Planet Labs

Planet Labs operates the world's largest commercial Earth observation constellation, imaging the entire landmass of the planet daily with its PlanetScope satellites and capturing high-resolution targeted imagery with SkySat and Pelican. The Planet Insights Platform is API-first: developers search the archive through the Data and Catalog APIs, order processed bundles through the Orders API, set up standing area-of-interest deliveries through the Subscriptions API, request tip-and-cue collections through the Tasking API, and consume mosaics through the Basemaps and Tiles APIs. Analytics, Processing, Statistical, and Batch APIs run server-side workflows over the catalog and over Planetary Variables. All APIs sit under api.planet.com, authenticate with an API key over HTTP Basic, and are wrapped by the official Planet Python SDK.

Planet Labs publishes 6 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Data - Item Types API, Data - Items API, Data - Search API, and 3 more. Tagged areas include Earth Observation, Satellite Imagery, Geospatial, PlanetScope, and SkySat.

Planet Labs’ developer surface includes authentication, documentation, API reference, engineering blog, pricing, status page, and 12 more developer resources.

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39.6/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 22/100 agent aware open core · Apache-2.0 Full breakdown ↓
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Earth Observation Satellite Imagery GeospatialPlanetScopeSkySatPelicanTasking Basemaps Analytics Subscription STAC GIS

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Composite quality — 39.6/100 · developing

Contract Quality 10.5 / 20

Developer Ergonomics 5.0 / 16

Access Clarity 6.3 / 16

Operational Transparency 4.1 / 10

Contract Governance 0.0 / 10

Discoverability 5.5 / 8

Open Source Surface 5.0 / 10

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 22/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 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

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

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APIs 18

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

Planet Data API

Programmatic search over Planet's imagery catalog by AOI, time window, cloud cover, item type, and asset type. Returns item and asset metadata for downstream activation and down...

Planet Catalog API

STAC-based search and access layer over Planet imagery metadata, providing a standards-aligned interface to the archive.

Planet Orders API

Request preparation and delivery of imagery bundles with optional processing operations (clip, composite, harmonize, reproject, band math, file format), and deliver to cloud des...

Planet Subscriptions API

Standing subscriptions that deliver new imagery and analytic feeds to a cloud destination automatically as new acquisitions clear the AOI and cloud-cover filter.

Planet Basemaps API

Discover, view, and download Planet's PlanetScope monitoring and visual basemap mosaics covering the global landmass at regular cadence.

Planet Tasking API

Tasking interface for SkySat and Pelican constellations. Submit collection requests against a target geometry and time window and track capture and delivery status.

Planet Analytics API

Access to Planet Analytics Feeds, including building, road, ship, and change detection outputs derived from the imagery archive.

Planet Processing API

Run custom processing scripts on raw bands and derive indices (NDVI, EVI, etc.) over Planet imagery without downloading source data.

Planet Statistical API

Compute per-AOI statistics (mean, median, percentiles, histograms) over imagery and analytic layers without requiring full raster downloads.

Planet Tiles API

XYZ and WMTS tile services for visualizing PlanetScope and SkySat scenes and basemaps in web mapping clients.

Planet Features API

Save and manage Areas of Interest (features and feature collections) for reuse across Subscriptions, Orders, and Tasking.

Planet Python SDK

Official Python SDK (planet on PyPI) and CLI for working with all Planet APIs, including async clients for search, orders, subscriptions, and data activation.

Planet Labs Data - Item Types API

Item type and asset type metadata.

Planet Labs Data - Items API

Item and asset retrieval.

Planet Labs Data - Search API

Catalog search and saved searches.

Planet Labs Data - Stats API

Search-driven statistics.

Planet Labs Orders API

Bundle preparation and delivery jobs.

Planet Labs Subscriptions API

Standing area-of-interest delivery feeds.

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Open Collections 8

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Planet Insights Platform Data - Item Types API

OPEN COLLECTION

Planet Insights Platform Data - Item Types Data - Items API

OPEN COLLECTION

Planet Insights Platform Data - Item Types Data - Search API

OPEN COLLECTION

Planet Insights Platform Data - Item Types Data - Stats API

OPEN COLLECTION

Planet Insights Platform Data - Item Types Orders API

OPEN COLLECTION

Planet Insights Platform Data - Item Types Subscriptions API

OPEN COLLECTION

Planet Insights Platform API

OPEN COLLECTION

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GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

Planet Labs GraphQL API

Planet Labs provides daily earth observation imagery from its satellite constellation. The API covers scene discovery, basemap access, analytics feeds, subscription management, ...

