GET /granules.json
Summary: Search data granules
Operation ID: searchGranules
Auth: unknown
Operation ID: searchGranules
Auth: unknown
Description
Returns metadata for NASA Earth science data granules (individual data files) matching the search criteria.
Parameters (4)
bounding_box
(string, query, optional)
Bounding box in format 'min_lon,min_lat,max_lon,max_lat'
dataset_id
(string, query, optional)
Collection/dataset identifier
page_size
(integer, query, optional, default: 10)
Number of results per page
temporal
(string, query, optional)
Temporal range in format 'start_date,end_date'
Examples (4)
| Title | Type | URL | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search granules by collection concept ID | curl |
https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/granules.json?collection_concept_id=C1234567890-PROV |
|
| Search granules with temporal filter | curl |
https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/granules.json?short_name=MOD09GA&version=061&temporal=2024-01-01T00:00:00Z,2024-01-31T23:59:59Z |
|
| Search granules with bounding box | curl |
https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/granules.json?short_name=SENTINEL-1A_SLC&bounding_box=-122.5,37.5,-122.0,38.0&page_size=10 |
|
| Search data granules | openapi-spec |
https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/granules.json?bounding_box=-180,-90,180,90&temporal=2020-01-01T00:00:00Z,2020-12-31T23:59:59Z |
Probe History
Status Codes
| Time | Status | Latency | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 10:48:08.993776 | 200 | 5048ms | |
| 2026-03-23 10:25:54.984858 | 200 | 189ms | |
| 2026-03-23 10:15:56.414839 | 400 | 205ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:02:31.418014 | 200 | 345ms |
Response Changes
| When | Old | New |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 10:15:56.414839 | 155c7d93c518 |
1895029158f8 |
| 2026-03-23 10:25:54.984858 | 1895029158f8 |
0403400c1616 |
| 2026-03-23 10:48:08.993776 | 0403400c1616 |
a8876dd5b9ca |