Environment
Detailed metadata for one NASA GIBS layer
Full metadata record for a single GIBS layer. Includes title, MIME format, tile matrix set, WGS84 bounding box, every declared ISO 8601 time interval, the RESTful tile URL template (placeholders intact), metadata links (colormap versions, CMR collection DOIs), and horizontal plus vertical SVG legend URLs. Also reports which other GIBS projections this layer appears in. Data: NASA GIBS / NASA Earthdata (US public domain).
get/api/v1/environment/nasa-gibs/layer/{layer_id}
Path parameters
layer_idstring required
GIBS layer identifier (case-sensitive). Example: MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor.
GIBS layer identifier (case-sensitive). Example: MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor.
Query parameters
projectionstring
Catalog projection to read from.
Catalog projection to read from.
Response
Layer detail record. Data: NASA GIBS / NASA Earthdata (US public domain).
Example response
{
"data": {
"layer": {
"identifier": "MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor",
"title": "Corrected Reflectance (True Color, Terra/MODIS)",
"format": "image/jpeg",
"tile_matrix_set": "250m",
"projection": "epsg4326",
"bbox": [
-180,
-90,
180,
90
],
"default_time": "2026-01-01",
"temporal_extent_end": "2026-04-19",
"time_intervals": [
{
"start": "2000-02-24",
"end": "2026-04-19",
"period": "P1D",
"raw": "2000-02-24/2026-04-19/P1D"
}
],
"tile_url_template": "https://gibs.earthdata.nasa.gov/wmts/epsg4326/best/MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor/default/{Time}/{TileMatrixSet}/{TileMatrix}/{TileRow}/{TileCol}.jpg",
"tile_url_templates": [
{
"format": "image/jpeg",
"template": "https://gibs.earthdata.nasa.gov/wmts/epsg4326/best/MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor/default/{Time}/{TileMatrixSet}/{TileMatrix}/{TileRow}/{TileCol}.jpg"
}
],
"metadata_urls": [
{
"role": "http://earthdata.nasa.gov/gibs/metadata-type/colormap/1.3",
"href": "https://gibs.earthdata.nasa.gov/colormaps/v1.3/MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor.xml",
"title": "GIBS Color Map: Data - RGB Mapping"
}
],
"legend_urls": [
{
"role": "http://earthdata.nasa.gov/gibs/legend-type/horizontal",
"href": "https://gibs.earthdata.nasa.gov/legends/MERRA2_2m_Air_Temperature_Monthly_H.svg",
"format": "image/svg+xml"
}
]
},
"attribution": "NASA GIBS / NASA Earthdata (US public domain)"
},
"meta": {
"endpoint": "/api/v1/fred/us/cpi",
"data_time": "2026-04-16T14:30:00Z",
"response_time": "2026-04-16T14:30:12Z",
"provider": "Sugra API v1.0.1",
"source": "sugra_crypto",
"attribution": "Short interest and Reg SHO daily short volume data is owned by and sourced from FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority).",
"fallback_chain": [
"sugra_crypto",
"sugra_finance"
]
}
}