MeteoSource Air Quality Data API Locations API

Location lookup endpoints.

Operations 3

GET /free/find_places Find places by name or ZIP #
GET /free/find_places_prefix Find places by prefix #
GET /free/nearest_place Find nearest place to coordinates #

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OpenAPI Specification

meteosource-air-quality-data-api-locations-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: MeteoSource Data Air Quality Locations API
  description: MeteoSource provides an Air Quality API delivering hour-by-hour pollution data for any location on Earth, with forecasts up to 5 days ahead. The API also offers weather forecast data, location lookup, weather maps, and historical Time Machine data.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: MeteoSource
    url: https://www.meteosource.com/
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://www.meteosource.com/terms-of-service
servers:
- url: https://www.meteosource.com/api/v1
  description: Production
security:
- apiKeyQuery: []
- apiKeyHeader: []
tags:
- name: Locations
  description: Location lookup endpoints.
paths:
  /free/find_places:
    get:
      summary: Find places by name or ZIP
      description: Search for locations by place name or ZIP code.
      operationId: findPlaces
      tags:
      - Locations
      parameters:
      - name: text
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: language
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: area
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Matching locations.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Place'
  /free/find_places_prefix:
    get:
      summary: Find places by prefix
      description: Search for locations by prefix.
      operationId: findPlacesByPrefix
      tags:
      - Locations
      parameters:
      - name: text
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: language
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: area
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Matching locations.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Place'
  /free/nearest_place:
    get:
      summary: Find nearest place to coordinates
      description: Returns the nearest known place for the given coordinates.
      operationId: findNearestPlace
      tags:
      - Locations
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Lat'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Lon'
      - name: language
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Nearest place.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Place'
components:
  schemas:
    Place:
      type: object
      properties:
        place_id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        adm_area1:
          type: string
        adm_area2:
          type: string
        country:
          type: string
        lat:
          type: string
        lon:
          type: string
        timezone:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
  parameters:
    Lat:
      name: lat
      in: query
      description: Latitude in decimal degrees.
      schema:
        type: number
    Lon:
      name: lon
      in: query
      description: Longitude in decimal degrees.
      schema:
        type: number
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyQuery:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: key
    apiKeyHeader:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key