OpenAQ Sources API
The Sources API from OpenAQ — 3 operation(s) for sources.
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: OpenAQ Sources 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: Sources
paths:
/v2/sources:
get:
tags:
- Sources
summary: OpenAQ Sources
description: Provides a list of sources
operationId: sources_get_v2_sources_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: source_name
in: query
required: false
schema:
anyOf:
- type: array
items:
type: string
- type: 'null'
title: Source Name
- name: source_id
in: query
required: false
schema:
anyOf:
- type: array
items:
type: integer
- type: 'null'
title: Source Id
- name: source_slug
in: query
required: false
schema:
anyOf:
- type: array
items:
type: string
- type: 'null'
title: Source Slug
- name: order_by
in: query
required: false
schema:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/SourcesOrder'
description: Field by which to order the results e.g. ?order_by=sourceName or ?order_by=firstUpdated
examples:
- sourceName
default: sourceName
title: Order By
description: Field by which to order the results e.g. ?order_by=sourceName or ?order_by=firstUpdated
responses:
'200':
description: Successful Response
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/SourcesResponse'
'422':
description: Validation Error
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
/v1/sources:
get:
tags:
- Sources
summary: OpenAQ Sources
description: Provides a list of sources
operationId: sources_v1_get_v1_sources_get
deprecated: true
security:
- APIKeyHeader: []
parameters:
- name: limit
in: query
required: false
schema:
anyOf:
- type: integer
- type: 'null'
default: 100
title: Limit
- name: page
in: query
required: false
schema:
anyOf:
- type: integer
- type: 'null'
default: 1
title: Page
- 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'
default: asc
title: Sort
- name: name
in: query
required: false
schema:
anyOf:
- type: string
- type: 'null'
title: Name
- name: order_by
in: query
required: false
schema:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/SourcesV1Order'
default: name
title: Order By
responses:
'200':
description: Successful Response
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/SourcesResponseV1'
'422':
description: Validation Error
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
components:
schemas:
SourcesOrder:
type: string
enum:
- sourceName
- firstUpdated
- lastUpdated
title: SourcesOrder
SourcesResponse:
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/SourcesRow'
type: array
title: Results
type: object
required:
- results
title: SourcesResponse
SourcesV1Order:
type: string
const: name
title: SourcesV1Order
Sort:
type: string
enum:
- asc
- desc
title: Sort
SourcesRow:
properties:
data:
anyOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/Datum'
- type: 'null'
readme:
anyOf:
- type: string
- type: 'null'
title: Readme
sourceId:
type: integer
title: Sourceid
locations:
type: integer
title: Locations
sourceName:
type: string
title: Sourcename
sourceSlug:
anyOf:
- type: string
- type: 'null'
title: Sourceslug
type: object
required:
- sourceId
- locations
- sourceName
title: SourcesRow
Datum:
properties:
url:
anyOf:
- type: string
- type: 'null'
title: Url
data_avg_dur:
anyOf:
- type: string
- type: 'null'
title: Data Avg Dur
organization:
anyOf:
- type: string
- type: 'null'
title: Organization
lifecycle_stage:
anyOf:
- type: string
- type: 'null'
title: Lifecycle Stage
type: object
title: Datum
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
SourcesResponseV1:
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/SourcesRowV1'
type: array
title: Results
type: object
required:
- results
title: SourcesResponseV1
SourcesRowV1:
properties:
url:
type: string
title: Url
adapter:
type: string
title: Adapter
name:
type: string
title: Name
city:
anyOf:
- type: string
- type: 'null'
title: City
country:
type: string
title: Country
description:
anyOf:
- type: string
- type: 'null'
title: Description
sourceURL:
type: string
minLength: 1
format: uri
title: Sourceurl
resolution:
anyOf:
- type: string
- type: 'null'
title: Resolution
contacts:
items:
type: string
type: array
title: Contacts
active:
type: boolean
title: Active
type: object
required:
- url
- adapter
- name
- country
- sourceURL
- contacts
- active
title: SourcesRowV1
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