aid: nasa-apod
name: NASA APOD
description: >
  NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) REST API providing daily astronomy
  images and explanations curated by NASA scientists. Supports retrieval by
  specific date, date ranges, and random selection, with high-definition image
  URLs, media type detection, and optional concept tags derived from image
  metadata. Data is available from 1995-06-16 onward.
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url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nasa-apod/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
type: Index
tags:
  - NASA
  - Astronomy
  - Space
  - Images
  - Science
  - Education
  - Open Data

apis:

  - aid: nasa-apod:nasa-apod
    name: NASA APOD API
    description: >
      Single-endpoint REST API returning the Astronomy Picture of the Day with
      title, explanation, image URL, HD image URL, media type, copyright, and
      optional concept tags. Supports date-based filtering and random image
      selection.
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    humanURL: https://api.nasa.gov/
    baseURL: https://api.nasa.gov
    tags:
      - NASA
      - Astronomy
      - Space
      - Images
      - APOD
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://github.com/nasa/apod-api
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nasa-apod/refs/heads/main/openapi/openapi.yml
    contact:
      - FN: NASA API Support
        url: https://api.nasa.gov/

common:

  - type: Website
    url: https://api.nasa.gov/

  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/nasa/apod-api

  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/nasa

  - type: Blog
    url: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/

  - type: Pricing
    url: https://api.nasa.gov/

  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.api.nasa.gov/

  - type: X
    url: https://x.com/apod

  - type: Plans
    url: plans/nasa-apod-plans-pricing.yml

  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/nasa-apod-rate-limits.yml

  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/nasa-apod-finops.yml

maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com