NASA · Schema
APOD Image
An Astronomy Picture of the Day entry from NASA's APOD service.
GovernmentScienceSpace
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| date | string | The date of the APOD image (YYYY-MM-DD). |
| explanation | string | Explanation of the image written by a professional astronomer. |
| hdurl | string | URL of the high-resolution image. |
| media_type | string | The type of media returned. |
| service_version | string | The version of the APOD service. |
| title | string | Title of the APOD image. |
| url | string | URL of the image or video. |
| copyright | string | Copyright holder of the image, if not public domain. |
| thumbnail_url | string | URL of the video thumbnail when media_type is video. |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://github.com/api-evangelist/nasa/blob/main/json-schema/apod-image.json",
"title": "APOD Image",
"description": "An Astronomy Picture of the Day entry from NASA's APOD service.",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"date": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "The date of the APOD image (YYYY-MM-DD)."
},
"explanation": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Explanation of the image written by a professional astronomer."
},
"hdurl": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "URL of the high-resolution image."
},
"media_type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["image", "video"],
"description": "The type of media returned."
},
"service_version": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The version of the APOD service."
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Title of the APOD image."
},
"url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "URL of the image or video."
},
"copyright": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Copyright holder of the image, if not public domain."
},
"thumbnail_url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "URL of the video thumbnail when media_type is video."
}
},
"required": ["date", "explanation", "media_type", "title", "url"]
}
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