GRAPHQL

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Planet Labs Plans Pricing

1 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Planet Labs Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Planet Labs Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

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

Planet Labs Authentication

apiKey/http · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Planet Labs Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Planet Labs Agentic Access

33 operations · 16 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 3

Reference material describing how the API behaves

ContributionGuide

ContributionGuide

Documentation

Documentation

APIReference

APIReference

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

IssueTracker

IssueTracker

Releases

Releases

Status

Status

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

License

License

Pricing

Pricing

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

LinkedIn

Other 3

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Developers

Developers

InsightsPlatform

InsightsPlatform

Source (apis.yml)

aid: planet-labs
name: Planet Labs
description: 'Planet Labs operates the world''s largest commercial Earth observation constellation, imaging the entire landmass
  of the planet daily with its PlanetScope satellites and capturing high-resolution targeted imagery with SkySat and Pelican.
  The Planet Insights Platform is API-first: developers search the archive through the Data and Catalog APIs, order processed
  bundles through the Orders API, set up standing area-of-interest deliveries through the Subscriptions API, request tip-and-cue
  collections through the Tasking API, and consume mosaics through the Basemaps and Tiles APIs. Analytics, Processing, Statistical,
  and Batch APIs run server-side workflows over the catalog and over Planetary Variables. All APIs sit under api.planet.com,
  authenticate with an API key over HTTP Basic, and are wrapped by the official Planet Python SDK.'
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: open-core
  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
  source:
  - license
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Free · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-09-03'
  method: derived
position: Producing
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/planet-labs.png
tags:
- Earth Observation
- Satellite Imagery
- Geospatial
- PlanetScope
- SkySat
- Pelican
- Tasking
- Basemaps
- Analytics
- Subscription
- STAC
- GIS
tags_raw:
- Earth Observation
- Satellite Imagery
- Geospatial
- PlanetScope
- SkySat
- Pelican
- Tasking
- Basemaps
- Analytics
- Subscriptions
- STAC
- GIS
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/planet-labs/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-23'
modified: '2026-05-23'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: planet-labs:data
  name: Planet Data API
  description: Programmatic search over Planet's imagery catalog by AOI, time window, cloud cover, item type, and asset type.
    Returns item and asset metadata for downstream activation and download.
  humanURL: https://docs.planet.com/develop/apis/data/
  baseURL: https://api.planet.com/data/v1
  tags:
  - Search
  - Catalog
  - Imagery
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.planet.com/develop/apis/data/
  - url: graphql/planet-labs-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
- aid: planet-labs:catalog
  name: Planet Catalog API
  description: STAC-based search and access layer over Planet imagery metadata, providing a standards-aligned interface to
    the archive.
  humanURL: https://docs.planet.com/develop/apis/
  baseURL: https://api.planet.com
  tags:
  - STAC
  - Catalog
  - Metadata
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.planet.com/develop/apis/
- aid: planet-labs:orders
  name: Planet Orders API
  description: Request preparation and delivery of imagery bundles with optional processing operations (clip, composite, harmonize,
    reproject, band math, file format), and deliver to cloud destinations (S3, GCS, Azure) or direct download URLs.
  humanURL: https://docs.planet.com/develop/apis/orders/
  baseURL: https://api.planet.com/compute/ops
  tags:
  - Order
  - Delivery
  - Processing
  tags_raw:
  - Orders
  - Delivery
  - Processing
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.planet.com/develop/apis/orders/
- aid: planet-labs:subscriptions
  name: Planet Subscriptions API
  description: Standing subscriptions that deliver new imagery and analytic feeds to a cloud destination automatically as
    new acquisitions clear the AOI and cloud-cover filter.
  humanURL: https://docs.planet.com/develop/apis/subscriptions/
  baseURL: https://api.planet.com/subscriptions/v1
  tags:
  - Subscription
  - Streaming
  - Cloud Delivery
  tags_raw:
  - Subscriptions
  - Streaming
  - Cloud Delivery
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.planet.com/develop/apis/subscriptions/
- aid: planet-labs:basemaps
  name: Planet Basemaps API
  description: Discover, view, and download Planet's PlanetScope monitoring and visual basemap mosaics covering the global
    landmass at regular cadence.
  humanURL: https://docs.planet.com/develop/apis/basemaps/
  baseURL: https://api.planet.com/basemaps/v1
  tags:
  - Basemaps
  - Mosaics
  - Imagery
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.planet.com/develop/apis/basemaps/
- aid: planet-labs:tasking
  name: Planet Tasking API
  description: Tasking interface for SkySat and Pelican constellations. Submit collection requests against a target geometry
    and time window and track capture and delivery status.
  humanURL: https://docs.planet.com/develop/apis/tasking/
  baseURL: https://api.planet.com/tasking/v2
  tags:
  - Tasking
  - SkySat
  - Pelican
  - Tip and Cue
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.planet.com/develop/apis/tasking/
- aid: planet-labs:analytics
  name: Planet Analytics API
  description: Access to Planet Analytics Feeds, including building, road, ship, and change detection outputs derived from
