NASA Open APIs
GET /planetary/apod endpoint removal
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On December 1, 2026, the GET /planetary/apod endpoint will be taken offline. Requests sent to GET /planetary/apod will fail after that day. The removal was announced on September 10, 2026.
Calls it hits
GET /planetary/apod
What to use instead of these calls
Call the APOD WordPress API at science.nasa.gov/wp-json/wp/v2/apod-basic instead.
In NASA Open APIs's words
The legacy APOD API will be taken offline December 1, 2026. You will need to migrate by then.
Facts
- API
- NASA Open APIs
api.nasa.gov - Kind
- Endpoint removal
- Announced
- September 10, 2026
- Takes effect
- December 1, 2026
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Announcement
- Last updated
- Verified
- , against NASA Open APIs's own pages
Questions
When does this change take effect?
Calls to GET /planetary/apod on NASA Open APIs stop working on December 1, 2026.
What happens to calls after December 1, 2026?
They fail from that day.
How do I find the calls this hits in my code?
Okapi reads your repository, finds the calls this change hits and opens a pull request with the fix. It never commits to your branches: every change comes as a pull request you review.
Is your code calling this?
Okapi finds the calls this change hits in your repo and opens the pull request with the fix before December 1, 2026.