OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
title: Stormglass Astronomy Solar API
description: Stormglass provides a global marine and weather API delivering high-resolution forecasts, historical data, and environmental measurements for any coordinate on Earth. The API supports weather point forecasts, marine data, tidal information, solar and astronomical data, biological oceanographic data, and elevation data. Commonly used for maritime navigation, renewable energy forecasting, outdoor activity planning, and environmental monitoring.
version: v2
contact:
name: Stormglass Support
url: https://stormglass.io/contact
termsOfService: https://stormglass.io/terms-and-conditions/
servers:
- url: https://api.stormglass.io/v2
description: Stormglass API v2
security:
- apiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Solar
description: Solar radiation and UV index data
paths:
/solar/point:
get:
operationId: getSolarPoint
summary: Get Solar Point Data
description: Retrieve solar radiation data for a single coordinate including UV index and downward short-wave radiation flux (GHI).
tags:
- Solar
parameters:
- name: lat
in: query
required: true
schema:
type: number
format: float
description: Latitude of the desired coordinate
- name: lng
in: query
required: true
schema:
type: number
format: float
description: Longitude of the desired coordinate
- name: params
in: query
required: true
schema:
type: string
description: Comma-separated list of solar parameters. E.g. uvIndex,downwardShortWaveRadiationFlux
- name: start
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
description: Timestamp in UTC for first data hour
- name: end
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
description: Timestamp in UTC for last data hour
- name: source
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
description: Specify a single source or comma-separated list of sources
responses:
'200':
description: Solar data returned successfully.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/SolarPointResponse'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
'402':
$ref: '#/components/responses/QuotaExceeded'
components:
responses:
QuotaExceeded:
description: Daily quota exceeded or payment required.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
Unauthorized:
description: Authentication failed. Check your API key.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
schemas:
SourceValue:
type: object
description: A weather parameter value from a specific source
additionalProperties:
type: number
format: float
MetaData:
type: object
description: Metadata about the API request including quota information
properties:
cost:
type: integer
description: Number of API credits consumed by this request
dailyQuota:
type: integer
description: Your daily API call quota
requestCount:
type: integer
description: Total number of API calls made today
lat:
type: number
format: float
description: Latitude of the requested coordinate
lng:
type: number
format: float
description: Longitude of the requested coordinate
params:
type: array
items:
type: string
description: List of parameters returned
start:
type: string
description: Start timestamp of the returned data
end:
type: string
description: End timestamp of the returned data
SolarPointResponse:
type: object
properties:
data:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/SolarHour'
meta:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/MetaData'
Error:
type: object
properties:
errors:
type: object
additionalProperties:
type: string
SolarHour:
type: object
properties:
time:
type: string
description: Timestamp in UTC
uvIndex:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/SourceValue'
downwardShortWaveRadiationFlux:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/SourceValue'
securitySchemes:
apiKeyAuth:
type: apiKey
in: header
name: Authorization
description: API key obtained from your Stormglass account dashboard
externalDocs:
description: Stormglass API Documentation
url: https://docs.stormglass.io/