# NASA API: Search media > Searches NASA public photos, videos or audio by words and creation year, returning matches in relevance order with thumbnails and full-size file links. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by NASA. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/nasa.gov/search-images - Method: `nasa.gov/search_images`, version 1 - Website: nasa.gov - Returns: title, description, date created, NASA center, credit, keywords, thumbnail link, full-size link, page link, media id - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `query` | string | yes | `"Saturn rings"` | Words to search for, for example Saturn rings. | | `end_year` | integer | no | | Latest creation year, for example 1970. | | `media_type` | string | no | | Type of media to find, for example image. One of "image", "video", "audio". Default "image". | | `start_year` | integer | no | | Earliest creation year, for example 1969. | | `max_results` | integer | no | | Maximum matches to return, for example 20. Default 20. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "query": "Saturn rings" } ``` Its output: ```json { "results": [ { "title": "Saturn Rings", "keywords": [ "S Rings", "Voyager" ], "page_link": "https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA02241", "description": "Saturn Rings", "nasa_center": "Jet Propulsion Laboratory", "date_created": "2000-02-07", "nasa_media_id": "PIA02241", "full_size_link": "https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA02241/PIA02241~orig.jpg", "thumbnail_link": "https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA02241/PIA02241~thumb.jpg", "photographer_or_credit": "NASA/JPL" }, { "title": "Saturn A-ring", "keywords": [ "S Rings", "Voyager" ], "page_link": "https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA01952", "description": "Saturn A-ring", "nasa_center": "Jet Propulsion Laboratory", "date_created": "1999-04-11", "nasa_media_id": "PIA01952", "full_size_link": "https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA01952/PIA01952~orig.jpg", "thumbnail_link": "https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA01952/PIA01952~thumb.jpg", "photographer_or_credit": "NASA/JPL" }, { "title": "Saturn A-Ring", "keywords": [ "S Rings", "Voyager" ], "page_link": "https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA01988", "description": "Saturn A-Ring", "nasa_center": "Jet Propulsion Laboratory", "date_created": "1999-07-23", "nasa_media_id": "PIA01988", "full_size_link": "https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA01988/PIA01988~orig.jpg", "thumbnail_link": "https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/PIA01988/PIA01988~thumb.jpg", "photographer_or_credit": "NASA/JPL" } ] } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"nasa.gov/search_images","input":{"query":"Saturn rings"}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - Find NASA photos of Saturn's rings taken between 2004 and 2017 - Show me NASA videos about the Apollo 11 moon landing from 1969 - Look for audio recordings from Mission Control during Apollo 13 in 1970 - Search NASA images of the Hubble telescope from the 1990s, up to 20 results - Need NASA video clips of Mars rovers created between 2010 and 2021 ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "query" ], "properties": { "query": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "description": "Words to search for, for example Saturn rings." }, "end_year": { "type": "integer", "maximum": 2100, "minimum": 1800, "description": "Latest creation year, for example 1970." }, "media_type": { "enum": [ "image", "video", "audio" ], "type": "string", "default": "image", "description": "Type of media to find, for example image." }, "start_year": { "type": "integer", "maximum": 2100, "minimum": 1800, "description": "Earliest creation year, for example 1969." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 20, "maximum": 100, "minimum": 1, "description": "Maximum matches to return, for example 20." } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "results" ], "properties": { "results": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "title", "description", "date_created", "nasa_center", "photographer_or_credit", "keywords", "thumbnail_link", "full_size_link", "page_link", "nasa_media_id" ], "properties": { "title": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "keywords": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "page_link": { "type": "string" }, "description": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "nasa_center": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "date_created": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "format": "date" }, "nasa_media_id": { "type": "string" }, "full_size_link": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "thumbnail_link": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "photographer_or_credit": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] } }, "additionalProperties": false } } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## See more - [NASA API: Get astronomy picture of the day](https://fous.com/methods/nasa.gov/get-astronomy-picture-of-the-day.md): Returns NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for a date: title, explanation, featured media link, optional high-resolution link, and credit. - [NASA API: List natural events](https://fous.com/methods/nasa.gov/list-natural-events.md): List EONET natural events with latest observations in the past number of days, most recent first. 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