Loading from URL#

The URL loader allows you to load data directly from remote URLs.

Supported Protocols#

The URL loader supports:

  • HTTP and HTTPS URLs

  • FTP URLs

  • Data URLs

The file at the URL should be in one of the supported formats (FITS, ASDF, etc.).

See Data Formats for information on available data formats.

UI Access#

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Data Menu

Control data and subset layer order and visibility for each viewer. Toggle layer visibility, reorder layers by dragging, and manage which data appears in the viewer. 

dm = jd.viewers[viewer].data_menu

API Access#

import jdaviz
jdaviz.show()

# Using load() directly
jdaviz.load('https://example.com/data.fits', format='1D Spectrum')

# Using loaders API
ldr = jdaviz.loaders['url']
ldr.url = 'https://example.com/data.fits'
ldr.format = '1D Spectrum'
ldr.load()