Umbra

Umbra is an American space technology company operating a constellation of commercial synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites capable of sub-25cm resolution imaging, day or night and through cloud cover. Its Canopy platform gives customers self-service access to the constellation through both a web application and a public REST API: customers calculate tasking feasibility against targets of interest, submit Tasks to collect new imagery in Spotlight, Dwell or Scan imaging modes, track Task and Collect status through the full collection-downlink-processing-delivery lifecycle, search a STAC-compliant archive catalog of existing imagery, and configure direct data delivery into their own AWS S3 or Google Cloud Storage buckets. Umbra licenses its imagery under CC BY 4.0, publishes open pricing, and runs an open data program.

Umbra publishes 14 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Client Credentials API, Collections API, Collect Metadata API, and 11 more. Tagged areas include Satellite Imagery, Synthetic Aperture Radar, Earth Observation, Geospatial, and Space.

Umbra’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, support, engineering blog, pricing, signup flow, and 28 more developer resources.

55.7/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 54/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-17 · rubric v0.11.0
15 APIs 1 MCP Servers
Satellite ImagerySynthetic Aperture RadarEarth ObservationGeospatialSpaceSTACRemote SensingTaskingDefense and IntelligenceCompany

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scored 2026-08-17 · rubric v0.11.0
Composite quality — 55.7/100 · developing
Contract Quality 14.5 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 13.8 / 20
Commercial Clarity 8.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 7.9 / 13
Governance 1.4 / 12
Discoverability 9.3 / 10
Agent readiness — 54/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 12 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8
Request/Response Examples 7 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 5 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 4 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 15

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

Umbra Canopy Documentation MCP Server

Anonymous, hosted Model Context Protocol server published by Umbra on the Canopy documentation host. Exposes six tools that let an agent enumerate the Canopy OpenAPI specs, list...

Umbra Client Credentials API

The Client Credentials API from Umbra — 1 operation(s) for client credentials.

Umbra Collections API

The Collections API from Umbra — 4 operation(s) for collections.

Umbra Collect Metadata API

The CollectMetadata API from Umbra — 1 operation(s) for collectmetadata.

Umbra Collects API

The Collects API from Umbra — 2 operation(s) for collects.

Umbra Delivery Config API

The DeliveryConfig API from Umbra — 3 operation(s) for deliveryconfig.

Umbra Feasibility API

The Feasibility API from Umbra — 2 operation(s) for feasibility.

Umbra Organizations API

The Organizations API from Umbra — 2 operation(s) for organizations.

Umbra Preview API

The Preview API from Umbra — 1 operation(s) for preview.

Umbra Preview Image API

The Preview Image API from Umbra — 1 operation(s) for preview image.

Umbra Product Constraints API

The Product Constraints API from Umbra — 1 operation(s) for product constraints.

Umbra Restricted Access Areas API

The Restricted Access Areas API from Umbra — 1 operation(s) for restricted access areas.

Umbra Search API

The Search API from Umbra — 2 operation(s) for search.

Umbra Tasks API

The Tasks API from Umbra — 5 operation(s) for tasks.

Umbra Thumbnail API

The Thumbnail API from Umbra — 1 operation(s) for thumbnail.

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Open Collections 13

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

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Umbra Collections API

OPEN COLLECTION

Tasking Collects API

OPEN COLLECTION

Tasking Feasibility API

OPEN COLLECTION

Admin Organizations API

OPEN COLLECTION

Umbra Search API

OPEN COLLECTION

Tasking Tasks API

OPEN COLLECTION

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MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

umbra-mcp.yml

MCP SERVER

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Umbra Rate Limits

6 limits

RATE LIMITS

Security Posture 2

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

Umbra Authentication

http/oauth2 · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Umbra Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Umbra Scopes

