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NASA FIRMS Data Availability API

Check which dates have Standard Processing or Near Real-Time data

NASA FIRMS Data Availability API is one of 4 APIs that NASA FIRMS publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 2 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Data Availability. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 2 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 4.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov.

1 operations 1 paths 2 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
4.0
Base URL
https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov
Terms of Service
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.

Data Availability 1

Check which dates have Standard Processing or Near Real-Time data

GET
/api/data_availability/csv/{map_key}/{sensor}
Get data availability by sensor
getDataAvailability 2 params → 200400401429

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

DataAvailabilityCSV
string
CSV-formatted data availability report indicating whether SP (Standard Processing) and NRT (Near Real-Time) data exist for each date per sensor.
SensorWithAllEnum
string
Satellite sensor identifier, or ALL for all sensors.

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

nasa-firms-data-availability-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs NASA FIRMS publishes across the network.

NASA FIRMS Area Fire Detections API
NASA FIRMS KML Fire Footprints API
NASA FIRMS Missing Data API