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NASA APOD

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day. Returns the featured image or video with title and explanation. Free via NASA DEMO_KEY.

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Knowledge & EducationNo upstream key required

Base URL

https://api.apiclearinghouse.com/v1/call/nasa-apod

Authenticate with X-Api-Key: chk_live_... header.

GET/today

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
date	string	optional	Date in YYYY-MM-DD format (default: today). Range: 1995-06-16 to present.

Example Request

curl -s "https://api.apiclearinghouse.com/v1/call/nasa-apod/today?date={date}" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Example Response

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "url": "example",
    "date": "example",
    "title": "example",
    "copyright": "example",
    "media_type": "example"
  }
}

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Rate Limits

Free10/min

Pro100/min

Elite500/min

Monthly limits also apply per plan.

Authentication

Pass your API key in the request header:

X-Api-Key: chk_live_...

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