OAuth 2.0 · no documented scopes

0 scopes

SCOPES

Resources

Get Started 4

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 4

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Design & Contract 5

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 5

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Other 3

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: umbra
name: Umbra
description: 'Umbra is an American space technology company operating a constellation of commercial synthetic aperture radar
  (SAR) satellites capable of sub-25cm resolution imaging, day or night and through cloud cover. Its Canopy platform gives
  customers self-service access to the constellation through both a web application and a public REST API: customers calculate
  tasking feasibility against targets of interest, submit Tasks to collect new imagery in Spotlight, Dwell or Scan imaging
  modes, track Task and Collect status through the full collection-downlink-processing-delivery lifecycle, search a STAC-compliant
  archive catalog of existing imagery, and configure direct data delivery into their own AWS S3 or Google Cloud Storage buckets.
  Umbra licenses its imagery under CC BY 4.0, publishes open pricing, and runs an open data program.'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/umbra/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
image: https://umbra.space/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cropped-site-identifier-logo_.png
x-type: company
x-source: harvest:secondary-market
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-08-05'
modified: '2026-08-05'
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-08-05'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 36
  pass: local-v1
x-coverage:
  state: covered
  reason: covered
  detail: Six verbatim OpenAPI 3.1 documents (37 operations) were harvested from the RFC 9727 api-catalog at https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/.well-known/api-catalog,
    and an anonymous MCP server at https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/mcp answered tools/list with six real tools.
  checked: '2026-08-05'
tags:
- Satellite Imagery
- Synthetic Aperture Radar
- Earth Observation
- Geospatial
- Space
- STAC
- Remote Sensing
- Tasking
- Defense and Intelligence
- Company
apis:
- aid: umbra:docs-mcp
  name: Umbra Canopy Documentation MCP Server
  description: Anonymous, hosted Model Context Protocol server published by Umbra on the Canopy documentation host. Exposes
    six tools that let an agent enumerate the Canopy OpenAPI specs, list and search endpoints, retrieve full endpoint detail
    including security schemes and servers, read server variables, and execute a request against the live Canopy API when
    the agent supplies its own credentials.
  humanURL: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/
  baseURL: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/mcp
  tags:
  - MCP
  - Agents
  - Documentation
  properties:
  - type: MCPServer
    url: mcp/umbra-mcp.yml
  - type: ToolCrosswalk
    url: mcp/umbra-tool-crosswalk.yml
- aid: umbra:umbra-client-credentials-api
  name: Umbra Client Credentials API
  description: The Client Credentials API from Umbra — 1 operation(s) for client credentials.
  humanURL: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/tasking
  baseURL: https://api.canopy.umbra.space/tasking
  tags:
  - Client Credentials
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/umbra-client-credentials-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/tasking
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/reference/create_task
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/migrate-to-stac-api-v2
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/using-the-archive-catalog
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/delivery-configs
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/authentication-via-client-credentials
- aid: umbra:umbra-collections-api
  name: Umbra Collections API
  description: The Collections API from Umbra — 4 operation(s) for collections.
  humanURL: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/tasking
  baseURL: https://api.canopy.umbra.space/tasking
  tags:
  - Collections
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/umbra-collections-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/tasking
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/reference/create_task
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/migrate-to-stac-api-v2
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/using-the-archive-catalog
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/delivery-configs
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/authentication-via-client-credentials
- aid: umbra:umbra-collectmetadata-api
  name: Umbra Collect Metadata API
  description: The CollectMetadata API from Umbra — 1 operation(s) for collectmetadata.
  humanURL: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/tasking
  baseURL: https://api.canopy.umbra.space/tasking
  tags:
  - CollectMetadata
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/umbra-collectmetadata-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/tasking
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/reference/create_task
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/migrate-to-stac-api-v2
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/using-the-archive-catalog
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/delivery-configs
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/authentication-via-client-credentials
- aid: umbra:umbra-collects-api
  name: Umbra Collects API
  description: The Collects API from Umbra — 2 operation(s) for collects.
  humanURL: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/tasking
  baseURL: https://api.canopy.umbra.space/tasking
  tags:
  - Collects
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/umbra-collects-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/tasking
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/reference/create_task
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/migrate-to-stac-api-v2
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/using-the-archive-catalog
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/delivery-configs
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/authentication-via-client-credentials
- aid: umbra:umbra-deliveryconfig-api
  name: Umbra Delivery Config API
  description: The DeliveryConfig API from Umbra — 3 operation(s) for deliveryconfig.
  humanURL: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/tasking
  baseURL: https://api.canopy.umbra.space/tasking
  tags:
  - DeliveryConfig
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/umbra-deliveryconfig-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/tasking
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/reference/create_task
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/migrate-to-stac-api-v2
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/using-the-archive-catalog
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/delivery-configs
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/authentication-via-client-credentials
- aid: umbra:umbra-feasibility-api
  name: Umbra Feasibility API
  description: The Feasibility API from Umbra — 2 operation(s) for feasibility.
  humanURL: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/tasking
  baseURL: https://api.canopy.umbra.space/tasking
  tags:
  - Feasibility
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/umbra-feasibility-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/tasking
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/reference/create_task
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/migrate-to-stac-api-v2
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/using-the-archive-catalog
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/delivery-configs
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/authentication-via-client-credentials
- aid: umbra:umbra-organizations-api
  name: Umbra Organizations API
  description: The Organizations API from Umbra — 2 operation(s) for organizations.
  humanURL: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/tasking
  baseURL: https://api.canopy.umbra.space/tasking
  tags:
