Meteorite Landings API

Overview

To use Meteorite Landings, you need an API key. You can get one by creating a free account and visiting your dashboard.

GET Endpoint

https://api.apiverve.com/v1/meteorites

Example

How to call the Meteorite Landings API in different programming languages.

curl -X GET \
  "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/meteorites?name=Allende&mass=100&year=1969" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here"

const response = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/meteorites?name=Allende&mass=100&year=1969', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  }
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

import requests

headers = {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.get('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/meteorites?name=Allende&mass=100&year=1969', headers=headers)

data = response.json()
print(data)

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "net/http"

)

func main() {
    req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/meteorites?name=Allende&mass=100&year=1969", nil)

    req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", "your_api_key_here")
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    fmt.Println(string(body))
}

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "count": 1,
    "filteredOn": [
      "name"
    ],
    "meteors": [
      {
        "name": "Allende",
        "recclass": "CV3",
        "mass": "2000000",
        "year": "1969",
        "geolocation": {
          "type": "Point",
          "coordinates": [
            -105.31667,
            26.96667
          ]
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

Authentication

The Meteorite Landings API requires authentication via API key. Include your API key in the request header:

X-API-Key: your_api_key_here

Learn more about authentication →

Interactive API Playground

Test the Meteorite Landings API directly in your browser with live requests and responses.

Parameters

The following parameters are available for the Meteorite Landings API:

Response

The Meteorite Landings API returns responses in JSON, XML, YAML, and CSV formats. The JSON response is shown in the Example section above; alternative formats below.

Other Response Formats

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<response>
  <status>ok</status>
  <error xsi:nil="true" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"/>
  <data>
    <count>1</count>
    <filteredOn>
      <item>name</item>
    </filteredOn>
    <meteors>
      <meteor>
        <name>Allende</name>
        <recclass>CV3</recclass>
        <mass>2000000</mass>
        <year>1969</year>
        <geolocation>
          <type>Point</type>
          <coordinates>
            <coordinate>-105.31667</coordinate>
            <coordinate>26.96667</coordinate>
          </coordinates>
        </geolocation>
      </meteor>
    </meteors>
  </data>
</response>

status: ok
error: null
data:
  count: 1
  filteredOn:
    - name
  meteors:
    - name: Allende
      recclass: CV3
      mass: '2000000'
      year: '1969'
      geolocation:
        type: Point
        coordinates:
          - -105.31667
          - 26.96667

Response Structure

All API responses follow a consistent structure with the following fields:

Learn more about response formats →

Response Data Fields

When the request is successful, the data object contains the following fields:

Headers

Only X-API-Key is required. Optional headers include Accept for response format negotiation (JSON, XML, or YAML), User-Agent, and X-Request-ID for request tracing. See all request headers →

GraphQL AccessALPHA

Access Meteorite Landings through GraphQL to combine it with other API calls in a single request. Query only the meteorite landings data you need with precise field selection, and orchestrate complex data fetching workflows.

Credit Cost: Each API called in your GraphQL query consumes its standard credit cost.

POST https://api.apiverve.com/v1/graphql

query {
  meteorites(
    input: {
      name: "Allende"
      mass: 100
      year: 1969
    }
  ) {
    count
    filteredOn
    meteors
  }
}

Note: Authentication is handled via the x-api-key header in your GraphQL request, not as a query parameter.

CORS Support

The Meteorite Landings API accepts cross-origin requests from any origin, so it can be called directly from browser-based applications without a proxy. See CORS support →

Rate Limiting

Meteorite Landings requests are throttled per minute on the Free plan and unthrottled on paid plans. Exceeding the limit returns 429 Too Many Requests; rate-limit usage is reported in the X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining, and X-RateLimit-Reset response headers. See per-plan limits and best practices →

Error Codes

The Meteorite Landings API uses standard HTTP status codes — 200 on success, 400 for invalid parameters, 401 for missing or invalid keys, 403 for insufficient credits, 429 for rate-limit exhaustion, and 500/503 for server-side issues. Each error response includes an X-Request-ID header you can quote when contacting support. See full error handling guide →

SDKs for Meteorite Landings

Official Meteorite Landings packages on npm, PyPI, NuGet, and JitPack — plus a Postman collection and an OpenAPI spec. See the SDK guide →

JitPack

No-Code Integrations

Meteorite Landings works with Zapier, Make, Pipedream, n8n, and Power Automate using the same API key. See setup guides →

Zapier

Make

Pipedream

n8n

Power Automate

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