Overview
A web service for near earth objects. All the data is from the <a href="http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/" target="_blank">NASA JPL Asteroid team</a>. NeoWs is proud to power AsteroidTracker on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/asteroid-tracker/id689684901?mt=8" target="_blank">iOS</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vitruviussoftware.bunifish.asteroidtracker&feature" target="_blank">Android</a> as well as related apps. Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/AsteroidTracker" target="_blank">Twitter</a>
NeoWs - (Near Earth Object Web Service) is an open data API from neowsapp.com. It needs no API key. It is served over HTTPS. Its OpenAPI description documents 7 endpoints.
At a glance
- Authentication
- No auth
- HTTPS
- Yes
- CORS
- Unknown
- Category
- Open Data
- Base URL
http://www.neowsapp.com/- Version
- 1.0
- Endpoints
- 7
- OpenAPI
- Specification ↗
- Spec updated
- 2020-01-07
Make a first request
Replace the placeholders; the documentation says exactly where credentials go.
curl -X GET "http://www.neowsapp.com/rest/v1/feed" \
-H "Accept: application/json"const response = await fetch("http://www.neowsapp.com/rest/v1/feed", {
method: "GET",
headers: {
"Accept": "application/json",
},
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);import requests
response = requests.request(
"GET",
"http://www.neowsapp.com/rest/v1/feed",
headers={
"Accept": "application/json",
},
timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())Endpoints
| Method | Path | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| GET | /rest/v1/feed | Find Near Earth Objects by date |
| GET | /rest/v1/feed/today | Find Near Earth Objects for today |
| GET | /rest/v1/neo/browse | Browse the Near Earth Objects service |
| GET | /rest/v1/neo/sentry | Retrieve Sentry (Impact Risk ) Near Earth Objects |
| GET | /rest/v1/neo/sentry/{asteroid_id} | Retrieve Sentry (Impact Risk ) Near Earth Objectby ID |
| GET | /rest/v1/neo/{asteroid_id} | Find Near Earth Objects by id |
| GET | /rest/v1/stats | Get the Near Earth Object data set totals |
Questions
Does the NeoWs - (Near Earth Object Web Service) API need an API key?
No. The NeoWs - (Near Earth Object Web Service) API can be called without an API key or sign-up, which makes it handy for prototypes and front-end demos.
Does the NeoWs - (Near Earth Object Web Service) API support HTTPS?
Yes, the NeoWs - (Near Earth Object Web Service) API is served over HTTPS.
How many endpoints does the NeoWs - (Near Earth Object Web Service) API have?
Its OpenAPI description lists 7 endpoints in version 1.0. All of them are shown on this page.
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