The Solar System OpenData
An open Rest API for querying all Solar System data.
https://api.le-systeme-solaire.net
Features
Main bodies
All planets and their moons, all dwarfs planets and the main asteroids.
Physical characteristics
Dimensions, mass, flattening, gravity, inclination and temperature.
Orbital parameters
Semimajor axis, perihelion, aphelion, eccentricity, orbital period and orbital speed.
History
Discovery circumstances, discoverer(s), year discovered and provisional designation.
Family
For every body, all its satellites and the ability to navigate between satellites and the star.
Known objects count
Known count of each object type : planets, moons, asteroids, comets.
Documentation
How to use the API?
All bodies in one request
An URL returns all bodies in the database with all data:
https://api.le-systeme-solaire.net/rest/bodies/
Boby by body
An URL returns all data of one body:
https://api.le-systeme-solaire.net/rest/bodies/{id}
All known count
An URL returns all known count for each object type :
https://api.le-systeme-solaire.net/rest/knowncount/
Known count, object type by object type
An URL returns known count for the object type :
https://api.le-systeme-solaire.net/rest/knowncount/{id}
API parameters for /bodies
| # | Parameter | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | data | The data you want to retrieve (comma separated). |
| 2 | exclude | One or more data you want to exclude (comma separated). |
| 3 | order | The sort order data you want to use and the sort direction (comma separated). |
| 4 | page | Page number (number>=1) and page size (size>=1 with 20 as default) (comma separated). |
| 5 | rowData | Transform the objects in records. |
| 6 | filter[] | Filters to be applied. Each filter consists of a data, an operator and a value (comma separated). |
| 7 | satisfy | Should all filters match (default). |
API parameters /knowncount
| # | Parameter | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | rowData | Transform the objects in records. |
License
Distributed under MIT license.