Modes

Levels of detail in the response - list, normal, detailed

Example - /agencies/?mode=list

Filters

Parameters - abbrev, abbrev__contains, attempted_landings, attempted_landings__gt, attempted_landings__gte, attempted_landings__lt, attempted_landings__lte, consecutive_successful_landings, consecutive_successful_landings__gt, consecutive_successful_landings__gte, consecutive_successful_landings__lt, consecutive_successful_landings__lte, consecutive_successful_launches, consecutive_successful_launches__gt, consecutive_successful_launches__gte, consecutive_successful_launches__lt, consecutive_successful_launches__lte, country_code, description, description__contains, failed_landings, failed_landings__gt, failed_landings__gte, failed_landings__lt, failed_landings__lte, failed_launches, failed_launches__gt, failed_launches__gte, failed_launches__lt, failed_launches__lte, featured, founding_year, founding_year__gt, founding_year__gte, founding_year__lt, founding_year__lte, id, name, name__contains, parent__id, pending_launches, pending_launches__gt, pending_launches__gte, pending_launches__lt, pending_launches__lte, spacecraft, successful_landings, successful_landings__gt, successful_landings__gte, successful_landings__lt, successful_landings__lte, successful_launches, successful_launches__gt, successful_launches__gte, successful_launches__lt, successful_launches__lte, total_launch_count, total_launch_count__gt, total_launch_count__gte, total_launch_count__lt, total_launch_count__lte, type__id

Example - /agencies/?abbrev=NASA

Fields searched - abbrev, name

Example - /agencies/?search=SpaceX

Ordering

Fields - attempted_landings, consecutive_successful_landings, consecutive_successful_launches, failed_landings, failed_launches, featured, id, name, pending_launches, successful_landings, successful_launches, total_launch_count

Example - /agencies/?ordering=-total_launch_count

Number of results

Use limit to control the number of objects in the response (max 100)

Example - /agencies/?limit=2

Format

Switch to JSON output - /agencies/?format=json

Help

Find all the FAQs and support links on the documentation homepage - lldev.thespacedevs.com/docs

GET /2.3.0/agencies/?format=api&offset=300&ordering=failed_launches
HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

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    "next": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/?format=api&limit=10&offset=310&ordering=failed_launches",
    "previous": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/?format=api&limit=10&offset=290&ordering=failed_launches",
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            "response_mode": "normal",
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            "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/141/?format=api",
            "name": "Blue Origin",
            "abbrev": "BO",
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                "id": 3,
                "name": "Commercial"
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            "featured": true,
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                    "id": 2,
                    "name": "United States of America",
                    "alpha_2_code": "US",
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                    "nationality_name": "American",
                    "nationality_name_composed": "Americano"
                }
            ],
            "description": "Blue Origin is an American privately funded aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company set up by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos with its headquarters in Kent, Washington. The company is developing technologies to enable private human access to space with the goal to dramatically lower costs and increase reliability. Blue Origin currently launches its New Shepard sub-orbital vehicle from its West Texas launch site, they are currently constructing a launch pad for their orbital vehicle New Glenn at Cape Canaveral LC-36.",
            "administrator": "CEO: Jeff Bezos",
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                    "id": 1,
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                    "link": null
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                "single_use": true,
                "variants": []
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                "credit": null,
                "license": {
                    "id": 1,
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                    "link": null
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                "single_use": true,
                "variants": []
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                "id": 45,
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                "credit": null,
                "license": {
                    "id": 1,
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                    "link": null
                },
                "single_use": true,
                "variants": []
            }
        },
        {
            "response_mode": "normal",
            "id": 1040,
            "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/1040/?format=api",
            "name": "CAS Space",
            "abbrev": "CAS",
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                "id": 3,
                "name": "Commercial"
            },
            "featured": false,
            "country": [
                {
                    "id": 6,
                    "name": "China",
                    "alpha_2_code": "CN",
                    "alpha_3_code": "CHN",
                    "nationality_name": "Chinese",
                    "nationality_name_composed": "Sino"
                }
            ],
            "description": "CAS Space is a spin-off company from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) that is operating and plans to operate various launch vehicles of the Zhongke series.",
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            "founding_year": 2018,
            "launchers": "Zhongke",
            "spacecraft": "",
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            "image": null,
            "logo": {
                "id": 122,
                "name": "[AUTO] CAS Space - logo",
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                    "id": 1,
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                "single_use": true,
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                "single_use": true,
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        },
        {
            "response_mode": "normal",
            "id": 154,
            "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/154/?format=api",
            "name": "Production Corporation Polyot",
            "abbrev": "NP",
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                "id": 3,
                "name": "Commercial"
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            "featured": false,
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            "logo": null,
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        },
        {
            "response_mode": "normal",
            "id": 118,
            "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/118/?format=api",
            "name": "International Launch Services",
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                "id": 3,
                "name": "Commercial"
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            "featured": false,
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            ],
            "description": "International Launch Services, Inc. (ILS) is a joint venture with exclusive rights to the worldwide sale of commercial Angara and Proton rocket launch services. Proton launches take place at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan while Angara is planned to launch from the Plesetsk and Vostochny Cosmodromes in Russia.",
            "administrator": "President: Tiphaine Louradour",
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            "spacecraft": "",
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                "license": {
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                "single_use": true,
                "variants": []
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            "social_logo": null
        },
        {
            "response_mode": "normal",
            "id": 98,
            "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/98/?format=api",
            "name": "Mitsubishi Heavy Industries",
            "abbrev": "MHI",
            "type": {
                "id": 3,
                "name": "Commercial"
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            "featured": false,
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                    "name": "Japan",
                    "alpha_2_code": "JP",
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                    "nationality_name": "Japanese",
                    "nationality_name_composed": "Nippo"
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            "administrator": "President: Seiji Izumisawa",
            "founding_year": 1884,
            "launchers": "H-I, H-II, H-III",
            "spacecraft": "Kounotori | HTV",
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            "image": {
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                "name": "[AUTO] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries - image",
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                "license": {
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                "single_use": true,
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            "logo": {
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            "social_logo": {
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                "single_use": true,
                "variants": []
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        },
        {
            "response_mode": "normal",
            "id": 199,
            "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/199/?format=api",
            "name": "Virgin Orbit",
            "abbrev": "VO",
            "type": {
                "id": 3,
                "name": "Commercial"
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            "featured": false,
            "country": [
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            "description": "Virgin Orbit is a company within the Virgin Group which plans to provide launch services for small satellites. The company was formed in 2017 to develop the air-launched LauncherOne rocket, launched from Cosmic Girl, which had previously been a project of Virgin Galactic. Based in Long Beach, California, Virgin Orbit has more than 300 employees led by president Dan Hart, a former vice president of government satellite systems at Boeing.\r\n\r\nVirgin Orbit focuses on small satellite launch, which is one of three capabilities being focused on by Virgin Galactic. These capabilities are: human spaceflight operations, small satellite launch, and advanced aerospace design, manufacturing, and test",
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                "single_use": true,
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            "name": "General Dynamics",
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        {
            "response_mode": "normal",
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        {
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            "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/1037/?format=api",
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        {
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