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APOD

nasa · Media

Media No Auth Free & Open media open_data

This endpoint structures the APOD imagery and associated metadata so that it can be repurposed for other applications. In addition, if the concept_tags parameter is set to True, then keywords derived from the image explanation are returned. These keywords could be used as auto-generated hashtags for twitter or instagram feeds; but generally help with discoverability of relevant imagery

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Returns images

Returns the picture of the day

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/nasa.gov/apod/1.0.0/apod?hd=true&date=2026-06-02

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/nasa.gov/apod/1.0.0/apod?hd=true&date=2026-06-02"
import requests
params = {
    "hd": "true",
    "date": "2026-06-02"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/nasa.gov/apod/1.0.0/apod",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())
const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/nasa.gov/apod/1.0.0/apod');
url.searchParams.set('hd', 'true');
url.searchParams.set('date', '2026-06-02');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/nasa.gov/apod/1.0.0/apod")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("hd", "true")
	q.Set("date", "2026-06-02")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}
require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/nasa.gov/apod/1.0.0/apod")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "hd" => "true",
  "date" => "2026-06-02"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)
<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/nasa.gov/apod/1.0.0/apod?" . http_build_query([
    "hd" => "true",
    "date" => "2026-06-02"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

Postman Setup Guide

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  1. See official documentation for authentication and setup.

What can you build with APOD?

APOD is a Media API. Developers commonly use media APIs for:

  • storing and delivering images, video, and audio
  • building digital asset management and media libraries
  • transcoding and optimising media for the web
  • adding video streaming and playback to your app
  • automating content tagging and metadata extraction

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. APOD is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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