SpaceX-API

This page contains the setup guide and reference information for the SpaceX-API source connector.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites, but a dummy api_key is required as it enhances security in future build. Please check the available routes at SpaceX Routes.

Setup guide

Step 1: Set up SpaceX connection

• Have a dummy API key (Example: 12345)
• A specific id (If specific info is needed)

Step 2: Set up the SpaceX-API connector in Airbyte

For Airbyte Cloud:

1. Log into your Airbyte Cloud account.
2. In the left navigation bar, click Sources. In the top-right corner, click +new source.
3. On the Set up the source page, enter the name for the SpaceX-API connector and select Spacex-API from the Source type dropdown.
4. Enter your api_key.
5. Enter your id if needed. (Optional)
6. Click Set up source.

For Airbyte OSS:

1. Navigate to the Airbyte Open Source dashboard.
2. Set the name for your source.
3. Enter your api_key.
4. Enter your id if needed. (Optional)
5. Click Set up source.

Supported sync modes

The SpaceX-API source connector supports the following sync modes:

Feature	Supported?
Full Refresh Sync	Yes
Incremental Sync	No
Replicate Incremental Deletes	No
SSL connection	Yes
Namespaces	No

Supported Streams

• Launches
• Capsules
• Company
• Crew
• Cores
• Dragons
• History
• Landpads
• Payloads
• Roadster
• Rockets
• Ships
• Starlink

API method example

GET https://api.spacexdata.com/v5/launches/latest

Performance considerations

The SpaceX API has both v4 and v5 for launches. The connector as default uses V4 as it has minimal bugs.

Changelog

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Version	Date	Pull Request	Subject
0.2.22	2025-05-10	60164	Update dependencies
0.2.21	2025-05-04	59612	Update dependencies
0.2.20	2025-04-27	59001	Update dependencies
0.2.19	2025-04-19	58377	Update dependencies
0.2.18	2025-04-12	57958	Update dependencies
0.2.17	2025-04-05	57482	Update dependencies
0.2.16	2025-03-29	56321	Update dependencies
0.2.15	2025-03-08	55619	Update dependencies
0.2.14	2025-03-01	55114	Update dependencies
0.2.13	2025-02-22	54522	Update dependencies
0.2.12	2025-02-15	54037	Update dependencies
0.2.11	2025-02-08	53552	Update dependencies
0.2.10	2025-02-01	53062	Update dependencies
0.2.9	2025-01-25	52399	Update dependencies
0.2.8	2025-01-18	51946	Update dependencies
0.2.7	2025-01-11	51423	Update dependencies
0.2.6	2024-12-28	50819	Update dependencies
0.2.5	2024-12-21	50354	Update dependencies
0.2.4	2024-12-14	49752	Update dependencies
0.2.3	2024-12-12	48197	Update dependencies
0.2.2	2024-10-28	47561	Update dependencies
0.2.1	2024-08-16	44196	Bump source-declarative-manifest version
0.2.0	2024-08-09	43431	Refactor connector to manifest-only format
0.1.13	2024-08-03	43176	Update dependencies
0.1.12	2024-07-27	42792	Update dependencies
0.1.11	2024-07-20	42261	Update dependencies
0.1.10	2024-07-13	41909	Update dependencies
0.1.9	2024-07-10	41569	Update dependencies
0.1.8	2024-07-09	41089	Update dependencies
0.1.7	2024-07-06	40771	Update dependencies
0.1.6	2024-06-25	40463	Update dependencies
0.1.5	2024-06-22	40165	Update dependencies
0.1.4	2024-06-04	38976	[autopull] Upgrade base image to v1.2.1
0.1.3	2024-05-30	38504	[autopull] base image + poetry + up_to_date
0.1.2	2024-05-28	38603	Make connector compatible with builder
0.1.1	2023-11-08	32202	Adjust schemas to cover all fields in the records
0.1.0	2022-10-22	Init	Initial commit

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