Custom connector used to fetch NASA's Astronomy Image of the Day (APOD)
Get your free NASA API Key @ https://api.nasa.gov/
To install the connector, follow these instructions from the custom connector gallery https://www.connector.gallery/installation
Properties | Description |
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Date | YYYY-MM-DD (Optional : leave blank to retrieve today's image) |
Properties | Description |
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copyright | copyright information |
date | Date of the APOD query (YYYY-MM-DD) |
explanation | Description of the APOD image |
media_type | 'image' or 'video' |
service_version | Version of the API |
thumbnail_url | thimbnail image when the media_type is 'video' |
title | Title of the APOD image |
url | URL of the image or video |
hdurl | URL of the image in HD format |
Once installed, in the Power Automate editor, select the 'Custom' tab and select the 'Nasa - Picture of the day' connector.
Name your connection and enter your free API key
(Optional) Choose the date of the image to retrieve. Leave blank to retrieve today's image.
The output of the action will look like this
You can then use the output as you wish in your flow. For example here the image and description are used to create an In-App notification