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NASA FIRMS KML Fire Footprints API

KMZ files containing color-coded fire footprint polygons by region

NASA FIRMS KML Fire Footprints 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 KML Fire Footprints. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 2 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 3 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.

2 operations 2 paths 3 schemas 2 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 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

KML Fire Footprints 2

KMZ files containing color-coded fire footprint polygons by region

GET
/api/kml_fire_footprints/{region}/{date_span}/{sensor}/{filename}
Get KML fire footprints by region
getKmlFireFootprints 4 params → 200400404
GET
/api/kml_fire_footprints/
Get KML fire footprints via query parameters
getKmlFireFootprintsQuery 3 params → 200400

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

KmlSensorEnum
string
Satellite sensor source for KML footprint data.
DateSpanEnum
string
Time span for KML fire footprint queries.
RegionEnum
string
Predefined geographic region for KML fire footprints.

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

nasa-firms-kml-fire-footprints-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs NASA FIRMS publishes across the network.

NASA FIRMS Area Fire Detections API
NASA FIRMS Data Availability API
NASA FIRMS Missing Data API