SIMBAD API

SIMBAD (Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data) TAP (Table Access Protocol) service. Provides astronomical object data including coordinates, proper motions, parallaxes, radial velocities, spectral types, magnitudes, and bibliography.

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Base URL: http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-tap
Auth: unknown
Endpoints: 5
Reachable: yes
CORS: unknown
Last checked: 2026-03-14 16:09:32.369168

Links

Homepage: http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr
API Base: http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-tap

100.0%

Uptime (7d)

128ms

Avg latency (7d)

13

Probes (7d)

Latency (7d)

Success Rate (7d)

Topics

ASTRONOMY, SCIENCE

Endpoints

Method Path Summary Auth Last Status Latency
GET /async Execute asynchronous query — 200 99ms
GET /availability Service availability — 200 99ms
GET /capabilities Service capabilities — 200 97ms
GET /sync Execute synchronous query — 400 68ms
GET /tables List available tables — 200 160ms