Spaceflight News API

by spaceflightnewsapi.net

Science and space Added on October 31st, 2026 Checked and working on November 2nd, 2026

What it does

The Spaceflight News API collects space and spaceflight news from dozens of news sites and blogs. Get articles, blog posts and reports, searchable and filterable by date and site, and linked to launches and events where possible. Responses are JSON. Free and open source, no key needed.

API
HTTP-GET
JSON
REST

At a glance

API key: Not needed · More APIs with no key
Pricing: Free and open source, no key needed.
From the browser: Yes (CORS)
Formats: JSON
Interface: REST, HTTP-GET
Provider: spaceflightnewsapi.net
Last checked: Working on November 2nd, 2026

More information: https://www.spaceflightnewsapi.net/

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Markdown

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Example request

curl

curl 'https://api.spaceflightnewsapi.net/v4/articles/?limit=1'

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("https://api.spaceflightnewsapi.net/v4/articles/?limit=1");
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.spaceflightnewsapi.net/v4/articles/?limit=1",
    timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())

The JavaScript works in a web page as well as in Node.js 18 or newer.