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NASA Image Library

Search NASA's entire image and video archive — no key needed.

StatusLive · verified 23 Oct 2026 · 808 ms
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Not a mockup — this is what NASA Image Library actually returned when we verified it on 23 Oct 2026 (in 808 ms).

{
  "collection": {
    "version": "1.1",
    "href": "http://images-api.nasa.gov/search?q=apollo%2011&page_size=1",
    "items": [
      {
        "href": "https://images-assets.nasa.gov/video/KSC-19850101-MH-NAS01-0001-Apollo_11_Buzz_Aldrin_Experts-B_2141/collection.json",
        "data": [
          {
            "center": "KSC",
            "date_created": "1985-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "description": "Productions \"Apollo 11 Moon Landing\" and \"Project Apollo 11\" plus imagery featuring Goddard's contributions to space.  TRT:  00:48:22",
            "keywords": [
              "Apollo 11",
              "Goddard"
            ],
            "location": "KSC",
            "media_typ

💻 Copy-paste code

Three ways to call NASA Image Library — pick your weapon.

// NASA Image Library — no build step, no library. Just fetch.
const res = await fetch("https://images-api.nasa.gov/search?q=apollo%2011&page_size=1");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

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