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/501/?format=api
HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 501,
    "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/501/?format=api",
    "name": "Patrick G. Forrester",
    "status": {
        "id": 2,
        "name": "Retired"
    },
    "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": 334,
        "name": "[AUTO] Patrick G. Forrester - image",
        "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/patrick_g._forr_image_20220911033927.jpeg",
        "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305185602.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": "P39DT14H17M5S",
    "eva_time": "P1DT1H30M",
    "age": 68,
    "date_of_birth": "1957-03-31",
    "date_of_death": null,
    "nationality": [
        {
            "id": 2,
            "name": "United States of America",
            "alpha_2_code": "US",
            "alpha_3_code": "USA",
            "nationality_name": "American",
            "nationality_name_composed": "Americano"
        }
    ],
    "bio": "Patrick Graham Forrester is a retired United States Army officer and NASA astronaut. At the time of his retirement from the U.S. Army, Forrester had achieved the rank of colonel. He is married and has two children.\r\n\r\nForrester has flown on three Space Shuttle missions, STS-105, STS-117 and STS-128. He was Chief of the Astronaut Office, from June 2017 to July 2024.",
    "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_G._Forrester",
    "last_flight": "2009-08-29T03:59:37Z",
    "first_flight": "2001-08-10T21:10:14Z",
    "social_media_links": [],
    "flights_count": 3,
    "landings_count": 3,
    "spacewalks_count": 4,
    "flights": [],
    "landings": [],
    "spacewalks": []
}