Open Astronomy Catalogs API
James Guillochon (1), Philip S. Cowperthwaite (1) ((1), Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
TL;DR
The paper introduces the OACAPI, a new programmatic interface for accessing comprehensive astronomical datasets on supernovae, tidal disruptions, kilonovae, and fast stars, enhancing data accessibility and usability.
Contribution
It provides the first public API for the Open Astronomy Catalogs, allowing automated, flexible data retrieval beyond the existing web interface.
Findings
Enables programmatic access to large astronomical datasets.
Supports data downloads via URL requests and astroquery Python module.
Improves data accessibility for researchers and automated systems.
Abstract
We announce the public release of the application program interface (API) for the Open Astronomy Catalogs (OACs), the OACAPI. The OACs serve near-complete collections of supernova, tidal disruption, kilonova, and fast stars data (including photometry, spectra, radio, and X-ray observations) via a user-friendly web interface that displays the data interactively and offers full data downloads. The OACAPI, by contrast, enables users to specifically download particular pieces of the OAC dataset via a flexible programmatic syntax, either via URL GET requests, or via a module within the astroquery Python package.
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