# 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
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## 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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-usage

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# 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(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).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": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,scrupulous_waterbird_m4w/nasa-images"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/EAWptq268SEIWJdmP/builds/Nhpk4OxO8Acje7kJI/openapi.json