What it returns
Bright meteor (fireball and bolide) events detected by US government sensors and published by NASA JPL's Center for Near Earth Object Studies. Records go back to 1988; newest first.
Common uses
Meteor news and alerts, maps, education and research. Pay per event returned.
Request
POST https://api.pushbuild.com/meteor-fireballs/run with a JSON body. Send your key in the X-API-Key header.
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
dateFrom | string | YYYY-MM-DD |
dateTo | string | YYYY-MM-DD |
minEnergyKt | number | e.g. 0.1 |
withLocation | boolean | Only events with latitude and longitude. |
maxItems | integer | Maximum items to return (1-500). Default: 100. |
Example
curl -X POST https://api.pushbuild.com/meteor-fireballs/run \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"maxItems": 20}'Response
{"count": 20, "truncated": false, "seconds": 1.4, "items": [ { ... } ]}Each call returns up to 500 items. Records that fail validation or are not found are flagged in the items and not charged.
Pricing
Pay only for results returned: $0.08 per 1,000 events. No charge for errors or empty searches.
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