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NASA Mars Rovers Rovers API

List and inspect Mars rover records.

NASA Mars Rovers Rovers API is one of 3 APIs that NASA Mars Rovers publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

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

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.1.2.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.nasa.gov/mars-photos/api/v1.

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
1.1.2
Base URL
https://api.nasa.gov/mars-photos/api/v1
Authentication
API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

NASA Mars Rovers Rovers API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the query as api_key (apiKeyQuery). 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.

Rovers 1

List and inspect Mars rover records.

GET
/rovers
List all Mars rovers
listRovers 1 param → 200403

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Rover (9 properties), RoversResponse (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Rover
object
Full rover record.
9 properties
RoversResponse
object
1 property

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

nasa-mars-rovers-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs NASA Mars Rovers publishes across the network.

NASA Mars Rovers Manifests API
NASA Mars Rovers Photos API