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Ambee Air Quality API

The Air Quality API from Ambee — 5 operation(s) for air quality.

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OpenAPI Specification

ambee-air-quality-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  title: Ambee Air Quality API
  description: Ambee's environmental-intelligence REST API delivers hyperlocal air quality, pollen, weather, wildfire, soil, and NDVI/vegetation data worldwide. All requests are authenticated with an API key sent in the `x-api-key` header and are scoped by latitude/longitude, postal code, city, country code, or place name. Responses are JSON envelopes containing a `message` and `data` payload.
  termsOfService: https://www.getambee.com/terms-and-conditions
  contact:
    name: Ambee Support
    url: https://www.getambee.com/contact-us
  version: '1.0'
servers:
- url: https://api.ambeedata.com
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Air Quality
paths:
  /latest/by-lat-lng:
    get:
      operationId: getAirQualityLatestByLatLng
      tags:
      - Air Quality
      summary: Latest air quality by latitude and longitude
      description: Returns the most recent air quality reading (AQI and pollutant concentrations) for a coordinate.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/lat'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/lng'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AirQualityResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /latest/by-city:
    get:
      operationId: getAirQualityLatestByCity
      tags:
      - Air Quality
      summary: Latest air quality by city
      parameters:
      - name: city
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AirQualityResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /latest/by-postal-code:
    get:
      operationId: getAirQualityLatestByPostalCode
      tags:
      - Air Quality
      summary: Latest air quality by postal code
      parameters:
      - name: postalCode
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: countryCode
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AirQualityResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /history/by-lat-lng:
    get:
      operationId: getAirQualityHistoryByLatLng
      tags:
      - Air Quality
      summary: Historical air quality by latitude and longitude
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/lat'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/lng'
      - name: from
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      - name: to
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AirQualityResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /forecast/aq/by-lat-lng:
    get:
      operationId: getAirQualityForecastByLatLng
      tags:
      - Air Quality
      summary: Air quality forecast by latitude and longitude
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/lat'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/lng'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AirQualityResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  parameters:
    lng:
      name: lng
      in: query
      required: true
      description: Longitude of the location.
      schema:
        type: number
        format: float
    lat:
      name: lat
      in: query
      required: true
      description: Latitude of the location.
      schema:
        type: number
        format: float
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Invalid or missing API key.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  schemas:
    AirQualityReading:
      type: object
      properties:
        CO:
          type: number
        NO2:
          type: number
        OZONE:
          type: number
        PM10:
          type: number
        PM25:
          type: number
        SO2:
          type: number
        AQI:
          type: integer
        aqiInfo:
          type: object
          properties:
            pollutant:
              type: string
            concentration:
              type: number
            category:
              type: string
        lat:
          type: number
        lng:
          type: number
        updatedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    AirQualityResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          example: success
        stations:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AirQualityReading'
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          example: Invalid API Key
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key