NASA APOD · Schema
APOD Request Parameters
Query parameters accepted by the NASA APOD GET /planetary/apod endpoint
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Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| api_key | string | NASA API key. Use DEMO_KEY for limited testing. |
| date | string | A string in YYYY-MM-DD format indicating the date of the APOD image. Defaults to today. Must be after 1995-06-16. Cannot be used with count, start_date, or end_date. |
| start_date | string | A string in YYYY-MM-DD format indicating the start of a date range. Cannot be used with date or count. |
| end_date | string | A string in YYYY-MM-DD format indicating the end of a date range. Defaults to current date if start_date is specified without end_date. Cannot be used with date or count. |
| count | integer | A positive integer, no greater than 100. Returns randomly chosen images. Cannot be used with date, start_date, or end_date. |
| concept_tags | boolean | A boolean True|False indicating whether concept tags should be returned. Defaults to False. |
| hd | boolean | Legacy parameter. Present for legacy purposes only — always ignored by the service. |
| thumbs | boolean | A boolean True|False indicating whether the API should return a thumbnail image URL for video files. Ignored for non-video APOD entries. |
JSON Schema
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"title": "APOD Request Parameters",
"description": "Query parameters accepted by the NASA APOD GET /planetary/apod endpoint",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"api_key": {
"type": "string",
"description": "NASA API key. Use DEMO_KEY for limited testing.",
"default": "DEMO_KEY",
"example": "DEMO_KEY"
},
"date": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "A string in YYYY-MM-DD format indicating the date of the APOD image. Defaults to today. Must be after 1995-06-16. Cannot be used with count, start_date, or end_date.",
"pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$",
"example": "2014-10-01"
},
"start_date": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "A string in YYYY-MM-DD format indicating the start of a date range. Cannot be used with date or count.",
"pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$",
"example": "2017-07-08"
},
"end_date": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "A string in YYYY-MM-DD format indicating the end of a date range. Defaults to current date if start_date is specified without end_date. Cannot be used with date or count.",
"pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$",
"example": "2017-07-10"
},
"count": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "A positive integer, no greater than 100. Returns randomly chosen images. Cannot be used with date, start_date, or end_date.",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 100,
"example": 5
},
"concept_tags": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "A boolean True|False indicating whether concept tags should be returned. Defaults to False.",
"default": false
},
"hd": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Legacy parameter. Present for legacy purposes only — always ignored by the service.",
"default": false
},
"thumbs": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "A boolean True|False indicating whether the API should return a thumbnail image URL for video files. Ignored for non-video APOD entries.",
"default": false
}
},
"not": {
"anyOf": [
{
"required": ["date", "count"],
"description": "Cannot combine date with count"
},
{
"required": ["start_date", "count"],
"description": "Cannot combine start_date with count"
},
{
"required": ["date", "start_date"],
"description": "Cannot combine date with start_date"
}
]
}
}