generated: '2026-06-20'
method: searched
source: https://api.nasa.gov/ + https://api.data.gov/docs/rate-limits/
notes: >-
  NASA has no separate sandbox host or test/live key modes. Instead it publishes
  a single shared demonstration key, DEMO_KEY, that works against every endpoint
  with tighter, per-IP rate limits. This is the published verbatim test value —
  the OpenAPI specs default the api_key parameter to DEMO_KEY. Production traffic
  should use a signed-up key.
test_vs_live:
  model: shared-demo-key
  live: signed-up api_key (per-key limits)
  test: DEMO_KEY (per-IP limits, no signup)
magic_values:
  - name: DEMO_KEY
    kind: demo_api_key
    value: DEMO_KEY
    usage: Pass as api_key query parameter, e.g. https://api.nasa.gov/planetary/apod?api_key=DEMO_KEY
    limits:
      per_ip_hourly: 30
      per_ip_daily: 50
    verbatim: true
test_clocks: none
fixtures: none