Planet Labs

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
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Free · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Provider
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
- 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: '0.20'
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:
  - 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:
  - 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:
  - 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:
  - Subscriptions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/planet-labs-subscriptions-api-openapi.yml
common:
- 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