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OpenAQ API

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Overview

Open air quality data

OpenAQ is an environment API. Requests are authenticated with an API key. It is served over HTTPS.

At a glance

Authentication
API key
HTTPS
Yes
CORS
Unknown
Category
Environment

Questions

Does the OpenAQ API need an API key?

Yes. The OpenAQ API uses API key authentication; the documentation explains how to get credentials.

Does the OpenAQ API support HTTPS?

Yes, the OpenAQ API is served over HTTPS.

What are alternatives to the OpenAQ API?

Other Environment APIs include PVGIS, Open-Meteo, IQAir, Website Carbon, BreezoMeter Pollen.

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Environment

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No auth

Open-Meteo

Environment

Free weather API for non-commercial use

No authCORS

IQAir

Environment

Air quality and weather data

API key

Website Carbon

Environment

API to estimate the carbon footprint of loading web pages

No auth

BreezoMeter Pollen

Environment

Daily Forecast pollen conditions data for a specific location

API key

Climatiq

Environment

Calculate the environmental footprint created by a broad range of emission-generating activities

API keyCORS

Listed from public-apis (MIT), public-apis database (MIT).