API Call - Get systems in a sphere radius - Returned data doesn't match documentation

[psdevil]

While I do not have an issue with the returned data, I just thought I'd post this as an anomaly.

In fact this is the only way to easily get the system body count.

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When using this URL call today, the documentation said I should get back the following:

• https://www.edsm.net/api-v1/sphere-systems

{
    distance    : 99.89,
    name        : "Pleiades Sector II-S b4-2",
    id          : 2069591,
    coords      : {
        x           : -177.03125,
        y           : -136.53125,
        z           : -329.75
    }
}

This is a snippet from my Python code:

import requests

systemName = 'Maia'
radius     = 50
minradius  = 0

requestData = {
    "systemName": systemName,
    "radius":     radius,
    "minRadius":  minradius
}

data = requests.get ("https://www.edsm.net/api-v1/sphere-systems", requestData)

The record format of what I actually get back is:

{
    distance    : 49.89,
    bodyCount   : 2,
    name        : "V1396 Cygni"
}

Not sure if this is a bug or just that the documentation hasn't been updated since the date on the webpage 6 Oct 2020 13:58:35.

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This is a well designed and very useful website - please keep up the good work!

[Tkael]

I think you need to use the showId / showCoordinates / showPermit / showInformation / showPrimaryStar parameters if you want those details.

Maybe try something like this?

import requests

systemName = 'Maia'
radius     = 50
minradius  = 0
showcoordinates = 1
showid = 1

requestData = {
    "systemName": systemName,
    "radius":     radius,
    "minRadius":  minradius,
    "showCoordinates": showcoordinates,
    "showId": showid
}

data = requests.get ("https://www.edsm.net/api-v1/sphere-systems", requestData)

Should return the same data as this: https://www.edsm.net/api-v1/sphere-systems?systemName=Maia&radius=50&minRadius=0&showCoordinates=1&showId=1