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Hello,

I previously accessed the MODIS product MOD13Q1.061 at the link https://e4ftl01.cr.usgs.gov/ using a Python script (pymodis) and token-based authentication, but it seems the files are no longer available there. I would like to know how to access the MODIS product MOD13Q1.061 now, and whether it is still possible to access it via scripts using token authentication.

Thank you for any help or support.

Janos

Hello @stevesbr The MODIS data were removed from the LP DAAC Data Pool back on June 30, 2025. Please see this news announcement for more details: https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/data/alerts-outages/lp-daac-discontinue-data-pool-distribution-modis-datasets.

We recommend looking at our GitHub repository as there are a few scripts out there that can help you continue your data access: https://github.com/nasa/LPDAAC-Data-Resources

Particularly, we recommend reading through:
https://github.com/nasa/LPDAAC-Data-Resources/blob/main/guides/NASA_LPDAAC_Data_Access_Guide.md
https://github.com/nasa/LPDAAC-Data-Resources/blob/main/python/tutorials/earthaccess_introduction.ipynb
https://github.com/nasa/LPDAAC-Data-Resources/tree/main/python/scripts/daac_data_download_python

Please let us know if you have any additional questions after reading those resources.

Thanks -- Danielle

SO no more access via R?

If you were previously using R, it should still work as well. You will just need to update your workflows to reflect the data are now in the cloud instead. You might be interested in the Earthdatalogin R Package. Read: https://github.com/nasa/LPDAAC-Data-Resources/blob/main/guides/NASA_LPDAAC_Data_Access_Guide.md#earthdatalogin-r-package for more information.