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N2YO Visual Passes API

Optically visible satellite pass predictions.

N2YO Visual Passes API is one of 5 APIs that N2YO publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Visual Passes. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.n2yo.com/rest/v1/satellite.

1 operations 1 paths 3 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://api.n2yo.com/rest/v1/satellite
Authentication
API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

N2YO Visual Passes API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the query as apiKey (apiKey). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Visual Passes 1

Optically visible satellite pass predictions.

GET
/visualpasses/{id}/{observer_lat}/{observer_lng}/{observer_alt}/{days}/{min_visibility}
Get visual passes
getVisualPasses 7 params → 200

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are VisualPass (14 properties), SatelliteInfo (3 properties), VisualPassesResponse (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

SatelliteInfo
object
3 properties
VisualPass
object
14 properties
VisualPassesResponse
object
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

n2yo-visual-passes-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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