Is there an API for NASA Technical Reports?

NASA Technical Reports does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 3 maintained endpoints for ntrs.nasa.gov. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.

How do I scrape NASA Technical Reports data?

POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when ntrs.nasa.gov changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a NASA Technical Reports account?

No. Every NASA Technical Reports action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.

What does the NASA Technical Reports API cost?

Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.

Research

NASA Technical Reports API

ntrs.nasa.gov

NASA Technical Reports Server - technical reports, citations, and record metadata.

Actions: 3
Category: Research
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

Get an API key Wire API reference

Call the NASA Technical Reports API

Submit a task, then poll the job until it settles. This example runs act_ntrs_nasa_gov_citation_detail.

curl -X POST https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task \
  -H "X-API-Key: $ANAKIN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "action_id": "act_ntrs_nasa_gov_citation_detail",
    "params": {
      "citation_id": "19640006054"
    }
  }'

3 actions on ntrs.nasa.gov

Read

Citation Details
act_ntrs_nasa_gov_citation_detailread1 credit / call
Returns full citation metadata with title, authors, dates, keywords, and report numbers.
citation_id
string · required
Citation Details
act_ntrs_nasa_gov_citation_detail_ssrread1 credit / call
Returns citation detail with title, authors, abstract, and document IDs.
citation_id
string · required

Write

Write actions change state on ntrs.nasa.gov and run as the account you connect.

Citation Search Listing
act_ntrs_nasa_gov_citation_search_listingwrite2 credits / call
Returns citation search results with titles, authors, abstracts, and download links.
sti_type_details
string · required
page_offset
integer
page_size
integer

NASA Technical Reports API questions

Is there an API for NASA Technical Reports?: NASA Technical Reports does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 3 maintained endpoints for ntrs.nasa.gov. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.
How do I scrape NASA Technical Reports data?: POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when ntrs.nasa.gov changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a NASA Technical Reports account?: No. Every NASA Technical Reports action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the NASA Technical Reports API cost?: Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.