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USGS Landsat M2M API

EarthExplorer offers worldwide Landsat 1-9 Level-1 scenes, worldwide Landsat 4-9 Level-2 products and U.S.-only analysis-ready and Level-3 products, with the archive extending to 1972. The M2M API covers more than 300 USGS EROS datasets, while scene size, revisit timing and cloud cover vary by sensor and product.

Open m2m.cr.usgs.gov

Signal Scoredraft model

Access: Account · free account + approved M2M access + application token; 9
Licence clarity: Custom · terms linked; 13
Evidence: 6 source links checked; 20
Freshness: verified 2026-11-01; 20
Documentation: docs · limits · coverage · attribution; 17

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Access: free account + approved M2M access + application token
Free tier: Landsat archive search and downloads are free. M2M access requires a free EROS account, a separate approved access request and an application token.
Rate limits: Not stated
Licence: Customterms
Licence note: USGS-authored or produced data and information are in the U.S. public domain. Marked third-party material can remain copyrighted, and USGS asks users to provide proper credit.
Attribution: Requested: "When using information from USGS information products, publications, or websites, we ask that proper credit be given." Suggested: "Credit: U.S. Geological Survey".

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Request · get_entry

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Reply · selected fields

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  "type": "Dataset",
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  "rateLimits": "Not stated",
  "license": "Custom",
  "licenseUrl": "https://www.usgs.gov/information-policies-and-instructions/copyrights-and-credits",
  "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
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    "https://www.usgs.gov/landsat-missions/landsat-data-access",
    "https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-can-i-bulk-download-usgs-earth-resources-observation-and-science-eros-products",
    "https://www.usgs.gov/media/files/m2m-application-token-documentation",
    "https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-do-i-search-and-download-landsat-data",
    "https://www.usgs.gov/information-policies-and-instructions/copyrights-and-credits"
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