OpenAQ Flags API
The Flags API from OpenAQ — 2 operation(s) for flags.
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: OpenAQ Flags 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: Flags
paths:
/v3/locations/{locations_id}/flags:
get:
tags:
- Flags
summary: OpenAQ Get flags by location ID
description: Provides a list of flags by location ID
operationId: location_flags_get_v3_locations__locations_id__flags_get
security:
- APIKeyHeader: []
parameters:
- name: locations_id
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: integer
description: Limit the results to a specific locations
title: Locations Id
description: Limit the results to a specific locations
- name: limit
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: integer
description: "Change the number of results returned.\n e.g. limit=100 will return up to 100 results"
examples:
- '100'
default: 100
title: Limit
description: "Change the number of results returned.\n e.g. limit=100 will return up to 100 results"
- name: page
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: integer
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: datetime_from
in: query
required: false
schema:
anyOf:
- type: string
format: date-time
- type: string
format: date
- type: 'null'
description: To when?
examples:
- '2022-10-01T11:19:38-06:00'
- '2022-10-01'
title: Datetime From
description: To when?
- name: datetime_to
in: query
required: false
schema:
anyOf:
- type: string
format: date-time
- type: string
format: date
- type: 'null'
description: To when?
examples:
- '2022-10-01T11:19:38-06:00'
- '2022-10-01'
title: Datetime To
description: To when?
responses:
'200':
description: Successful Response
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/LocationFlagsResponse'
'422':
description: Validation Error
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
/v3/sensors/{sensor_id}/flags:
get:
tags:
- Flags
summary: OpenAQ Get flags by sensor ID
description: Provides a list of flags by sensor ID
operationId: sensor_flags_get_v3_sensors__sensor_id__flags_get
security:
- APIKeyHeader: []
parameters:
- name: sensor_id
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: integer
description: Limit the results to a specific sensor
title: Sensor Id
description: Limit the results to a specific sensor
- name: limit
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: integer
description: "Change the number of results returned.\n e.g. limit=100 will return up to 100 results"
examples:
- '100'
default: 100
title: Limit
description: "Change the number of results returned.\n e.g. limit=100 will return up to 100 results"
- name: page
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: integer
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: datetime_from
in: query
required: false
schema:
anyOf:
- type: string
format: date-time
- type: string
format: date
- type: 'null'
description: To when?
examples:
- '2022-10-01T11:19:38-06:00'
- '2022-10-01'
title: Datetime From
description: To when?
- name: datetime_to
in: query
required: false
schema:
anyOf:
- type: string
format: date-time
- type: string
format: date
- type: 'null'
description: To when?
examples:
- '2022-10-01T11:19:38-06:00'
- '2022-10-01'
title: Datetime To
description: To when?
responses:
'200':
description: Successful Response
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/LocationFlagsResponse'
'422':
description: Validation Error
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
components:
schemas:
FlagType:
properties:
id:
type: integer
title: Id
label:
type: string
title: Label
level:
type: string
title: Level
type: object
required:
- id
- label
- level
title: FlagType
openaq_api__v3__models__responses__Meta:
properties:
name:
type: string
title: Name
default: openaq-api
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
LocationFlag:
properties:
locationId:
type: integer
title: Locationid
flagType:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/FlagType'
datetimeFrom:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/DatetimeObject'
datetimeTo:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/DatetimeObject'
sensorIds:
items:
type: integer
type: array
title: Sensorids
default: []
note:
anyOf:
- type: string
- type: 'null'
title: Note
type: object
required:
- locationId
- flagType
- datetimeFrom
- datetimeTo
title: LocationFlag
LocationFlagsResponse:
properties:
meta:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/openaq_api__v3__models__responses__Meta'
default:
limit: 100
name: openaq-api
page: 1
website: /
results:
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/LocationFlag'
type: array
title: Results
type: object
required:
- results
title: LocationFlagsResponse
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
DatetimeObject:
properties:
utc:
type: string
format: date-time
title: Utc
local:
type: string
format: date-time
title: Local
type: object
required:
- utc
- local
title: DatetimeObject
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