ISS Location API (Open Notify) · Schema
ISS Location Response
Response schema for the ISS current location endpoint (/iss-now.json)
SpaceISSInternational Space StationNASALocationGeolocationAstronautsReal-TimeOpen-SourcePublic APIFree
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| message | string | Operation status indicator |
| timestamp | integer | Unix timestamp (seconds since epoch) when the location data was captured |
| iss_position | object | Earth position coordinates directly beneath the ISS |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/iss-api/main/json-schema/iss-location-response.json",
"title": "ISS Location Response",
"description": "Response schema for the ISS current location endpoint (/iss-now.json)",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"message": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Operation status indicator",
"example": "success"
},
"timestamp": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Unix timestamp (seconds since epoch) when the location data was captured"
},
"iss_position": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Earth position coordinates directly beneath the ISS",
"properties": {
"latitude": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Latitude coordinate in decimal degrees",
"minimum": -90,
"maximum": 90
},
"longitude": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Longitude coordinate in decimal degrees",
"minimum": -180,
"maximum": 180
}
},
"required": ["latitude", "longitude"]
}
},
"required": ["message", "timestamp", "iss_position"]
}
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