Planet's Data API is a RESTful API interface to Planet’s complete imagery catalog. It enables programmatic support for searching all Planet imagery by metadata.
How To Become A Planet Developer¶
As with all Planet APIs, using the Data API requires that you have a Planet API key: if you don't already have a Planet account, you can sign up for Planet's Developer Program.
Once you're signed up, you can find your API key in your account settings. For more information, check out our quickstart guide for API users.
Learn More¶
When you're ready to dive deeper into using Planet's Data API, you'll find a collection of guides and tutorials on Planet School. You may be interested in this Python tutorial: Getting Started with Data API Search & Download.
Citing Planet Data¶
From a concept in our garage, to operating the largest fleet of Earth-imaging satellites, many people have invested time and energy in developing and enabling access to Planet’s unique data feed. Please cite Planet when using our imagery and tools.
To cite Planet data in publications, please include the following copyright notice:
"Image © 20xx Planet Labs PBC" (where xx denotes the year of the content used)
@Misc{,
author = {Planet Labs PBC},
organization = {Planet},
title = {Planet Application Program Interface: In Space for Life on Earth},
year = {2018--},
url = "https://api.planet.com"
}
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