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/569/?format=api
HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
  "id": 569,
  "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/569/?format=api",
  "name": "Norishige Kanai",
  "status": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Active"
  },
  "agency": {
    "response_mode": "list",
    "id": 37,
    "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/37/?format=api",
    "name": "Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency",
    "abbrev": "JAXA",
    "type": {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "Government"
    }
  },
  "image": {
    "id": 553,
    "name": "[AUTO] Norishige Kanai - image",
    "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/norishige2520kanai_image_20181203172829.jpg",
    "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190144.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": "P168DT5H17M59S",
  "eva_time": "PT5H57M",
  "age": 49,
  "date_of_birth": "1976-12-05",
  "date_of_death": null,
  "nationality": [
    {
      "id": 28,
      "name": "Japan",
      "alpha_2_code": "JP",
      "alpha_3_code": "JPN",
      "nationality_name": "Japanese",
      "nationality_name_composed": "Nippo"
    }
  ],
  "bio": "Norishige Kanai, M.D. is a Japanese doctor and JAXA astronaut.\r\n\r\nHe is a lieutenant and Diving Medical Officer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (Medical Service Division, 1st Service School). He served as a crew member on board the International Space Station for Expedition 54/55, and returned to Earth on June 3 2018.",
  "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norishige_Kanai",
  "last_flight": "2017-12-17T07:21:01Z",
  "first_flight": "2017-12-17T07:21:01Z",
  "social_media_links": [
    {
      "id": 106,
      "social_media": {
        "id": 1,
        "name": "X",
        "url": "https://x.com",
        "logo": {
          "id": 2320,
          "name": "X logo",
          "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/x_logo_image_20250211191027.jpg",
          "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/x_logo_image_thumbnail_20250211191027.jpeg",
          "credit": "X",
          "license": {
            "id": 1,
            "name": "Unknown",
            "priority": 9,
            "link": null
          },
          "single_use": true,
          "variants": []
        }
      },
      "url": "https://twitter.com/Astro_Kanai"
    }
  ],
  "flights_count": 1,
  "landings_count": 1,
  "spacewalks_count": 1,
  "flights": [],
  "landings": [],
  "spacewalks": [
    {
      "response_mode": "list",
      "id": 395,
      "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/spacewalks/395/?format=api",
      "name": "Expedition 54 EVA 3",
      "start": "2018-02-16T12:00:00Z",
      "end": "2018-02-16T17:57:00Z",
      "duration": "PT5H57M",
      "location": "International Space Station",
      "crew": [
        {
          "id": 4558,
          "role": {
            "id": 33,
            "role": "EV1",
            "priority": 0
          },
          "astronaut": {
            "id": 567,
            "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/567/?format=api",
            "name": "Mark T. Vande Hei",
            "status": {
              "id": 1,
              "name": "Active"
            },
            "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": 789,
              "name": "[AUTO] Mark T. Vande Hei - image",
              "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/mark2520t.2520vande2520hei_image_20181203172617.jpg",
              "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-dev.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/255bauto255d__image_thumbnail_20240305190800.jpeg",
              "credit": null,
              "license": {
                "id": 1,
                "name": "Unknown",
                "priority": 9,
                "link": null
              },
              "single_use": true,
              "variants": []
            },
            "response_mode": "list",
            "type": {
              "id": 2,
              "name": "Government"
            },
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            "eva_time": "P1DT2H42M",
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            "date_of_birth": "1966-11-10",
            "date_of_death": null,
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              {
                "id": 2,
                "name": "United States of America",
                "alpha_2_code": "US",
                "alpha_3_code": "USA",
                "nationality_name": "American",
                "nationality_name_composed": "Americano"
              }
            ],
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            "first_flight": "2017-09-12T21:17:02Z",
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                  "name": "X",
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                    "name": "X logo",
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                    "credit": "X",
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                      "link": null
                    },
                    "single_use": true,
                    "variants": []
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            "role": "EV2",
            "priority": 1
          },
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            "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/569/?format=api",
            "name": "Norishige Kanai",
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              "id": 1,
              "name": "Active"
            },
            "agency": {
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              "id": 37,
              "url": "https://lldev.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/agencies/37/?format=api",
              "name": "Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency",
              "abbrev": "JAXA",
              "type": {
                "id": 1,
                "name": "Government"
              }
            },
            "image": {
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            "date_of_death": null,
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              }
            ],
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            "first_flight": "2017-12-17T07:21:01Z",
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                  "name": "X",
                  "url": "https://x.com",
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                    "credit": "X",
                    "license": {
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                    "variants": []
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                },
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  ]
}