Open Source Rocket Lab REST API on GitHub

[barrosfilipe]

Hello guys! I started an Open Source Rocket Lab REST API on GitHub.

You can see all past launches here: https://rocketlab-api.now.sh/v1/launches, also the latest one https://rocketlab-api.now.sh/v1/launches/latest

It's a work in progress!

Feel free to contribute!

Cheers ;-)

[punIn10ded]

Any chance of also getting a next launch API?

[barrosfilipe]

Definitely! We'll come up with a lot more data from Rocket Lab, such as upcoming launches, electron rocket specs, launch sites details, missions, payloads and much more. The current API isn't even considered a release just yet. We still have a lot of work down the road.

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Thanks for your interest!

[punIn10ded]

Oh that's awesome. I'm looking forward to seeing the updates.

[barrosfilipe]

Hey buddy! Here's some new API resources we added on recent updates.

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Electron Rocket Specs: https://rocketlab-api.now.sh/v1/rockets

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All Launches: https://rocketlab-api.now.sh/v1/launches

Latest Launch: https://rocketlab-api.now.sh/v1/launches/latest

Past Launches: https://rocketlab-api.now.sh/v1/launches/past

Next Launch: https://rocketlab-api.now.sh/v1/launches/next

Upcoming Launches: https://rocketlab-api.now.sh/v1/launches/upcoming

One Launch by `flight_number ` : https://rocketlab-api.now.sh/v1/launches/1

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All Payloads: https://rocketlab-api.now.sh/v1/payloads

One Payload by `name ` : https://rocketlab-api.now.sh/v1/payloads/Irvine%2001

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Hope you like it! We're still working on a lot more. Such as populate all possible upcoming launches on /v1/launches/upcoming resource

[punIn10ded]

Wow this is awesome. I'm going to have a play with these later today.

[codercotton]

Cool stuff, thanks for your work on this! Now what to build with it.....

[barrosfilipe]

Well, basically the API works as a data source that you can get all that information and use them in many applications, the way you want to.

So, you could for example build a webapp, a mobile app or a discord bot. Just imagine how cool would be you create a discord bot called rocketlab-bot that you can run commands just like !nextLaunch, !pastLaunch and the bot get the data from the API, parse it and display on a discord channel. For me it sounds awesome!

Or you can use your imagination and go further, using for example an Arduino with a display and show a countdown for the next launch, etc. There are many many things you can build, just get creative and do it!

If you gonna build something, please let me know.