Spaceflight News · Schema

PaginatedArticleList

Paginated envelope wrapping a page of articles.

NewsSpaceSpaceflightAerospaceOpen SourceLaunchesPublic APIs

Properties

Name Type Description
count integer Total number of articles matching the query.
next string URL to fetch the next page of results, or null on the last page.
previous string URL to fetch the previous page of results, or null on the first page.
results array The current page of articles.
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JSON Schema

spaceflight-news-paginated-article-list-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/spaceflight-news/refs/heads/main/json-schema/spaceflight-news-paginated-article-list-schema.json",
  "title": "PaginatedArticleList",
  "description": "Paginated envelope wrapping a page of articles.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "count": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Total number of articles matching the query.",
      "example": 34380
    },
    "next": {
      "type": "string",
      "nullable": true,
      "format": "uri",
      "description": "URL to fetch the next page of results, or null on the last page.",
      "example": "https://api.spaceflightnewsapi.net/v4/articles/?limit=10&offset=20"
    },
    "previous": {
      "type": "string",
      "nullable": true,
      "format": "uri",
      "description": "URL to fetch the previous page of results, or null on the first page.",
      "example": "https://api.spaceflightnewsapi.net/v4/articles/?limit=10&offset=0"
    },
    "results": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "The current page of articles.",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "description": "A spaceflight news article aggregated from a participating publisher.",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "integer",
            "readOnly": true,
            "description": "Unique identifier of the article.",
            "example": 38168
          },
          "title": {
            "type": "string",
            "maxLength": 250,
            "description": "Title of the article.",
            "example": "Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 50th Starlink mission of 2026"
          },
          "authors": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "List of authors who contributed to the article.",
            "items": {
              "type": "object",
              "description": "Author byline for an article, blog, or report.",
              "properties": {
                "name": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "maxLength": 250,
                  "description": "Display name of the author.",
                  "example": "Will Robinson-Smith"
                },
                "socials": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Socials"
                }
              },
              "required": [
                "name"
              ]
            }
          },
          "url": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "uri",
            "maxLength": 200,
            "description": "Canonical URL of the article on the source publisher.",
            "example": "https://spaceflightnow.com/2026/05/30/live-coverage-spacex-starlink/"
          },
          "image_url": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "uri",
            "maxLength": 500,
            "description": "URL to a cover/header image for the article.",
            "example": "https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Starlink_Vertical.jpg"
          },
          "news_site": {
            "type": "string",
            "readOnly": true,
            "description": "Display name of the publisher that produced the article.",
            "example": "Spaceflight Now"
          },
          "summary": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Short summary of the article body.",
            "example": "The Starlink 17-41 mission is SpaceX's 10th and final launch of May."
          },
          "published_at": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "date-time",
            "description": "ISO 8601 timestamp when the article was originally published.",
            "example": "2026-05-30T13:46:18Z"
          },
          "updated_at": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "date-time",
            "readOnly": true,
            "description": "ISO 8601 timestamp when the article was last updated in SNAPI.",
            "example": "2026-05-30T13:50:17.306479Z"
          },
          "featured": {
            "type": "boolean",
            "description": "Whether the article is featured (curated by SNAPI editors).",
            "example": false
          },
          "launches": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "Related Launch Library 2 launches.",
            "items": {
              "type": "object",
              "description": "Relationship to a Launch Library 2 launch.",
              "properties": {
                "launch_id": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "format": "uuid",
                  "description": "Launch Library 2 launch UUID.",
                  "example": "f33d5ece-e825-4cd8-809f-1d4c72a2e0d3"
                },
                "provider": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "readOnly": true,
                  "description": "Source provider of the related launch (typically Launch Library 2).",
                  "example": "Launch Library 2"
                }
              },
              "required": [
                "launch_id",
                "provider"
              ]
            }
          },
          "events": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "Related Launch Library 2 events.",
            "items": {
              "type": "object",
              "description": "Relationship to a Launch Library 2 event (e.g. EVA, docking, milestone).",
              "properties": {
                "event_id": {
                  "type": "integer",
                  "maximum": 2147483647,
                  "minimum": -2147483648,
                  "description": "Launch Library 2 event identifier.",
                  "example": 851
                },
                "provider": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "readOnly": true,
                  "description": "Source provider of the related event (typically Launch Library 2).",
                  "example": "Launch Library 2"
                }
              },
              "required": [
                "event_id",
                "provider"
              ]
            }
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "authors",
          "events",
          "id",
          "image_url",
          "launches",
          "news_site",
          "published_at",
          "summary",
          "title",
          "updated_at",
          "url"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "count",
    "results"
  ]
}