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SpaceX API

SpaceX API Launches API

SpaceX mission launch data

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SpaceX API Launches API is one of 11 APIs that SpaceX API publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 2 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Launches. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, a GitHub repository, and 2 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 7 operations across 7 paths, and defines 8 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 5.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.spacexdata.com/v5.

7 operations 7 paths 8 schemas 6 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
5.0.0
Base URL
https://api.spacexdata.com/v5
Contact
SpaceX API Community
License
Apache 2.0
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 7

Across 7 paths, the API surfaces 7 operations — 6 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Launches 7

SpaceX mission launch data

GET
/launches
List All Launches
listLaunches → 200
GET
/launches/latest
Get Latest Launch
getLatestLaunch → 200
GET
/launches/next
Get Next Launch
getNextLaunch → 200
GET
/launches/upcoming
List Upcoming Launches
listUpcomingLaunches → 200
GET
/launches/past
List Past Launches
listPastLaunches → 200
GET
/launches/{id}
Get Launch
getLaunch 1 param → 200404
POST
/launches/query
Query Launches
queryLaunches body → 200

Schemas 8

The contract defines 8 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Launch (25 properties), QueryResult (11 properties), CoreDetail (9 properties), LaunchLinks (8 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

CrewAssignment
object
Crew member assignment for a launch
2 properties
Fairings
object
Payload fairing recovery details
4 properties
Failure
object
Launch failure record
3 properties
Launch
object
A SpaceX mission launch including all metadata, vehicle, and outcome data
25 properties
LaunchLinks
object
Media and reference links for a launch
8 properties
QueryRequest
object
MongoDB-style query request for paginated, filtered lookups
2 properties
CoreDetail
object
First stage booster core detail for a specific launch
9 properties
QueryResult
object
Paginated query result
11 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

spacex-api-launches-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
spacex-api:spacex-api-launches-api
Base URL
https://api.spacexdata.com/v5
Docs
https://github.com/r-spacex/SpaceX-API
Provider
SpaceX API
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