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SDSS SkyServer API

Base URL

https://skyserver.sdss.org/dr18/SkyServerWS

Replace dr18 with the desired data release (e.g., dr17, dr16).

Authentication

No API key required. All endpoints are public.

Key Endpoints

1. SQL Search (CasJobs-style free-form SQL)

GET /SearchTools/SqlSearch
Parameter Type Description
cmd string Required. SQL query against SDSS CasJobs schema.
format string json, xml, csv, html, votable. Default: html.

Example — query 10 galaxies:

https://skyserver.sdss.org/dr18/SkyServerWS/SearchTools/SqlSearch?cmd=SELECT TOP 10 objid,ra,dec,u,g,r,i,z FROM PhotoObj WHERE type=3&format=json

Type codes: 3 = galaxy, 6 = star.

Response (JSON):

[
  {"Rows": [
    {"objid": 1237645941825863680, "ra": 195.123, "dec": 2.456, "u": 22.1, "g": 20.8, "r": 19.5, "i": 19.1, "z": 18.9}
  ]}
]
GET /SearchTools/RadialSearch
Parameter Type Description
ra float Required. Right ascension (degrees).
dec float Required. Declination (degrees).
radius float Search radius in arcminutes. Default: 1.
format string json, xml, csv.
limit int Max results.
objtype string Filter: star, galaxy, or blank for all.

Example — objects within 2 arcmin of RA=180, Dec=+0.5:

https://skyserver.sdss.org/dr18/SkyServerWS/SearchTools/RadialSearch?ra=180&dec=0.5&radius=2&format=json&limit=10
GET /SearchTools/RectangularSearch
Parameter Type Description
min_ra float Minimum RA (degrees).
max_ra float Maximum RA (degrees).
min_dec float Minimum Dec (degrees).
max_dec float Maximum Dec (degrees).
format string json, xml, csv.
limit int Max results.

4. Object Lookup by ObjID

GET /SearchTools/SqlSearch?cmd=SELECT * FROM PhotoObj WHERE objid={objid}&format=json

5. Spectra Search by Plate-MJD-Fiber

GET /SearchTools/SqlSearch?cmd=SELECT * FROM SpecObj WHERE plate={plate} AND mjd={mjd} AND fiberid={fiberid}&format=json

6. Image Cutout Service

GET /ImgCutout/getjpeg
Parameter Type Description
ra float Required. RA (degrees).
dec float Required. Dec (degrees).
scale float Arcsec/pixel. Default: 0.396127.
width int Image width in pixels. Default: 512.
height int Image height in pixels. Default: 512.

Example:

https://skyserver.sdss.org/dr18/SkyServerWS/ImgCutout/getjpeg?ra=180.0&dec=0.5&scale=0.4&width=256&height=256

Returns JPEG image data.

7. Spectrum Plot/Data

Spectrum FITS files can be retrieved from the Science Archive Server:

https://data.sdss.org/sas/dr18/spectro/sdss/redux/{run2d}/spectra/{plate}/spec-{plate}-{mjd}-{fiberid}.fits

Important SQL Tables

Table Description
PhotoObj Photometric measurements (positions, magnitudes).
SpecObj Spectroscopic measurements (redshifts, classifications).
Galaxy View of PhotoObj filtered to galaxies.
Star View of PhotoObj filtered to stars.

Rate Limits

No formal documented rate limits. Queries returning very large result sets may time out. Use TOP N in SQL queries to limit results. For bulk data, use CasJobs (https://skyserver.sdss.org/CasJobs/) with a free account.