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The AirPollution API provides subscribers access to location based air pollution data via a simple RESTful web interface.
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Do not send requests more then 1 time per 30 minutes from one device/one API key. Normally the AirPollution data is not changing so frequently.
Use the name of the server as api.airpollutionapi.com. Please never use the IP address of the server.
The AirPollution API provides subscribers access to location based air pollution data, User can use latitude and longitude to access air pollution data.
http://api.airpollutionapi.com/1.0/aqi?lat={LATITUDE}&lon={LONGITUDE}&APPID={APIKEY}
APPID {APIKEY} is your unique API key
{
"status": "success",
"msg": null,
"data": {
"text": "Moderate",
"alert": "Moderate air quality index in this location. It may cause breathing discomfort to people with lung disease such as asthma, and discomfort to people with heart disease, children and older adults.",
"color": "#FFCF00;",
"value": 172,
"updated": "Sun Mar 18 12:30:07 +0000 2018",
"temp": "30",
"content": null,
"country": "India",
"clouds": "description = haze, image = https://airpollutionapi.com/images/icons/50d.png",
"coordinates": {
"latitude": 28.704059,
"longitude": 77.10249
},
"source": {
"name": "AirPollutionAPI, Pitampura Delhi",
"coordinates": {
"latitude": 28.69899839999999,
"longitude": 77.1384174
}
},
"accuracy": "3.55 Km",
"aqiParams": [
{
"name": "O3",
"value": "AQI 49",
"aqi": 49,
"color": "#79bc6a;",
"text": "Good"
},
{
"name": "PM2.5",
"value": "AQI 172",
"aqi": 172,
"color": "red",
"text": "Very poor"
},
{
"name": "PM10",
"value": "AQI 155",
"aqi": 155,
"color": "#FFCF00;",
"text": "Moderate"
},
{
"name": "Humidity",
"value": "19.0 %",
"aqi": null,
"color": null,
"text": null
},
{
"name": "Barometric Pressure",
"value": "1011.0 hPa",
"aqi": null,
"color": null,
"text": null
},
{
"name": "Wind Speed",
"value": " 11.41 m/s",
"aqi": null,
"color": null,
"text": null
},
{
"name": "Wind Direction",
"value": "300.0 degrees",
"aqi": null,
"color": null,
"text": null
}
]
}
}
Field |
Description |
Example Value |
|---|---|---|
| status | The status of response. | success or error |
| msg | The error message | Invalid APPID |
| text | The AQI Level | Severe, Very poor, Poor, Moderate or Good |
| alert | The alert message | Moderate air quality index in this location. It may cause breathing discomfort to people with lung disease such as asthma, and discomfort to people with heart disease, children and older adults. |
| color | Hex Color Code or color name for levels of AQI | #FFCF00; or red etc |
| value | Air quality Index | 172 |
| updated | Utc date time of measurement | Sun Mar 18 12:30:07 +0000 2018 |
| temp | Temperature (℃) | 30 |
| content | NA | NA |
| country | Country | India |
| clouds | Current Weather Info and image | description = haze, image = https://airpollutionapi.com/images/icons/50d.png |
| accuracy | Distance of location from station in Km. Minimum accuracy can be configured from "User Setting" to restrict low accuracy data. | 3.55 Km |
| coordinates.latitude | Latitude | 28.704059 |
| coordinates.longitude | Longitude | 77.10249 |
| source.name | Source station of data | AirPollutionAPI, Pitampura Delhi |
| aqiParams.name | Name of the parameter for AQI calculation | PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO, NO2, Co etc |
| aqiParams.value | Measured value of the parameter with unit | 155.5 ug/m3 , AQI 172, 19%, 1011.0 hPa, 11.41 ms etc |