Met Office Runs API

The Runs API from Met Office — 2 operation(s) for runs.

Operations 2

GET /runs List all runs #
GET /runs/{modelId} List all runs for specific model #

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OpenAPI Specification

met-office-runs-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Met Office Runs API
  contact:
    name: Data Provisioning Team (DPT)
    url: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/contact
    email: enquiries@metoffice.gov.uk
  termsOfService: ''
  version: '1.0'
  description: 'Operations tagged Runs across 3 of this provider''s published API definitions: atmosphericmodel_versioned_subscriber.json, met-office-atmospheric-models-openapi.yml, met-office-map-images-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://data.hub.api.metoffice.gov.uk/atmospheric-models/1.0.0
  description: Base URL stated on the Weather DataHub API documentation page
- url: https://data.hub.api.metoffice.gov.uk/map-images/1.0.0
  description: Base URL stated on the Weather DataHub API documentation page
security:
- APIKey: []
tags:
- name: Runs
paths:
  /runs:
    get:
      tags:
      - Runs
      summary: List all runs
      description: TODO
      operationId: getAllRuns
      parameters:
      - name: sort
        in: query
        description: Optional Sort order for the runs. Valid options are RUN or RUNDATETIME. Default is RUN.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - RUN
          - RUNDATETIME
      - name: dataSpec
        in: query
        description: The data specification to use, only version 1.1.0 is currently supported.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - 1.1.0
          default: 1.1.0
      - name: Accept
        in: header
        description: application/json required here.
        required: true
        example: application/json
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: All available runs are returned
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiRunList'
        '403':
          description: Invalid API authentication supplied
          content: {}
        '406':
          description: Requested content type not compatible with application/json
          content: {}
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
          content: {}
        '503':
          description: Delivery service unavailable
          content: {}
      deprecated: false
      security:
      - APIKey: []
  /runs/{modelId}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Runs
      summary: List all runs for specific model
      description: TODO
      operationId: getModelRuns
      parameters:
      - name: modelId
        in: path
        description: Identifier of the model for which runs are required
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: sort
        in: query
        description: Optional Sort order for the runs. Valid options are RUN or RUNDATETIME. Default is RUN.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - RUN
          - RUNDATETIME
      - name: dataSpec
        in: query
        description: The data specification to use, only version 1.1.0 is currently supported.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - 1.1.0
          default: 1.1.0
      - name: Accept
        in: header
        description: application/json required here.
        required: true
        example: application/json
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: All available runs for specific are returned
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiRunListForModel'
        '403':
          description: Invalid API authentication supplied
          content: {}
        '406':
          description: Requested content type not compatible with application/json
          content: {}
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
          content: {}
        '503':
          description: Delivery service unavailable
          content: {}
      deprecated: false
      security:
      - APIKey: []
components:
  schemas:
    ApiRunList:
      title: ApiRunList
      required:
      - runs
      type: object
      properties:
        runs:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiRunListForModel'
    ApiRunListForModel:
      title: ApiRunListForModel
      required:
      - completeRuns
      - modelId
      type: object
      properties:
        modelId:
          type: string
          description: Model identifier
          example: mo-global
        completeRuns:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiRunDetails'
    ApiRunDetails:
      title: ApiRunDetails
      required:
      - run
      - runDateTime
      - runFilter
      type: object
      properties:
        run:
          type: string
          description: The hour of the run, 00, 01, etc
          example: '06'
        runDateTime:
          type: string
          description: The actual date and time of the run
          example: '2021-01-25T06:00:00.000Z'
        runFilter:
          type: string
          description: The actual date and time of the run in the runFilter format used by orders API
          example: '2021012506'
  securitySchemes:
    APIKey:
      type: apiKey
      description: The API Key generated with your Subscription in Weather DataHub, this must be set as 'apikey' in your header.
      name: apikey
      in: header
x-refined-from:
- atmosphericmodel_versioned_subscriber.json
- met-office-atmospheric-models-openapi.yml
- met-office-map-images-openapi.yml
x-provenance:
  method: harvested
  publisher: Met Office
  source: https://datahub.metoffice.gov.uk/downloads/api-definitions/atmosphericmodel_versioned_subscriber.json
  note: split by refine-openapis from the provider's own published document, verified by fetch (openapi/_original/*.fetch.json);
    stamped by stamp-openapi-provenance.py (roadmap#793)