# IQAir AirVisual

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/airvisual/  
**Website:** https://www.iqair.com/us/air-pollution-data-api  
**APIs profiled:** 5

IQAir AirVisual provides a real-time air quality REST API delivering PM2.5, PM10, AQI, weather data, and pollution forecasts for cities and GPS coordinates worldwide. The API aggregates data from over 80,000 ground-based sensors, satellite sources, and regulatory monitors, validated with AI-driven machine learning.

## Kin Score — 37.7 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 37.7).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 62.8 |
| Governance | 9.8 |
| Contract Governance | 9.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 0.0 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 22.6 |
| Commercial Clarity | 44.7 |
| Access Clarity | 44.7 |

## Agent readiness — 46.4 (agent-native)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | na |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | na |
| Error Semantics | verified |
| OpenAPI Examples | partial |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | na |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (5)

- **IQAir AirVisual Cities API** — List supported cities and retrieve city air quality data
- **IQAir AirVisual Countries API** — List supported countries
- **IQAir AirVisual Rankings API** — City air quality rankings
- **IQAir AirVisual States API** — List supported states within a country
- **IQAir AirVisual Stations API** — List monitoring stations and retrieve station data

## Agentic access (1)

- **Airvisual Agentic Access** — 9 operations

## Security (2)

- **Airvisual Authentication** — apiKey · 1 scheme
- **Airvisual Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Airvisual Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Air Quality, AQI, PM2.5, Weather, Pollution, Environmental Data, Real-Time Data

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/airvisual/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.