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Endpointhttps://dataservice.accuweather.com

5 days by location key and group id

GET
https://dataservice.accuweather.com
/indices/v1/daily/5day/{locationKey}/groups/{groupID}

Return 5 days of daily indices for a specific group id and location, using a locationKey obtained from another endpoint (e.g., city search or geoposition)

5 days by location key and group id › path Parameters

locationKey
string · required

A unique ID that designates a specific location. More information can be found here.

Example: 349727
groupID
string

A numerical value representing a group of related indices. More information can be found here.

Example: 1

5 days by location key and group id › query Parameters

language
string

A string that indicates the language in which to return the response. More information can be found here.

Default: en-us
format
string

A string value that specifies what type of format to provide the response.

Default: json
details
boolean

A boolean value that specifies whether or not to include extended information.

Default: false

5 days by location key and group id › Headers

Authorization
string · required

The Authorization header is used to authenticate using your API key. Format is Bearer YOUR_API_KEY.

5 days by location key and group id › Responses

OK

object[]
LocalDateTime
string · date-time · required

Valid datetime of the index displayed in ISO8601 format: (yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss±hh:mm).

EpochDateTime
integer · int64 · required

Valid datetime for the index displayed as the number of seconds that have elapsed since January 1, 1970 (midnight UTC/GMT).

MobileLink
string · uri · required

Link to indices on AccuWeather's mobile site for the requested location.

Link
string · uri · required

Link to indices on AccuWeather's free site for the requested location.

Name
string | null

Name of the index.

ID
integer · int32

Numeric id used to identify the specific index.

Ascending
boolean

Bit that describes the direction of the index value. When true, the poorest value is 0, best value is 10. When false, the poorest value is 10, best value is 0.

Value
number | null · float

Index value that ranges from 0.0 to 10.0.

Category
string | null

Level that the index value falls. Categories differ among indices.

CategoryValue
integer · int32

Level that the index value falls represented by an int. This value can be 1 through 5 and should be used in combination with the ascending flag because it can differ among indices.

Text
string | null

Sentence that can be used for display purposes to sum up the index value and category.

GET/indices/v1/daily/5day/{locationKey}/groups/{groupID}
curl --request GET \
  --url https://dataservice.accuweather.com/indices/v1/daily/5day/:locationKey/groups/:groupID \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'
shell
Example Responses
[
  {
    "Name": {},
    "ID": 0,
    "Ascending": true,
    "LocalDateTime": "2024-08-25T15:00:00Z",
    "EpochDateTime": 0,
    "Value": {},
    "Category": {},
    "CategoryValue": 0,
    "Text": {},
    "MobileLink": "https://www.example.com/path/to/resource",
    "Link": "https://www.example.com/path/to/resource"
  }
]
json
application/json

5 days by location key

GET
https://dataservice.accuweather.com
/indices/v1/daily/5day/{locationKey}

Return 5 days of daily indices for a specific location, using a locationKey obtained from another endpoint (e.g., city search or geoposition)

5 days by location key › path Parameters

locationKey
string · required

A unique ID that designates a specific location. More information can be found here.

Example: 349727

5 days by location key › query Parameters

language
string

A string that indicates the language in which to return the response. More information can be found here.

Default: en-us
format
string

A string value that specifies what type of format to provide the response.

Default: json
groupID
string

A numerical value representing a group of related indices. More information can be found here.

Example: 1
details
boolean

A boolean value that specifies whether or not to include extended information.

Default: false

5 days by location key › Headers

Authorization
string · required

The Authorization header is used to authenticate using your API key. Format is Bearer YOUR_API_KEY.

5 days by location key › Responses

OK

object[]
LocalDateTime
string · date-time · required

Valid datetime of the index displayed in ISO8601 format: (yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss±hh:mm).

EpochDateTime
integer · int64 · required

Valid datetime for the index displayed as the number of seconds that have elapsed since January 1, 1970 (midnight UTC/GMT).

MobileLink
string · uri · required

Link to indices on AccuWeather's mobile site for the requested location.

