iss_now

Pack: open-notify · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/iss_now for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Current latitude / longitude of the International Space Station.

Example call

Arguments

{}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/open-notify/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"iss_now","arguments":{}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('iss_now', {});

Response shape

Always returns: timestamp, iss_position, message

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "timestamp": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Unix timestamp of the observation"
    },
    "iss_position": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "latitude": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "ISS latitude coordinate"
        },
        "longitude": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "ISS longitude coordinate"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "latitude",
        "longitude"
      ]
    },
    "message": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Response status message"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "timestamp",
    "iss_position",
    "message"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "open-notify": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/open-notify/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.