# DTN Lightning WebSocket

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/dtn/dtn-lightning-websocket/  
**Provider:** DTN — https://apis.io/providers/dtn/  
**Base URL:** https://lightning.api.dtn.com  
**Documentation:** https://devportal.dtn.com/catalog/WebSocket/dtn-lightning-websocket/documentation

DTN Lightning WebSocket is one of 38 APIs that [DTN](https://apis.io/providers/dtn/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Lightning, Real-Time, and Streaming. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation, an OpenAPI specification, and release notes.

The Lightning WebSocket delivers real-time lightning data over a persistent connection for instant updates.

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **Documentation** — https://devportal.dtn.com/catalog/WebSocket/dtn-lightning-websocket/documentation
- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dtn/refs/heads/main/openapi/dtn-lightning-websocket-openapi.json
- **ReleaseNotes** — https://dev-portal-api.prd.coreservices.zones.dtn.com/v1/apis/dtn-lightning-websocket/release-notes/1.0.0

## Other DTN APIs (12)

- [DTN Weather Conditions API](https://apis.io/apis/dtn/dtn-weather-conditions-api/)
- [DTN Point Observation API](https://apis.io/apis/dtn/dtn-point-observation-api/)
- [DTN Point Forecast API](https://apis.io/apis/dtn/dtn-point-forecast-api/)
- [DTN Radar Precipitation Forecast API](https://apis.io/apis/dtn/dtn-radar-precipitation-forecast-api/)
- [DTN Commodity & Market Data API](https://apis.io/apis/dtn/dtn-commodity-data-api/)
- [DTN ABA WebSocket](https://apis.io/apis/dtn/agency-bulletin-websocket-api/)
- [DTN Agency Bulletin API](https://apis.io/apis/dtn/dtn-agency-bulletin-api/)
- [DTN Alerting API](https://apis.io/apis/dtn/dtn-alerting-api/)
- [DTN Astronomical API](https://apis.io/apis/dtn/dtn-astronomical-api/)
- [DTN Climatology API](https://apis.io/apis/dtn/dtn-climatology-api/)
- [DTN Developer Portal API](https://apis.io/apis/dtn/dtn-developer-portal-api/)
- [DTN Energy Event Index API](https://apis.io/apis/dtn/dtn-energy-event-index-api/)

## Tags

Lightning, Real-Time, Streaming

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/dtn/dtn-lightning-websocket/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/dtn/.