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-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/norishige2520kanai_image_20181203172829.jpg",
        "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.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": 48,
    "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-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/x_logo_image_20250211191027.jpg",
                    "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.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-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/mark2520t.2520vande2520hei_image_20181203172617.jpg",
                            "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.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"
                        },
                        "in_space": false,
                        "time_in_space": "P523DT8H59M17S",
                        "eva_time": "P1DT2H42M",
                        "age": 58,
                        "date_of_birth": "1966-11-10",
                        "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": "Mark Thomas Vande Hei is a NASA astronaut who served as a flight Engineer for Expedition 53 and 54 on the International Space Station.",
                        "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_T._Vande_Hei",
                        "last_flight": "2021-04-09T07:42:41Z",
                        "first_flight": "2017-09-12T21:17:02Z",
                        "social_media_links": [
                            {
                                "id": 157,
                                "social_media": {
                                    "id": 1,
                                    "name": "X",
                                    "url": "https://x.com",
                                    "logo": {
                                        "id": 2320,
                                        "name": "X logo",
                                        "image_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/x_logo_image_20250211191027.jpg",
                                        "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.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_Sabot"
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": 4559,
                    "role": {
                        "id": 34,
                        "role": "EV2",
                        "priority": 1
                    },
                    "astronaut": {
                        "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-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/norishige2520kanai_image_20181203172829.jpg",
                            "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.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": "list",
                        "type": {
                            "id": 2,
                            "name": "Government"
                        },
                        "in_space": false,
                        "time_in_space": "P168DT5H17M59S",
                        "eva_time": "PT5H57M",
                        "age": 48,
                        "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-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/x_logo_image_20250211191027.jpg",
                                        "thumbnail_url": "https://thespacedevs-prod.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"
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}