How far back does the APOD archive go?

APOD has been publishing a new image or video every day since June 16, 1995. over 10,000 entries spanning 30+ years of astronomical imagery.

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Use NASA with your AI.

Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Access NASA's most popular service: the Astronomy Picture of the Day. Browse today's image, explore the 30-year archive back to 1995, retrieve images by date ra

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Complete set · 3 capabilities

The complete NASA capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with NASA.

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3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 3 available through NASA.

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Get apod
Includes title, explanation, image URL, copyright, and media type (image or video). Running since June 16, 1995. one of the most popular websites across all federal agencies. Get the Astronomy Picture of the Day. NASA's most popular API
02
Get apod range
Great for exploring a week or month of astronomical imagery. Maximum range is about 30 days per request. Get APOD images for a date range
03
Get random apod
Perfect for discovering amazing space imagery you might have missed. Default: 5 random images. Get random Astronomy Pictures of the Day from the 30-year archive

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808ms average. Fast in production.

NASA is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 942ms

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Fastest day: 661ms
Slowest day: 942ms
14-day trend: Slowing+24%

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 3 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of NASA, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with NASA. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

NASA Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_ORnuQkE6wxe9Lp9aYjdkKQxfaHVB2g77bXnCFMGy/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
3Click Add and start a new chat — NASA capabilities are ready to use.

Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nasa-apod-astronomy-picture-of-the-day-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_ORnuQkE6wxe9Lp9aYjdkKQxfaHVB2g77bXnCFMGy/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

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How far back does the APOD archive go?
APOD has been publishing a new image or video every day since June 16, 1995. over 10,000 entries spanning 30+ years of astronomical imagery.

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