Agency List
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
Search
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=50&ordering=-total_launch_count
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"https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/astra_space_soc_image_20250918170503.jpg", "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/astra_space_soc_image_thumbnail_20250918170503.jpeg", "credit": "Astra Space", "license": { "id": 1, "name": "Unknown", "priority": 9, "link": null }, "single_use": true, "variants": [] } }, { "response_mode": "normal", "id": 27, "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/27/?format=api", "name": "European Space Agency", "abbrev": "ESA", "type": { "id": 2, "name": "Multinational" }, "featured": false, "country": [ { "id": 1, "name": "France", "alpha_2_code": "FR", "alpha_3_code": "FRA", "nationality_name": "French", "nationality_name_composed": "Franco" }, { "id": 3, "name": "Italy", "alpha_2_code": "IT", "alpha_3_code": "ITA", "nationality_name": "Italian", "nationality_name_composed": "Italo" }, { "id": 4, "name": "Germany", "alpha_2_code": "DE", "alpha_3_code": "DEU", "nationality_name": "German", "nationality_name_composed": "Germano" }, { "id": 7, "name": "Spain", "alpha_2_code": "ES", "alpha_3_code": "ESP", "nationality_name": "Spanish", "nationality_name_composed": "Hispano" }, { "id": 8, "name": "Switzerland", "alpha_2_code": "CH", "alpha_3_code": "CHE", "nationality_name": "Swiss", "nationality_name_composed": "Swiss" }, { "id": 10, "name": "United Kingdom", "alpha_2_code": "GB", "alpha_3_code": "GBR", "nationality_name": "British", "nationality_name_composed": "Brito" }, { "id": 11, "name": "Austria", "alpha_2_code": "AT", "alpha_3_code": "AUT", "nationality_name": "Austrian", "nationality_name_composed": "Austro" }, { "id": 15, "name": "Sweden", "alpha_2_code": "SE", "alpha_3_code": "SWE", "nationality_name": "Swedish", "nationality_name_composed": "Swedo" }, { "id": 23, "name": "Portugal", "alpha_2_code": "PT", "alpha_3_code": "PRT", "nationality_name": "Portuguese", "nationality_name_composed": "Luso" }, { "id": 27, "name": "Netherlands", "alpha_2_code": "NL", "alpha_3_code": "NLD", "nationality_name": "Dutch", "nationality_name_composed": "Dutch" }, { "id": 31, "name": "Hungary", "alpha_2_code": "HU", "alpha_3_code": "HUN", "nationality_name": "Hungarian", "nationality_name_composed": "Hungarian" }, { "id": 39, "name": "Poland", "alpha_2_code": "PL", "alpha_3_code": "POL", "nationality_name": "Polish", "nationality_name_composed": "Polono" }, { "id": 45, "name": "Denmark", "alpha_2_code": "DK", "alpha_3_code": "DNK", "nationality_name": "Danish", "nationality_name_composed": "Dano" }, { "id": 46, "name": "Czechia", "alpha_2_code": "CZ", "alpha_3_code": "CZE", "nationality_name": "Czech", "nationality_name_composed": "Czech" }, { "id": 47, "name": "Romania", "alpha_2_code": "RO", "alpha_3_code": "ROU", "nationality_name": "Romanian", "nationality_name_composed": "Romanian" }, { "id": 49, "name": "Norway", "alpha_2_code": "NO", "alpha_3_code": "NOR", "nationality_name": "Norwegian", "nationality_name_composed": 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