.jpl.nasa.gov/doc/
- aid: national-aeronautics-and-space-administration:national-aeronautics-and-space-administration-apod-api
  name: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration APOD API
  description: Astronomy Picture of the Day.
  humanURL: https://api.nasa.gov/
  baseURL: https://api.nasa.gov/planetary/apod
  tags:
  - APOD
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration-apod-api-openapi.yml
- aid: national-aeronautics-and-space-administration:national-aeronautics-and-space-administration-donki-api
  name: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration DONKI API
  description: Space Weather Database Of Notifications, Knowledge, Information.
  humanURL: https://api.nasa.gov/
  baseURL: https://api.nasa.gov/planetary/apod
  tags:
  - DONKI
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration-donki-api-openapi.yml
- aid: national-aeronautics-and-space-administration:national-aeronautics-and-space-administration-earth-api
  name: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Earth API
  description: Earth imagery and assets.
  humanURL: https://api.nasa.gov/
  baseURL: https://api.nasa.gov/planetary/apod
  tags:
  - Earth
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration-earth-api-openapi.yml
- aid: national-aeronautics-and-space-administration:national-aeronautics-and-space-administration-epic-api
  name: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration EPIC API
  description: Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera.
  humanURL: https://api.nasa.gov/
  baseURL: https://api.nasa.gov/planetary/apod
  tags:
  - Epic
  tags_raw:
  - EPIC
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration-epic-api-openapi.yml
- aid: national-aeronautics-and-space-administration:national-aeronautics-and-space-administration-insight-api
  name: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration InSight API
  description: Mars weather from the InSight lander.
  humanURL: https://api.nasa.gov/
  baseURL: https://api.nasa.gov/planetary/apod
  tags:
  - Insight
  tags_raw:
  - InSight
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration-insight-api-openapi.yml
- aid: national-aeronautics-and-space-administration:national-aeronautics-and-space-administration-mars-rover-photos-api
  name: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Mars Rover Photos API
  description: Photos from Curiosity, Opportunity, Perseverance, and Spirit.
  humanURL: https://api.nasa.gov/
  baseURL: https://api.nasa.gov/planetary/apod
  tags:
  - Mars Rover Photos
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration-mars-rover-photos-api-openapi.yml
- aid: national-aeronautics-and-space-administration:national-aeronautics-and-space-administration-neows-api
  name: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration NeoWs API
  description: Near Earth Object Web Service.
  humanURL: https://api.nasa.gov/
  baseURL: https://api.nasa.gov/planetary/apod
  tags:
  - NeoWs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration-neows-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: IssueTracker
  url: https://github.com/nasa/apod-api/issues
- type: Releases
  url: https://github.com/nasa/apod-api/releases
- type: License
  name: Apache-2.0
  url: https://github.com/nasa/apod-api/blob/master/LICENSE
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nasa
- type: Portal
  url: https://api.nasa.gov/
- type: Website
  url: https://www.nasa.gov/
- type: Signup
  url: https://api.nasa.gov/#signUp
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html
- url: https://www.nasa.gov/feed/
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com