  - Organizations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/umbra-organizations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/tasking
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/reference/create_task
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/migrate-to-stac-api-v2
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/using-the-archive-catalog
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/delivery-configs
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/authentication-via-client-credentials
- aid: umbra:umbra-preview-api
  name: Umbra Preview API
  description: The Preview API from Umbra — 1 operation(s) for preview.
  humanURL: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/tasking
  baseURL: https://api.canopy.umbra.space/tasking
  tags:
  - Preview
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/umbra-preview-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/tasking
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/reference/create_task
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/migrate-to-stac-api-v2
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/using-the-archive-catalog
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/delivery-configs
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/authentication-via-client-credentials
- aid: umbra:umbra-preview-image-api
  name: Umbra Preview Image API
  description: The Preview Image API from Umbra — 1 operation(s) for preview image.
  humanURL: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/tasking
  baseURL: https://api.canopy.umbra.space/tasking
  tags:
  - Preview Image
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/umbra-preview-image-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/tasking
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/reference/create_task
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/migrate-to-stac-api-v2
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/using-the-archive-catalog
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/delivery-configs
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/authentication-via-client-credentials
- aid: umbra:umbra-product-constraints-api
  name: Umbra Product Constraints API
  description: The Product Constraints API from Umbra — 1 operation(s) for product constraints.
  humanURL: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/tasking
  baseURL: https://api.canopy.umbra.space/tasking
  tags:
  - Product Constraints
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/umbra-product-constraints-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/tasking
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/reference/create_task
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/migrate-to-stac-api-v2
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/using-the-archive-catalog
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/delivery-configs
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/authentication-via-client-credentials
- aid: umbra:umbra-restricted-access-areas-api
  name: Umbra Restricted Access Areas API
  description: The Restricted Access Areas API from Umbra — 1 operation(s) for restricted access areas.
  humanURL: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/tasking
  baseURL: https://api.canopy.umbra.space/tasking
  tags:
  - Restricted Access Areas
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/umbra-restricted-access-areas-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/tasking
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/reference/create_task
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/migrate-to-stac-api-v2
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/using-the-archive-catalog
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/delivery-configs
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/authentication-via-client-credentials
- aid: umbra:umbra-search-api
  name: Umbra Search API
  description: The Search API from Umbra — 2 operation(s) for search.
  humanURL: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/tasking
  baseURL: https://api.canopy.umbra.space/tasking
  tags:
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/umbra-search-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/tasking
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/reference/create_task
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/migrate-to-stac-api-v2
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/using-the-archive-catalog
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/delivery-configs
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/authentication-via-client-credentials
- aid: umbra:umbra-tasks-api
  name: Umbra Tasks API
  description: The Tasks API from Umbra — 5 operation(s) for tasks.
  humanURL: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/tasking
  baseURL: https://api.canopy.umbra.space/tasking
  tags:
  - Tasks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/umbra-tasks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/tasking
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/reference/create_task
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/migrate-to-stac-api-v2
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/using-the-archive-catalog
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/delivery-configs
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/authentication-via-client-credentials
- aid: umbra:umbra-thumbnail-api
  name: Umbra Thumbnail API
  description: The Thumbnail API from Umbra — 1 operation(s) for thumbnail.
  humanURL: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/tasking
  baseURL: https://api.canopy.umbra.space/tasking
  tags:
  - Thumbnail
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/umbra-thumbnail-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/tasking
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/reference/create_task
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/migrate-to-stac-api-v2
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/using-the-archive-catalog
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/delivery-configs
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/authentication-via-client-credentials
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/umbra-admin-overlay.yaml
- type: Website
  url: https://umbra.space/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/introduction
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/reference
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/task-lifecycle-tutorial
- type: Support
  url: https://help.umbra.space/
- type: Blog
  url: https://umbra.space/blog/
- type: BlogRSS
  url: https://umbra.space/feed/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/Umbra-Space
- type: Pricing
  url: https://umbra.space/pricing/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://canopy.umbra.space/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://umbra.space/terms-of-use/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://umbra.space/privacy-notice/
- type: OpenData
  url: https://umbra.space/open-data/
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/changelog
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/umbra-changelog.yml
- type: Deprecation
  url: https://docs.canopy.umbra.space/docs/versioning-policy
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/umbra-lifecycle.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/umbra-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/umbra-scopes.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/umbra-rate-limits.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/umbra-sandbox.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/umbra-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/umbra-problem-types.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/umbra-conformance.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/umbra-data-model.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/umbra-packages.yml
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/umbra-well-known.yml
- type: APICatalog
  url: well-known/umbra-api-catalog.json
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/umbra-llms.txt
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/umbra-mcp.yml
- type: ToolCrosswalk
  url: mcp/umbra-tool-crosswalk.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/umbra-domain-security.yml