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=70&ordering=failed_launches
HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
  "count": 350,
  "next": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/?format=api&limit=10&offset=80&ordering=failed_launches",
  "previous": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/?format=api&limit=10&offset=60&ordering=failed_launches",
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      "response_mode": "normal",
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      "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/1105/?format=api",
      "name": "National Institute for Space Research",
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        "id": 1,
        "name": "Government"
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      "featured": false,
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          "id": 24,
          "name": "Brazil",
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          "nationality_name": "Brazilian",
          "nationality_name_composed": "Brazilian"
        }
      ],
      "description": "The National Institute for Space Research (Portuguese: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, INPE) is a research unit of the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovations, the main goals of which are fostering scientific research and technological applications and qualifying personnel in the fields of space and atmospheric sciences, space engineering, and space technology. While INPE is the civilian research center for aerospace activities, the Brazilian Air Force's General Command for Aerospace Technology is the military arm. INPE is located in the city of São José dos Campos, São Paulo.",
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      "parent": null,
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        "name": "INPE logo",
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        "credit": "INPE",
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          "id": 1,
          "name": "Unknown",
          "priority": 9,
          "link": null
        },
        "single_use": true,
        "variants": []
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      "social_logo": {
        "id": 2685,
        "name": "INPE social logo",
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        "credit": "INPE",
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          "id": 1,
          "name": "Unknown",
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          "link": null
        },
        "single_use": true,
        "variants": []
      }
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      "response_mode": "normal",
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      "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/1063/?format=api",
      "name": "Astranis Space Technologies Corp.",
      "abbrev": "Astranis",
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        "id": 5,
        "name": "Private"
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      "featured": false,
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          "id": 2,
          "name": "United States of America",
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          "nationality_name": "American",
          "nationality_name_composed": "Americano"
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      "description": "Astranis Space Technologies Corp. is a private American geostationary communications satellite operator and manufacturer headquartered in San Francisco,",
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      "launchers": "",
      "spacecraft": "Small geostationary communications satellites",
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      "image": null,
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        "id": 109,
        "name": "[AUTO] Astranis Space Technologies Corp. - logo",
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          "id": 1,
          "name": "Unknown",
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          "link": null
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        "single_use": true,
        "variants": []
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      "social_logo": {
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        "single_use": true,
        "variants": []
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    },
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      "response_mode": "normal",
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      "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/1056/?format=api",
      "name": "Space Development Agency",
      "abbrev": "SDA",
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        "id": 1,
        "name": "Government"
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      "featured": false,
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      "spacecraft": "",
      "parent": "United States Space Force",
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        "credit": null,
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          "id": 1,
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          "link": null
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        "single_use": true,
        "variants": []
      },
      "social_logo": null
    },
    {
      "response_mode": "normal",
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      "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/179/?format=api",
      "name": "Orbital ATK",
      "abbrev": "OA",
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        "id": 3,
        "name": "Commercial"
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      "featured": false,
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      "parent": null,
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        "credit": "NASA/NASA Edge/Franklin Fitzgerald",
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          "priority": 0,
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        "variants": []
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      "logo": {
        "id": 167,
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        "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/orbital2520atk_logo_20190207032453.png",
        "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185056.png",
        "credit": null,
        "license": {
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        "single_use": true,
        "variants": []
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      "social_logo": {
        "id": 81,
        "name": "[AUTO] Orbital ATK - social_logo",
        "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/orbital2520atk_nation_20190207032453.jpeg",
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          "link": null
        },
        "single_use": true,
        "variants": []
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    },
    {
      "response_mode": "normal",
      "id": 165,
      "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/165/?format=api",
      "name": "US Army",
      "abbrev": "USA",
      "type": {
        "id": 1,
        "name": "Government"
      },
      "featured": false,
      "country": [
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          "alpha_3_code": "USA",
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      "founding_year": null,
      "launchers": "",
      "spacecraft": "",
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      "image": null,
      "logo": null,
      "social_logo": null
    },
    {
      "response_mode": "normal",
      "id": 1078,
      "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/1078/?format=api",
      "name": "International Institute for Aeronautical Sciences",
      "abbrev": "IIAS",
      "type": {
        "id": 2,
        "name": "Multinational"
      },
      "featured": false,
      "country": [
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          "name": "Unknown",
          "alpha_2_code": "??",
          "alpha_3_code": "???",
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          "nationality_name_composed": "Earthling"
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      ],
      "description": "An international research institute specializing in aeronomy, bioastronautics, operational science, and flight test engineering.",
      "administrator": null,
      "founding_year": null,
      "launchers": "",
      "spacecraft": "",
      "parent": null,
      "image": null,
      "logo": null,
      "social_logo": null
    },
    {
      "response_mode": "normal",
      "id": 50,
      "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/50/?format=api",
      "name": "National Institute of Aeronautics and Space",
      "abbrev": "LAPAN",
      "type": {
        "id": 1,
        "name": "Government"
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      "featured": false,
      "country": [
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          "name": "Indonesia",
          "alpha_2_code": "ID",
          "alpha_3_code": "IDN",
          "nationality_name": "Indonesian",
          "nationality_name_composed": "Indonesian"
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      "founding_year": null,
      "launchers": "",
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      "image": null,
      "logo": null,
      "social_logo": null
    },
    {
      "response_mode": "normal",
      "id": 196,
      "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/196/?format=api",
      "name": "Land Launch",
      "abbrev": "LL",
      "type": {
        "id": 3,
        "name": "Commercial"
      },
      "featured": false,
      "country": [
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          "name": "Russia",
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    },
    {
      "response_mode": "normal",
      "id": 1011,
      "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/1011/?format=api",
      "name": "Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology",
      "abbrev": "MITT",
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        "id": 3,
        "name": "Commercial"
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      "featured": false,
      "country": [
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    {
      "response_mode": "normal",
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      "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/1095/?format=api",
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      "abbrev": "ISISPACE",
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        "name": "Private"
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      "spacecraft": "",
      "parent": null,
      "image": null,
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