# NASA Image and Video Library Search (`scrupulous_waterbird_m4w/nasa-images`) Actor Search NASA's public Image and Video Library for image, video, and audio metadata. Export titles, NASA IDs, dates, keywords, centers, thumbnails, and asset URLs without authentication or a proxy. - **URL**: https://apify.com/scrupulous\_waterbird\_m4w/nasa-images.md - **Developed by:** [Mori](https://apify.com/scrupulous_waterbird_m4w) (community) - **Categories:** Education, Other, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## NASA Image and Video Library Search Search NASA Image and Video Library metadata via the public images-api.nasa.gov API. Export structured records with titles, NASA IDs, dates, keywords, thumbnails, and asset URLs.. ### What it does - Extracts ITEM_TYPE from URL_LIST - Outputs structured JSON (SCHEMA_LINK) - Handles pagination, retries, proxy rotation out of the box ### Input | Field | Required | Description | |---|---|---| | `startUrls` | yes | List of URLs to scrape | | `maxRequestsPerRun` | no | Cap on total requests (default 100) | | `proxyConfiguration` | no | Proxy settings (default: Apify Proxy) | ### Output One record per source page: ```json { "url": "...", "title": "...", "items": [...], "scrapedAt": "ISO-8601" } ```` ### Pricing Free tier: 100 runs/month. Pro: $X/mo. ### Limitations - Static HTML only (no JS rendering — use the playwright template for SPAs). - Single-domain by default. Set `enqueueLinks` globs to crawl. ### Changelog - 0.1.0 — initial release. # Actor input Schema ## `query` (type: `string`): Free-text search query against the NASA Image and Video Library (e.g. apollo, mars, hubble). Required. ## `mediaType` (type: `string`): Restrict results to one media type. Use 'image' for still photographs and illustrations, 'video' for video assets, 'audio' for audio clips. ## `yearStart` (type: `integer`): Optional inclusive lower bound on date\_created year (e.g. 1969 for Apollo). Leave empty for no lower bound. ## `yearEnd` (type: `integer`): Optional inclusive upper bound on date\_created year (e.g. 1972 for Apollo). Leave empty for no upper bound. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Cap on total records exported. NASA API caps page\_size at 100; this is the total stop threshold across pages. ## `pageSize` (type: `integer`): Records fetched per NASA API request. NASA API caps page\_size at 100; defaults to 100 to minimize request count. ## Actor input object example ```json { "query": "apollo", "mediaType": "image", "yearStart": 1969, "yearEnd": 1972, "maxItems": 10, "pageSize": 100 } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("scrupulous_waterbird_m4w/nasa-images").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("scrupulous_waterbird_m4w/nasa-images").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{}' | apify call scrupulous_waterbird_m4w/nasa-images --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrupulous_waterbird_m4w/nasa-images", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "NASA Image and Video Library Search", "description": "Search NASA's public Image and Video Library for image, video, and audio metadata. Export titles, NASA IDs, dates, keywords, centers, thumbnails, and asset URLs without authentication or a proxy.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "Nhpk4OxO8Acje7kJI" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/scrupulous_waterbird_m4w~nasa-images/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-scrupulous_waterbird_m4w-nasa-images", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/scrupulous_waterbird_m4w~nasa-images/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-scrupulous_waterbird_m4w-nasa-images", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/scrupulous_waterbird_m4w~nasa-images/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-scrupulous_waterbird_m4w-nasa-images", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "query", "mediaType" ], "properties": { "query": { "title": "Search query", "type": "string", "description": "Free-text search query against the NASA Image and Video Library (e.g. apollo, mars, hubble). Required.", "default": "apollo" }, "mediaType": { "title": "Media type", "enum": [ "image", "video", "audio" ], "type": "string", "description": "Restrict results to one media type. Use 'image' for still photographs and illustrations, 'video' for video assets, 'audio' for audio clips.", "default": "image" }, "yearStart": { "title": "Start year", "minimum": 1900, "maximum": 2200, "type": "integer", "description": "Optional inclusive lower bound on date_created year (e.g. 1969 for Apollo). Leave empty for no lower bound.", "default": 1969 }, "yearEnd": { "title": "End year", "minimum": 1900, "maximum": 2200, "type": "integer", "description": "Optional inclusive upper bound on date_created year (e.g. 1972 for Apollo). Leave empty for no upper bound.", "default": 1972 }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max records", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 100, "type": "integer", "description": "Cap on total records exported. NASA API caps page_size at 100; this is the total stop threshold across pages.", "default": 10 }, "pageSize": { "title": "Records per page", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 100, "type": "integer", "description": "Records fetched per NASA API request. NASA API caps page_size at 100; defaults to 100 to minimize request count.", "default": 100 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```