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=310&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=320&ordering=failed_launches",
  "previous": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/?format=api&limit=10&offset=300&ordering=failed_launches",
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      "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/199/?format=api",
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      "abbrev": "VO",
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        "name": "Commercial"
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          "name": "United States of America",
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          "nationality_name": "American",
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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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          "id": 1,
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        "single_use": true,
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    },
    {
      "response_mode": "normal",
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      "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/46/?format=api",
      "name": "National Center of Space Research",
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      "spacecraft": "Mars/Venus Express | Rosetta",
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      "name": "General Dynamics",
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    {
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      "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/141/?format=api",
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    },
    {
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      "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/270/?format=api",
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