OpenAQ Summary API

The Summary API from OpenAQ — 1 operation(s) for summary.

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openaq-summary-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: OpenAQ Averages Summary 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: Summary
paths:
  /v2/summary:
    get:
      tags:
      - Summary
      summary: OpenAQ Platform Summary
      description: Provides a summary of platform data
      operationId: summary_get_v2_summary_get
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SummaryResponse'
      deprecated: true
      security:
      - APIKeyHeader: []
components:
  schemas:
    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
    SummaryRow:
      properties:
        count:
          type: integer
          title: Count
        cities:
          type: integer
          title: Cities
        sources:
          type: integer
          title: Sources
        countries:
          type: integer
          title: Countries
        locations:
          type: integer
          title: Locations
      type: object
      required:
      - count
      - cities
      - sources
      - countries
      - locations
      title: SummaryRow
    SummaryResponse:
      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/SummaryRow'
          type: array
          title: Results
      type: object
      required:
      - results
      title: SummaryResponse
  securitySchemes:
    APIKeyHeader:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key