BlackSky · Schema

SearchRequestDto

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Properties

Name Type Description
collections arraynull The names of the collections whose full scenes you want to include in search results.
ids arraynull The IDs of specific full scenes you want to include in search results.
datetime stringnull Search for full scenes that have a temporal property that intersects the datetime value in the RFC 3339 format. You can search for a specific date and time, or for a closed or an open date interval. E
limit integernull The number of full scenes on a results page.
query object
bbox arraynull A search geometry in the GeoJSON format. Returns images that intersect with the defined rectangle and may not fully cover it. Use only if `intersects` isn't specified.
intersects object
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JSON Schema

blacksky-search-request-dto-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://artifacts.apis.io/blacksky/json-schema/blacksky-search-request-dto-schema.json",
  "title": "SearchRequestDto",
  "x-generated": "2026-11-04",
  "x-method": "derived",
  "x-generator": "derive-json-schema.py",
  "x-source": "openapi/blacksky-catalog-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/SearchRequestDto",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "collections": {
      "uniqueItems": true,
      "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The names of the collections whose full scenes you want to include in search results.\n",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "ids": {
      "uniqueItems": true,
      "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The IDs of specific full scenes you want to include in search results.\n",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "datetime": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Search for full scenes that have a temporal property that intersects the datetime value in the RFC 3339 format. You can search for a specific date and time, or for a closed or an open date interval. Express open intervals using double-dots.\n\n- A timestamp: `2025-02-12T23:20:50Z`\n- A closed interval: `2025-02-12T00:00:00Z/2025-03-18T12:31:12Z`\n- An interval without end date: `2025-02-12T00:00:00Z/..`\n- An interval without start date: `../2025-03-18T12:31:12Z`\n"
    },
    "limit": {
      "maximum": 500,
      "minimum": 1,
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The number of full scenes on a results page.\n",
      "format": "int32"
    },
    "query": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/CatalogStacQuery"
    },
    "bbox": {
      "maxItems": 4,
      "minItems": 4,
      "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "A search geometry in the GeoJSON format. Returns images that intersect with the defined rectangle and may not fully cover it. Use only if `intersects` isn't specified.\n",
      "items": {
        "type": "number",
        "format": "double"
      }
    },
    "intersects": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/Polygon"
    }
  },
  "$defs": {
    "CatalogStacQuery": {
      "type": [
        "object",
        "null"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "cloudCoverage": {
          "maxProperties": 1,
          "minProperties": 1,
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "GT": {
              "type": "integer",
              "description": "Greater than"
            },
            "GTE": {
              "type": "integer",
              "description": "Greater than or equal to"
            },
            "LT": {
              "type": "integer",
              "description": "Less than"
            },
            "LTE": {
              "type": "integer",
              "description": "Less than or equal to"
            }
          },
          "additionalProperties": false,
          "description": "Search by the percentage of cloud coverage. The format is `<operator>: <integer>`. Replace `<operator>` with a comparison operator:\n\n- `GT`: greater than\n- `GTE`: greater than or equal to\n- `LT`: less than\n- `LTE`: less than or equal to\n"
        }
      },
      "description": "A STAC query object.\n"
    },
    "Polygon": {
      "required": [
        "coordinates",
        "type"
      ],
      "type": [
        "object",
        "null"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "type": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The type of geometry. The only allowed value is `Polygon`.",
          "enum": [
            "Polygon"
          ]
        },
        "coordinates": {
          "type": "array",
          "description": "The coordinates.",
          "items": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "type": "number",
                "format": "double"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "A polygon in the GeoJSON format.\n"
    }
  }
}

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