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NASA Open APIs Categories API

The Categories API from NASA Open APIs — 2 operation(s) for categories.

NASA Open APIs Categories API is one of 34 APIs that NASA Open APIs publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include Categories. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.nasa.gov.

2 operations 2 paths 0 schemas 2 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://api.nasa.gov/planetary/apod
Authentication
API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

NASA Open APIs Categories API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the query as api_key (ApiKeyAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

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.

Categories 2
GET
/categories
Get Event Categories
getCategories → 200
GET
/categories/{category}
Get Events for a Category
getEventsByCategory 1 param → 200

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

nasa-gov-categories-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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