Modes

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

Example - /astronauts/?mode=list

Filters

Parameters - age, age__gt, age__gte, age__lt, age__lte, agency_ids, date_of_birth, date_of_birth__gt, date_of_birth__gte, date_of_birth__lt, date_of_birth__lte, date_of_death, date_of_death__gt, date_of_death__gte, date_of_death__lt, date_of_death__lte, first_flight, first_flight__gt, first_flight__gte, first_flight__lt, first_flight__lte, flights_count, flights_count__gt, flights_count__gte, flights_count__lt, flights_count__lte, has_flown, in_space, is_human, landings_count, landings_count__gt, landings_count__gte, landings_count__lt, landings_count__lte, last_flight, last_flight__gt, last_flight__gte, last_flight__lt, last_flight__lte, nationality, status_ids, type__id

Example - /astronauts/?has_flown=true

Fields searched - agency__abbrev, agency__name, name, nationality__nationality_name

Example - /astronauts/?search=Pesquet

Ordering

Fields - age, date_of_birth, eva_time, flights_count, id, landings_count, last_flight, name, spacewalks_count, status, time_in_space

Example - /astronauts/?ordering=-time_in_space

Number of results

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

Example - /astronauts/?limit=2

Format

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

Help

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

GET /2.3.0/astronauts/21/?format=api
HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 21,
    "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/21/?format=api",
    "name": "Alan Shepard",
    "status": {
        "id": 11,
        "name": "Deceased"
    },
    "agency": {
        "response_mode": "list",
        "id": 44,
        "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/44/?format=api",
        "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration",
        "abbrev": "NASA",
        "type": {
            "id": 1,
            "name": "Government"
        }
    },
    "image": {
        "id": 526,
        "name": "[AUTO] Alan Shepard - image",
        "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/alan2520shepard_image_20181128141007.jpg",
        "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190059.jpeg",
        "credit": null,
        "license": {
            "id": 1,
            "name": "Unknown",
            "priority": 9,
            "link": null
        },
        "single_use": true,
        "variants": []
    },
    "response_mode": "detailed",
    "type": {
        "id": 2,
        "name": "Government"
    },
    "in_space": false,
    "time_in_space": "P6DT2H20S",
    "eva_time": "PT9H22M31S",
    "age": 74,
    "date_of_birth": "1923-11-18",
    "date_of_death": "1998-07-21",
    "nationality": [
        {
            "id": 2,
            "name": "United States of America",
            "alpha_2_code": "US",
            "alpha_3_code": "USA",
            "nationality_name": "American",
            "nationality_name_composed": "Americano"
        }
    ],
    "bio": "Rear Admiral Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. was an American astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and businessman. In 1961 he became the first American to travel into space, and in 1971 he walked on the Moon.",
    "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Shepard",
    "last_flight": "1971-02-06T18:48:42Z",
    "first_flight": "1961-05-05T14:34:13Z",
    "social_media_links": [],
    "flights_count": 2,
    "landings_count": 2,
    "spacewalks_count": 2,
    "flights": [],
    "landings": [],
    "spacewalks": []
}