Link
string · uri · required

Link to indices on AccuWeather's free site for the requested location.

Name
string | null

Name of the index.

ID
integer · int32

Numeric id used to identify the specific index.

Ascending
boolean

Bit that describes the direction of the index value. When true, the poorest value is 0, best value is 10. When false, the poorest value is 10, best value is 0.

Value
number | null · float

Index value that ranges from 0.0 to 10.0.

Category
string | null

Level that the index value falls. Categories differ among indices.

CategoryValue
integer · int32

Level that the index value falls represented by an int. This value can be 1 through 5 and should be used in combination with the ascending flag because it can differ among indices.

Text
string | null

Sentence that can be used for display purposes to sum up the index value and category.

GET/indices/v1/daily/5day/{locationKey}
curl --request GET \
  --url https://dataservice.accuweather.com/indices/v1/daily/5day/:locationKey \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'
shell
Example Responses
[
  {
    "Name": {},
    "ID": 0,
    "Ascending": true,
    "LocalDateTime": "2024-08-25T15:00:00Z",
    "EpochDateTime": 0,
    "Value": {},
    "Category": {},
    "CategoryValue": 0,
    "Text": {},
    "MobileLink": "https://www.example.com/path/to/resource",
    "Link": "https://www.example.com/path/to/resource"
  }
]
json
application/json

5 days by location key and index id

GET
https://dataservice.accuweather.com
/indices/v1/daily/5day/{locationKey}/{indexID}

Return 5 days of daily indices for a specific index id and location, using a locationKey obtained from another endpoint (e.g., city search or geoposition)

5 days by location key and index id › path Parameters

locationKey
string · required

A unique ID that designates a specific location. More information can be found here.

Example: 349727
indexID
string

A numerical value used to identify a specific index. More information can be found here.

Example: 29

5 days by location key and index id › query Parameters

language
string

A string that indicates the language in which to return the response. More information can be found here.

Default: en-us
format
string

A string value that specifies what type of format to provide the response.

Default: json
details
boolean

A boolean value that specifies whether or not to include extended information.

Default: false

5 days by location key and index id › Headers

Authorization
string · required

The Authorization header is used to authenticate using your API key. Format is Bearer YOUR_API_KEY.

5 days by location key and index id › Responses

OK

object[]
LocalDateTime
string · date-time · required

Valid datetime of the index displayed in ISO8601 format: (yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss±hh:mm).

EpochDateTime
integer · int64 · required

Valid datetime for the index displayed as the number of seconds that have elapsed since January 1, 1970 (midnight UTC/GMT).

MobileLink
string · uri · required

Link to indices on AccuWeather's mobile site for the requested location.

Link
string · uri · required

Link to indices on AccuWeather's free site for the requested location.

Name
string | null

Name of the index.

ID
integer · int32

Numeric id used to identify the specific index.

Ascending
boolean

Bit that describes the direction of the index value. When true, the poorest value is 0, best value is 10. When false, the poorest value is 10, best value is 0.

Value
number | null · float

Index value that ranges from 0.0 to 10.0.

Category
string | null

Level that the index value falls. Categories differ among indices.

CategoryValue
integer · int32

Level that the index value falls represented by an int. This value can be 1 through 5 and should be used in combination with the ascending flag because it can differ among indices.

Text
string | null

Sentence that can be used for display purposes to sum up the index value and category.

GET/indices/v1/daily/5day/{locationKey}/{indexID}
curl --request GET \
  --url https://dataservice.accuweather.com/indices/v1/daily/5day/:locationKey/:indexID \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'
shell
Example Responses
[
  {
    "Name": {},
    "ID": 0,
    "Ascending": true,
    "LocalDateTime": "2024-08-25T15:00:00Z",
    "EpochDateTime": 0,
    "Value": {},
    "Category": {},
    "CategoryValue": 0,
    "Text": {},
    "MobileLink": "https://www.example.com/path/to/resource",
    "Link": "https://www.example.com/path/to/resource"
  }
]
json
application/json
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