Weather.gov Radar API

openapi: 3.1.2
info:
  title: weather.gov Alerts Radar API
  description: weather.gov API
  version: 3.8.1
  x-last-validated: '2026-05-03'
servers:
- url: https://api.weather.gov
  description: Production server
security:
- userAgent: []
- apiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Radar
paths:
  /radar/servers:
    get:
      description: Returns a list of radar servers
      operationId: radar_servers
      parameters:
      - name: reportingHost
        in: query
        description: Show records from specific reporting host
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example-value
      responses:
        '200':
          description: success
          headers:
            X-Correlation-Id:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/CorrelationId'
            X-Request-Id:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RequestId'
            X-Server-Id:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/ServerId'
            X-Api-Key:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/X-Api-Key'
          content:
            application/ld+json:
              schema: {}
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
      summary: Weather.gov Returns a List of Radar Servers
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      tags:
      - Radar
  /radar/servers/{id}:
    parameters:
    - name: id
      in: path
      description: Server ID
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      description: Returns metadata about a given radar server
      operationId: radar_server
      parameters:
      - name: reportingHost
        in: query
        description: Show records from specific reporting host
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example-value
      responses:
        '200':
          description: success
          headers:
            X-Correlation-Id:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/CorrelationId'
            X-Request-Id:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RequestId'
            X-Server-Id:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/ServerId'
          content:
            application/ld+json:
              schema: {}
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
      summary: Weather.gov Returns Metadata About a Given Radar Server
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      tags:
      - Radar
  /radar/stations:
    get:
      description: Returns a list of radar stations
      operationId: radar_stations
      parameters:
      - name: stationType
        in: query
        description: Limit results to a specific station type or types
        style: form
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9-]+$
            type: string
        example:
        - KTOP
      - name: reportingHost
        in: query
        description: Show RDA and latency info from specific reporting host
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example-value
      - name: host
        in: query
        description: Show latency info from specific LDM host
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example-value
      responses:
        '200':
          description: success
          headers:
            X-Correlation-Id:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/CorrelationId'
            X-Request-Id:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RequestId'
            X-Server-Id:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/ServerId'
          content:
            application/geo+json:
              schema: {}
            application/ld+json:
              schema: {}
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
      summary: Weather.gov Returns a List of Radar Stations
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      tags:
      - Radar
  /radar/stations/{stationId}:
    parameters:
    - name: stationId
      in: path
      description: Radar station ID
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      description: Returns metadata about a given radar station
      operationId: radar_station
      parameters:
      - name: reportingHost
        in: query
        description: Show RDA and latency info from specific reporting host
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example-value
      - name: host
        in: query
        description: Show latency info from specific LDM host
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example-value
      responses:
        '200':
          description: success
          headers:
            X-Correlation-Id:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/CorrelationId'
            X-Request-Id:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RequestId'
            X-Server-Id:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/ServerId'
          content:
            application/geo+json:
              schema: {}
            application/ld+json:
              schema: {}
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
      summary: Weather.gov Returns Metadata About a Given Radar Station
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      tags:
      - Radar
  /radar/stations/{stationId}/alarms:
    parameters:
    - name: stationId
      in: path
      description: Radar station ID
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      description: Returns metadata about a given radar station alarms
      operationId: radar_station_alarms
      responses:
        '200':
          description: success
          headers:
            X-Correlation-Id:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/CorrelationId'
            X-Request-Id:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RequestId'
            X-Server-Id:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/ServerId'
          content:
            application/ld+json:
              schema: {}
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
      parameters: []
      summary: Weather.gov Returns Metadata About a Given Radar Station Alarms
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      tags:
      - Radar
  /radar/queues/{host}:
    parameters:
    - name: host
      in: path
      description: LDM host
      required: true
      schema:
        enum:
        - rds
        - tds
        type: string
    get:
      description: Returns metadata about a given radar queue
      operationId: radar_queue
      parameters:
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: Record limit
        schema:
          maximum: 50000
          minimum: 1
          type: integer
        example: 4404
      - name: arrived
        in: query
        description: Range for arrival time
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ISO8601Interval'
      - name: created
        in: query
        description: Range for creation time
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ISO8601Interval'
      - name: published
        in: query
        description: Range for publish time
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ISO8601Interval'
      - name: station
        in: query
        description: Station identifier
        schema:
          type: string
        example: KTOP
      - name: type
        in: query
        description: Record type
        schema:
          type: string
        example: land
      - name: feed
        in: query
        description: Originating product feed
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example-value
      - name: resolution
        in: query
        description: Resolution version
        schema:
          minimum: 1
          type: integer
        example: 50
      responses:
        '200':
          description: success
          headers:
            X-Correlation-Id:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/CorrelationId'
            X-Request-Id:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RequestId'
            X-Server-Id:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/ServerId'
          content:
            application/ld+json:
              schema: {}
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
      summary: Weather.gov Returns Metadata About a Given Radar Queue
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      tags:
      - Radar
  /radar/profilers/{stationId}:
    parameters:
    - name: stationId
      in: path
      description: Profiler station ID
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      description: Returns metadata about a given radar wind profiler
      operationId: radar_profiler
      parameters:
      - name: time
        in: query
        description: Time interval
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ISO8601Interval'
      - name: interval
        in: query
        description: Averaging interval
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ISO8601Duration'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: success
          headers:
            X-Correlation-Id:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/CorrelationId'
            X-Request-Id:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/RequestId'
            X-Server-Id:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/ServerId'
          content:
            application/ld+json:
              schema: {}
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
      summary: Weather.gov Returns Metadata About a Given Radar Wind Profiler
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      tags:
      - Radar
components:
  headers:
    ServerId:
      description: 'The identifier of the server that generated the response, used for NWS debugging purposes. Please include this identifier with any correspondence to help us investigate your issue.