    the imagery archive.
  humanURL: https://docs.planet.com/develop/apis/analytics/
  baseURL: https://api.planet.com/analytics
  tags:
  - Analytics
  - Detection
  - Change
  - ML
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.planet.com/develop/apis/analytics/
- aid: planet-labs:processing
  name: Planet Processing API
  description: Run custom processing scripts on raw bands and derive indices (NDVI, EVI, etc.) over Planet imagery without
    downloading source data.
  humanURL: https://docs.planet.com/develop/apis/
  baseURL: https://api.planet.com
  tags:
  - Processing
  - Indices
  - NDVI
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.planet.com/develop/apis/
- aid: planet-labs:statistical
  name: Planet Statistical API
  description: Compute per-AOI statistics (mean, median, percentiles, histograms) over imagery and analytic layers without
    requiring full raster downloads.
  humanURL: https://docs.planet.com/develop/apis/
  baseURL: https://api.planet.com
  tags:
  - Statistics
  - Zonal Stats
  - Analytics
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.planet.com/develop/apis/
- aid: planet-labs:tiles
  name: Planet Tiles API
  description: XYZ and WMTS tile services for visualizing PlanetScope and SkySat scenes and basemaps in web mapping clients.
  humanURL: https://docs.planet.com/develop/apis/
  baseURL: https://tiles.planet.com
  tags:
  - Tiles
  - XYZ
  - WMTS
  - Visualization
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.planet.com/develop/apis/
- aid: planet-labs:features
  name: Planet Features API
  description: Save and manage Areas of Interest (features and feature collections) for reuse across Subscriptions, Orders,
    and Tasking.
  humanURL: https://docs.planet.com/develop/apis/
  baseURL: https://api.planet.com/features/v1
  tags:
  - Features
  - AOI
  - GeoJSON
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.planet.com/develop/apis/
- aid: planet-labs:python-sdk
  name: Planet Python SDK
  description: Official Python SDK (planet on PyPI) and CLI for working with all Planet APIs, including async clients for
    search, orders, subscriptions, and data activation.
  humanURL: https://github.com/planetlabs/planet-client-python
  baseURL: https://github.com/planetlabs/planet-client-python
  tags:
  - SDK
  - Python
  - CLI
  properties:
  - type: Repository
    url: https://github.com/planetlabs/planet-client-python
- aid: planet-labs:planet-labs-data-item-types-api
  name: Planet Labs Data - Item Types API
  description: Item type and asset type metadata.
  humanURL: https://docs.planet.com/develop/apis/data/
  baseURL: https://api.planet.com/data/v1
  tags:
  - Data - Item Types
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/planet-labs-data-item-types-api-openapi.yml
- aid: planet-labs:planet-labs-data-items-api
  name: Planet Labs Data - Items API
  description: Item and asset retrieval.
  humanURL: https://docs.planet.com/develop/apis/data/
  baseURL: https://api.planet.com/data/v1
  tags:
  - Data - Items
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/planet-labs-data-items-api-openapi.yml
- aid: planet-labs:planet-labs-data-search-api
  name: Planet Labs Data - Search API
  description: Catalog search and saved searches.
  humanURL: https://docs.planet.com/develop/apis/data/
  baseURL: https://api.planet.com/data/v1
  tags:
  - Data - Search
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/planet-labs-data-search-api-openapi.yml
- aid: planet-labs:planet-labs-data-stats-api
  name: Planet Labs Data - Stats API
  description: Search-driven statistics.
  humanURL: https://docs.planet.com/develop/apis/data/
  baseURL: https://api.planet.com/data/v1
  tags:
  - Data - Stats
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/planet-labs-data-stats-api-openapi.yml
- aid: planet-labs:planet-labs-orders-api
  name: Planet Labs Orders API
  description: Bundle preparation and delivery jobs.
  humanURL: https://docs.planet.com/develop/apis/data/
  baseURL: https://api.planet.com/data/v1
  tags:
  - Order
  tags_raw:
  - Orders
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/planet-labs-orders-api-openapi.yml
- aid: planet-labs:planet-labs-subscriptions-api
  name: Planet Labs Subscriptions API
  description: Standing area-of-interest delivery feeds.
  humanURL: https://docs.planet.com/develop/apis/data/
  baseURL: https://api.planet.com/data/v1
  tags:
  - Subscription
  tags_raw:
  - Subscriptions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/planet-labs-subscriptions-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: IssueTracker
  url: https://github.com/planetlabs/planet-client-python/issues
- type: Releases
  url: https://github.com/planetlabs/planet-client-python/releases
- type: ContributionGuide
  url: https://github.com/planetlabs/planet-client-python/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md
- type: License
  name: Apache-2.0
  url: https://github.com/planetlabs/planet-client-python/blob/main/LICENSE
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/planet-labs-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/planet-labs-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/planet-labs-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.planet.com/
- type: Developers
  url: https://www.planet.com/markets/developers/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.planet.com/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.planet.com/develop/apis/
- type: InsightsPlatform
  url: https://www.planet.com/products/planet-insights-platform/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/planetlabs
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.planet.com/pulse/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.planet.com/pricing/
- type: Status
  url: https://status.planet.com/
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/planet-labs/
- type: X
  url: https://x.com/planet
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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