Get an API Key from NASA (Managed Package)

For the managed package runtime, you must specify an API key every time you invoke a NASA REST API. You can get this key from NASA.

Managed Package app icon This information is for Omnistudio for Managed Packages. For Omnistudio on standard runtime, see Omnistudio Help.

  1. Go to https://api.nasa.gov.
  2. Enter your First Name, Last Name, and Email, then click Signup.
  3. Copy the the response and save it to a text file. It looks something like this:
    Your API key for me@example.com is:
    YbbMNWeWX2BqxoPKXEiWWcKMgNlUHhHXgqWG5XBt
    
    You can start using this key to make web service requests. Simply pass your key in the URL when making a web request. Here's an example:
    
    https://api.nasa.gov/planetary/apod?api_key=YbbMNWeWX2BqxoPKXEiWWcKMgNlUHhHXgqWG5XBt
    
    For additional support, please contact us. When contacting us, please tell us what API you're accessing and provide the following account details so we can quickly find you:
    
    Account Email: me@example.com
    Account ID: b4345628-22cd-4a1d-b610-3d9ec5ba95fd

    You will need your API key to run the Integration Procedure.

  4. (Optional) To see the types of data you can retrieve from NASA, click Browse APIs.