Code Examples

JavaScript

API Call: https://www.astropical.space/api-exo.php?which=radius&limit=0.07&format=json

The code below calls JSON formatted exoplanet data using JavaScript and displays it in a table. For simplicity, the code uses jQuery.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
	<title>Exoplanets Example JavaScript</title>
	<script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body style="padding: 20px; font-family: sans-serif; background-color: #000;">

Exoplanets Example JavaScript

PHP

API Call: https://www.astropical.space/api-exo.php?which=mass&limit=0.002&format=json

The code below calls JSON formatted exoplanet data using PHP and displays it in a table.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
	<title>Exoplanets PHP</title>
</head>
<body style="padding: 20px; font-family: sans-serif; background-color: #000; color: #ccc;">
<style>
	table {width: 100%; background-color: #333; color:#ccc;}
	table th {margin:0; padding: 6px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; text-align: left;}
	table td {margin:0; padding: 6px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;}
</style>
<?php
	$htm = "<h2>Subterran Exoplanets</h2>";
	$htm.= "<table class='table'>";
	$htm.= "<tr><th>Name</th><th>Constellation</th><th>Distance [pc]</th><th>Radius [xE]</th><th>Mass [xE]</th><th>Update</th></tr>\n";
	$json = file_get_contents("https://www.astropical.space/api-exo.php?which=mass&limit=0.002&format=json");
	$arr = json_decode($json,true);// Decode into associative array	
	for ($row = 0; $row < count($arr['exoplanets']); $row++) {
		$htm.= "<tr><td>".$arr['exoplanets'][$row]['name']."</td><td>".$arr['exoplanets'][$row]['con']."</td>";
		$htm.= "<td>".$arr['exoplanets'][$row]['dist']."</td><td>".$arr['exoplanets'][$row]['rad_earths']."</td><td>";
		$htm.= $arr['exoplanets'][$row]['mass_earths']."</td><td>".$arr['exoplanets'][$row]['update']."</td></tr>\n";	
	}
	$htm.= "</table>\n";	
	echo $htm;
?>
</body>
</html>

Exoplanets PHP

Subterran Exoplanets

Name	Constellation	Radius [xE]	Mass [xE]	Update
PSR B1257+12 b	Virgo	0.019068	0.019068	2018-12-03
Kepler-138 b	Lyra	0.069916	0.069916	2023-01-04
Barnard e	Ophiuchus	0.193858	0.193858	2025-03-10
Barnard d	Ophiuchus	0.263774	0.263774	2025-03-10
K2-266 c	Sextans	0.289198	0.289198	2022-10-31
Barnard b	Ophiuchus	0.298732	0.298732	2025-03-10
TRAPPIST-1 h	Aquarius	0.327334	0.327334	2022-11-14
Barnard c	Ophiuchus	0.33369	0.33369	2025-03-10
TRAPPIST-1 d	Aquarius	0.387716	0.387716	2022-11-14
L 98-59 b	Volans	0.400428	0.400428	2021-08-23
Kepler-138 e	Lyra	0.42903	0.42903	2023-01-04
KOI-55 b	Cygnus	0.44492	0.44492	2014-05-14
HD 23472 d	Reticulum	0.549794	0.549794	2022-10-03
GJ 367 b	Vela	0.632422	0.632422	2023-08-10