This repository contains python scripts demonstrating how to use the Observation Portal API. They can be used as a starting point for writing custom scripts to submit/query observation requests programatically.
All scripts assume the requests library is installed.
The example scripts included here are basic. To view the full API documentation, please see the Developers Docs. Check the Observations section for a description of terminology used in this repository.
Most (if not all) of the examples require an authentication token. This token is like a password in that
it is used to authenticate you with the API and make sure you have permission to perform specific actions.
This token must be placed in the HTTP Authorization header and is valid forever (or until you revoke it).
You can obtain your authentication token from your profile page.
If for some reason you are unable to access your profile page (on a server without a graphical interface, for example) you can obtain your token via API. The obtain_auth_token.py example does just that.
- query_requestgroups.py Query the status of your observation requests.
- submit_imaging_requestgroup.py Submit an imaging observation request.
- submit_repeat_imaging_requestgroup.py Submit an imaging observation request with a repeated set of exposures.
- submit_nonsidereal_target.py Submit an imaging observation request for a non-sidereal target.
- submit_spectrograph_requestgroup.py Submit a spectrograph observation request.
- submit_cadence_request.py Submit observation requests on a cadence.
- query_ipp.py Query details about Intra Proposal Priority.
- query_proposals.py Query proposal details, including time allocations.
- obtain_auth_token.py Obtain your API authentication token.
- submit_muscat_imaging_requestgroup.py Submit an imaging requestgroup for the MUSCAT instrument.
- submit_soar_imaging_requestgroup.py Submit an imaging requestgroup for the SOAR telescope.
- submit_soar_spectrograph_requestgroup.py Submit a spectrograph requestgroup for the SOAR telescope.