OpenAQ

OpenAQ Cities API

The Cities API from OpenAQ — 2 operation(s) for cities.

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Operations 2

GET /v2/cities OpenAQ Get cities #
GET /v1/cities OpenAQ Get cities #

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Documentation
https://docs.openaq.org/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openaq/refs/heads/main/openapi/openaq-cities-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

openaq-cities-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: OpenAQ Cities API
  description: '

    OpenAQ is a nonprofit organization providing universal access to air

    quality data to empower a global community of changemakers to solve air

    inequality-the unequal access to clean air.'
  version: 2.0.0
tags:
- name: Cities
paths:
  /v2/cities:
    get:
      tags:
      - Cities
      summary: OpenAQ Get cities
      description: Provides a list of cities supported by the platform
      operationId: cities_get_v2_cities_get
      deprecated: true
      security:
      - APIKeyHeader: []
      parameters:
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: integer
          - type: 'null'
          description: Change the number of results returned. e.g. limit=1000 will return up to 1000 results
          examples:
          - '1000'
          default: 100
          title: Limit
        description: Change the number of results returned. e.g. limit=1000 will return up to 1000 results
      - name: page
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: integer
          - type: 'null'
          description: Paginate through results. e.g. page=1 will return first page of results
          examples:
          - '1'
          default: 1
          title: Page
        description: Paginate through results. e.g. page=1 will return first page of results
      - name: offset
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: integer
          - type: 'null'
          default: 0
          title: Offset
      - name: sort
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Sort'
          - type: 'null'
          description: Define sort order. e.g. ?sort=asc
          default: asc
          title: Sort
        description: Define sort order. e.g. ?sort=asc
      - name: country_id
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: integer
          - type: 'null'
          description: Limit results by a certain country using two digit country ID. e.g. 13
          examples:
          - 13
          title: Country Id
        description: Limit results by a certain country using two digit country ID. e.g. 13
      - name: country
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: array
            items:
              type: string
          - type: 'null'
          description: Limit results by a certain country using two letter country code. e.g. ?country=US or ?country=US&country=MX
          examples:
          - US
          title: Country
        description: Limit results by a certain country using two letter country code. e.g. ?country=US or ?country=US&country=MX
      - name: city
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: array
            items:
              type: string
          - type: 'null'
          description: Limit results by a certain city or cities. (e.g. ?city=Chicago or ?city=Chicago&city=Boston)
          examples:
          - Chicago
          title: City
        description: Limit results by a certain city or cities. (e.g. ?city=Chicago or ?city=Chicago&city=Boston)
      - name: order_by
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/CitiesOrder'
          description: Order by a field e.g. ?order_by=city
          examples:
          - city
          default: city
          title: Order By
        description: Order by a field e.g. ?order_by=city
      - name: entity
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Entity
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CitiesResponse'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
  /v1/cities:
    get:
      tags:
      - Cities
      summary: OpenAQ Get cities
      description: Provides a list of cities supported by the platform
      operationId: cities_getv1_v1_cities_get
      deprecated: true
      security:
      - APIKeyHeader: []
      parameters:
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: integer
          - type: 'null'
          description: Change the number of results returned. e.g. limit=1000 will return up to 1000 results
          examples:
          - '1000'
          default: 100
          title: Limit
        description: Change the number of results returned. e.g. limit=1000 will return up to 1000 results
      - name: page
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: integer
          - type: 'null'
          description: Paginate through results. e.g. page=1 will return first page of results
          examples:
          - '1'
          default: 1
          title: Page
        description: Paginate through results. e.g. page=1 will return first page of results
      - name: offset
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: integer
          - type: 'null'
          default: 0
          title: Offset
      - name: sort
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Sort'
          - type: 'null'
          description: Define sort order. e.g. ?sort=asc
          default: asc
          title: Sort
        description: Define sort order. e.g. ?sort=asc
      - name: order_by
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/CitiesOrderV1'
          description: Order by a field e.g. ?order_by=city
          examples:
          - city
          default: city
          title: Order By
        description: Order by a field e.g. ?order_by=city
      - name: country
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: array
            items:
              type: string
          - type: 'null'
          description: Limit results by a certain country using two letter country code. e.g. ?country=US or ?country=US&country=MX
          examples:
          - US
          title: Country
        description: Limit results by a certain country using two letter country code. e.g. ?country=US or ?country=US&country=MX
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CitiesResponseV1'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
components:
  schemas:
    CityRowV1:
      properties:
        country:
          type: string
          title: Country
        city:
          type: string
          title: City
        count:
          type: integer
          title: Count
        locations:
          type: integer
          title: Locations
      type: object
      required:
      - country
      - city
      - count
      - locations
      title: CityRowV1
    CityRow:
      properties:
        country:
          type: string
          title: Country
        city:
          type: string
          title: City
        count:
          type: integer
          title: Count
        locations:
          type: integer
          title: Locations
        firstUpdated:
          type: string
          title: Firstupdated
        lastUpdated:
          type: string
          title: Lastupdated
        parameters:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
          title: Parameters
      type: object
      required:
      - country
      - city
      - count
      - locations
      - firstUpdated
      - lastUpdated
      - parameters
      title: CityRow
    CitiesOrderV1:
      type: string
      enum:
      - city
      - country
      - locations
      - count
      title: CitiesOrderV1
    CitiesResponseV1:
      properties:
        meta:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/openaq_api__models__responses__Meta'
          default:
            license: ''
            limit: 100
            name: openaq-api
            page: 1
            website: /
        results:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CityRowV1'
          type: array
          title: Results
      type: object
      required:
      - results
      title: CitiesResponseV1
    Sort:
      type: string
      enum:
      - asc
      - desc
      title: Sort
    CitiesOrder:
      type: string
      enum:
      - city
      - country
      - firstUpdated
      - lastUpdated
      title: CitiesOrder
    CitiesResponse:
      properties:
        meta:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/openaq_api__models__responses__Meta'
          default:
            license: ''
            limit: 100
            name: openaq-api
            page: 1
            website: /
        results:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CityRow'
          type: array
          title: Results
      type: object
      required:
      - results
      title: CitiesResponse
    ValidationError:
      properties:
        loc:
          items:
            anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: integer
          type: array
          title: Location
        msg:
          type: string
          title: Message
        type:
          type: string
          title: Error Type
      type: object
      required:
      - loc
      - msg
      - type
      title: ValidationError
    openaq_api__models__responses__Meta:
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          title: Name
          default: openaq-api
        license:
          type: string
          title: License
          default: ''
        website:
          type: string
          title: Website
          default: /
        page:
          type: integer
          title: Page
          default: 1
        limit:
          type: integer
          title: Limit
          default: 100
        found:
          anyOf:
          - type: integer
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Found
      type: object
      title: Meta
    HTTPValidationError:
      properties:
        detail:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
          type: array
          title: Detail
      type: object
      title: HTTPValidationError
  securitySchemes:
    APIKeyHeader:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key