Space Data API

Endpoints (12 live)

• GET /archive/work — Complete structured package for one illustrated classic of early science/engineering (1588-1748): verified public-domain scan, full metadata, curated description, full-text OCR link, IIIF manifest, and page-image URL template. Works: Ramelli machines 1588, Agricola De re metallica 1621, Hooke Micrographia 1665, Newton Principia 1687 & Opticks 1730, Euler Introductio 1748. Param: ?id=<work_id> (0.02 USDC on Base)
• GET /archive/page — Direct IIIF image URLs (multiple resolutions) for a specific page of a public-domain illustrated classic, with work context and provenance. Params: ?work=<work_id>&leaf=<n> (0.01 USDC on Base)
• GET /events — Upcoming space events: dockings, spacewalks, landings (next 5) (0.01 USDC on Base)
• GET /launches — Upcoming SpaceX launches (next 5) with mission, pad, and T-0 details (0.01 USDC on Base)
• GET /starlink — Returns Starlink-related data from the /starlink endpoint. (0.01 USDC on Base)
• GET /starship — Returns starship data from the API endpoint. (0.02 USDC on Base)
• GET /starship/next — Returns the next starship in sequence for a given query. (0.01 USDC on Base)
• GET /stats/detail — Sales ledger of this API: per-settlement records with timestamp, endpoint, amount, payer address, network, and transaction reference. Filter by payer with ?address=0x...&chain=base to get payment history for a specific wallet. Self-referential x402 economics — auditable, machine-readable payment history. Free aggregate view at /stats. (0.01 USDC on Base)
• GET /dev/breaking-changes — What breaks when you upgrade a package, and what to use instead. Structured migration data from each project's official upgrade guide: removed APIs with replacements and reasons, changed defaults, behavior changes, incompatible deps, and codemod commands. For coding agents whose training data predates recent releases. Covers react 19, typescript 6, pandas 3, express 5, django 6. Params: ?package=react&version=19.0.0. Free list at /dev/packages. (0.03 USDC on Base)
• GET /archive/plate — One visually verified, human-curated plate from a Renaissance engineering classic: high-res IIIF image URLs plus a written caption explaining the depicted machinery or process. 36 plates from Ramelli's machine engravings (1588) and Agricola's De re metallica mining woodcuts (1621). Param: ?id=<plate_id> (browse ids free at /archive/plates/catalog) (0.05 USDC on Base)
• GET /archive/plates — The complete curated plate set for one work — every visually verified diagram plate with captions, image URLs, and provenance. Works: ramelli-machine-1588 (16 machine engravings), agricola-metallica-1621 (20 mining/metallurgy woodcuts). Param: ?work=<work_id> (0.1 USDC on Base)
• GET /launches/today — SpaceX launches in the next 24 hours (empty list if none) (0.01 USDC on Base)