        '
      schema:
        type: string
    CorrelationId:
      description: 'A unique identifier for the request, used for NWS debugging purposes. Please include this identifier with any correspondence to help us investigate your issue.

        '
      schema:
        type: string
    X-Api-Key:
      description: 'A token that a client provides when making API calls.  Please include this identifier with any correspondence to help us investigate your issue.

        '
      schema:
        type: string
    RequestId:
      description: 'A unique identifier for the request, used for NWS debugging purposes. Please include this identifier with any correspondence to help us investigate your issue.

        '
      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    ISO8601Interval:
      oneOf:
      - pattern: ^(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}T\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}(Z|[+-]\d{2}:?\d{2}?)|NOW)\/(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}T\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}(Z|[+-]\d{2}:?\d{2}?)|NOW)$
        type: string
        examples:
        - 2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z
      - pattern: ^(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}T\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}(Z|[+-]\d{2}:?\d{2}?)|NOW)\/P(\d+Y)?(\d+M)?(\d+D)?(T(\d+H)?(\d+M)?(\d+S)?)?$
        type: string
        examples:
        - 2007-03-01T13:00:00Z/P1Y2M10DT2H30M
      - pattern: ^P(\d+Y)?(\d+M)?(\d+D)?(T(\d+H)?(\d+M)?(\d+S)?)?\/(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}T\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}(Z|[+-]\d{2}:?\d{2}?)|NOW)$
        type: string
        examples:
        - P1Y2M10DT2H30M/2008-05-11T15:30:00Z
      description: "A time interval in ISO 8601 format. This can be one of:\n\n    1. Start and end time\n    2. Start time and duration\n    3. Duration and end time\nThe string \"NOW\" can also be used in place of a start/end time.\n"
    ProblemDetail:
      required:
      - type
      - title
      - status
      - detail
      - instance
      - correlationId
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          description: 'A URI reference (RFC 3986) that identifies the problem type. This is only an identifier and is not necessarily a resolvable URL.

            '
          format: uri
          default: about:blank
          examples:
          - urn:noaa:nws:api:UnexpectedProblem
        title:
          type: string
          description: A short, human-readable summary of the problem type.
          examples:
          - Unexpected Problem
        status:
          maximum: 999
          minimum: 100
          type: number
          description: 'The HTTP status code (RFC 7231, Section 6) generated by the origin server for this occurrence of the problem.

            '
          examples:
          - 500
        detail:
          type: string
          description: A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.
          examples:
          - An unexpected problem has occurred.
        instance:
          type: string
          description: 'A URI reference (RFC 3986) that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem. This is only an identifier and is not necessarily a resolvable URL.

            '
          format: uri
          examples:
          - urn:noaa:nws:api:request:493c3a1d-f87e-407f-ae2c-24483f5aab63
        correlationId:
          type: string
          description: 'A unique identifier for the request, used for NWS debugging purposes. Please include this identifier with any correspondence to help us investigate your issue.

            '
          examples:
          - 493c3a1d-f87e-407f-ae2c-24483f5aab63
      description: Detail about an error. This document conforms to RFC 7807 (Problem Details for HTTP APIs).
      additionalProperties: true
    ISO8601Duration:
      pattern: ^P(\d+Y)?(\d+M)?(\d+D)?(T(\d+H)?(\d+M)?(\d+S)?)?$
      type: string
      description: A time duration in ISO 8601 format.
      examples:
      - P2DT12H
  responses:
    Error:
      description: An error response.
      headers:
        X-Correlation-Id:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/CorrelationId'
        X-Request-Id:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/RequestId'
        X-Server-Id:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/ServerId'
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemDetail'
  securitySchemes:
    userAgent:
      type: apiKey
      description: 'We require that all consumers of the API include a User-Agent header in requests. This is due to a high number of scripts exhibiting abusive behavior (intentional or unintentional). We recommend setting the value to something that identifies your application and includes a contact email. This will help us contact you if we notice unusual behavior and also aid in troubleshooting issues.

        The API remains open and free to use and there are no limits imposed based on the User-Agent string.

        This mechanism will be replaced with a more typical API key system at a later date.

        '
      name: User-Agent
      in: header
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      description: 'We are testing including a more traditional API Key system on certain endpoints.  This is due to a large change in the weather.gov site.

        The API remains open and free to use and there are no limits imposed based on the X-Api-Key string.

        '
      name: API-Key
      in: header
externalDocs:
  description: Full API documentation
  url: https://www.weather.gov/documentation/services-web-api