Create a new index

Creates a new custom index with the provided parameters. This endpoint is for creating custom indices only; preset indices are pre-generated and can be viewed using the list indices endpoint.

POST/v0/indices

Authorisations

AuthorizationString

Request Body

namestringrequired

Example: "NDVI"

descriptionstringrequired

Example: "This formula will give insights about vegetation"

rescaleinteger[]required

Example: [0,1]

expressionstringrequired

Example: "(B04-B08)/(B04+B08)"

colormapstringrequired

Example: "rplumbho"

satellite_idstringrequired

Example: "0002a3a3-00a2-4b55-842b-44d8202c6d60"

expression_typestringrequired

Example: "index"

Response

application/json

Created

bandsstring[]

Example: ["B01","B02","B03"]

colormapstring

Example: "rplumbho"

created_atstring

Example: "2022-11-14 12:55:49.125928+00:00"

descriptionstring

Example: "This formula will give insights about vegetation"

expressionstring

Example: "(B04-B08)/(B04+B08)"

expression_typestring

Example: "index"

idstring

Example: "e9767554-550e-4464-a677-b8cf096073ab"

namestring

Example: "NDVI"

rescaleinteger[]

Example: [0,1]

satellite_idstring

Example: "0002a3a3-00a2-4b55-842b-44d8202c6d60"

typestring

Example: "custom"

updated_atstring

Example: "2022-11-14 12:55:49.125928+00:00"

Create a new indexcURL
Python
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1curl -X POST 'https://api.pixxel.space/v0/indices' \
2  -H 'Authorization: YOUR_API_KEY' \
3  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
4  -d '{
5  "name": "NDVI",
6  "description": "This formula will give insights about vegetation",
7  "rescale": [
8    0,
9    1
10  ],
11  "expression": "(B04-B08)/(B04+B08)",
12  "colormap": "rplumbho",
13  "satellite_id": "0002a3a3-00a2-4b55-842b-44d8202c6d60",
14  "expression_type": "index"
15}'

Response:

{
  "bands": [
    "B01",
    "B02",
    "B03"
  ],
  "colormap": "rplumbho",
  "created_at": "2022-11-14 12:55:49.125928+00:00",
  "description": "This formula will give insights about vegetation",
  "expression": "(B04-B08)/(B04+B08)",
  "expression_type": "index",
  "id": "e9767554-550e-4464-a677-b8cf096073ab",
  "name": "NDVI",
  "rescale": [
    0,
    1
  ],
  "satellite_id": "0002a3a3-00a2-4b55-842b-44d8202c6d60",
  "type": "custom",
  "updated_at": "2022-11-14 12:55:49.125928+00:00"
}