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NASA Earthdata OpenAPI API

The OpenAPI API from NASA Earthdata — 1 operation(s) for openapi.

NASA Earthdata OpenAPI API is one of 7 APIs that NASA Earthdata publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

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

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 1 schema. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.1, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, /{cmrCollectionId}/ogc-api-coverages/1.0.0.

1 operations 1 paths 1 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.1
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov
Resource Areas
1

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.

OpenAPI 1
GET
/api
this OpenAPI Schema
getSpecification → 200default

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is exception (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

exception
object
2 properties 1 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

nasa-earthdata-openapi-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs NASA Earthdata publishes across the network.

CMR STAC API
Earthdata Login API
AppEEARS API
Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS) API
NASA Earthdata Capabilities API
NASA Earthdata Coverage API