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Endpoint:https://dataservice.accuweather.com

Top 50 cities list

GET
https://dataservice.accuweather.com
/locations/v1/topcities/50

Returns location data for the top 50 cities, worldwide

Top 50 cities list › query Parameters

  • languagestring

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

    Default: en-us
  • detailsboolean

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

    Default: false
  • formatstring

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

    Default: json

Top 50 cities list › Headers

  • Authorizationstring · required

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

Top 50 cities list › Responses

OK

  • PrimaryPostalCodestring · minLength: 1 · required

    Official postal code provided by our main location data provider for the requested location

  • Regionrequired

    The object containing the region details

  • TimeZonerequired

    The object containing the timezone details

  • GeoPositionrequired

    The object containing the geoposition details

  • IsAliasboolean · required

    “True” or “false” verification of whether a location is an “alias” or an alternative name or spelling for a requested location

  • SupplementalAdminAreasobject[] · required

    The object containing a list of administrative area details

  • DataSetsstring[] · required

    Array of location-specific products that are available for this location. Products include Alerts, PremiumAirQuality, AirQuality, MinuteCast, and ForecastConfidence. If no location-specific products are available, the array will be empty.

  • EnglishNamestring · minLength: 1 · required

    Location name as displayed in English

  • Versioninteger · int32 · required

    Current version of the API

  • Keystring · minLength: 1 · required

    Unique ID to search a location

  • Typestring · minLength: 1 · required

    Location type such as City, PostalCode, POI or LatLong

  • Rankinteger · int32 · required

    Number applied to locations set by factors such as population, political importance, and geographic size

  • LocalizedNamestring · minLength: 1 · required

    Display name in local dialect set with language code in URL. Default is US English (us-en)

  • Countryrequired

    THe object containing the country details

  • AdministrativeArearequired

    The object containing the amdministrative area details

  • ParentCity | null

    The object containing the parentcity details. This object will be displayed only if the location is part of a larger metropolitan area or parent city.

  • Details | null

    AccuWeather related details about the specific location

GET /locations/v1/topcities/50

Top 100 cities list

GET
https://dataservice.accuweather.com
/locations/v1/topcities/100

Returns location data for the top 100 cities, worldwide

Top 100 cities list › query Parameters

  • languagestring

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

    Default: en-us
  • detailsboolean

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

    Default: false
  • formatstring

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

    Default: json

Top 100 cities list › Headers

  • Authorizationstring · required

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

Top 100 cities list › Responses

OK

  • PrimaryPostalCodestring · minLength: 1 · required

    Official postal code provided by our main location data provider for the requested location

  • Regionrequired

    The object containing the region details

  • TimeZonerequired

    The object containing the timezone details

  • GeoPositionrequired

    The object containing the geoposition details

  • IsAliasboolean · required

    “True” or “false” verification of whether a location is an “alias” or an alternative name or spelling for a requested location

  • SupplementalAdminAreasobject[] · required

    The object containing a list of administrative area details

  • DataSetsstring[] · required

    Array of location-specific products that are available for this location. Products include Alerts, PremiumAirQuality, AirQuality, MinuteCast, and ForecastConfidence. If no location-specific products are available, the array will be empty.

  • EnglishNamestring · minLength: 1 · required

    Location name as displayed in English

  • Versioninteger · int32 · required

    Current version of the API

  • Keystring · minLength: 1 · required

    Unique ID to search a location

  • Typestring · minLength: 1 · required

    Location type such as City, PostalCode, POI or LatLong

  • Rankinteger · int32 · required

    Number applied to locations set by factors such as population, political importance, and geographic size

  • LocalizedNamestring · minLength: 1 · required

    Display name in local dialect set with language code in URL. Default is US English (us-en)

  • Countryrequired

    THe object containing the country details

  • AdministrativeArearequired

    The object containing the amdministrative area details

  • ParentCity | null

    The object containing the parentcity details. This object will be displayed only if the location is part of a larger metropolitan area or parent city.

  • Details | null

    AccuWeather related details about the specific location

GET /locations/v1/topcities/100

Top 150 cities list

GET
https://dataservice.accuweather.com
/locations/v1/topcities/150

Returns location data for the top 150 cities, worldwide

Top 150 cities list › query Parameters

  • languagestring

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

    Default: en-us
  • detailsboolean

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

    Default: false
  • formatstring

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

    Default: json

Top 150 cities list › Headers

  • Authorizationstring · required

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

Top 150 cities list › Responses

OK

  • PrimaryPostalCodestring · minLength: 1 · required

    Official postal code provided by our main location data provider for the requested location

  • Regionrequired

    The object containing the region details

  • TimeZonerequired

    The object containing the timezone details

  • GeoPositionrequired

    The object containing the geoposition details

  • IsAliasboolean · required

    “True” or “false” verification of whether a location is an “alias” or an alternative name or spelling for a requested location

  • SupplementalAdminAreasobject[] · required

    The object containing a list of administrative area details

  • DataSetsstring[] · required

    Array of location-specific products that are available for this location. Products include Alerts, PremiumAirQuality, AirQuality, MinuteCast, and ForecastConfidence. If no location-specific products are available, the array will be empty.

  • EnglishNamestring · minLength: 1 · required

    Location name as displayed in English

  • Versioninteger · int32 · required

    Current version of the API

  • Keystring · minLength: 1 · required

    Unique ID to search a location

  • Typestring · minLength: 1 · required

    Location type such as City, PostalCode, POI or LatLong

  • Rankinteger · int32 · required

    Number applied to locations set by factors such as population, political importance, and geographic size

  • LocalizedNamestring · minLength: 1 · required

    Display name in local dialect set with language code in URL. Default is US English (us-en)

  • Countryrequired

    THe object containing the country details

  • AdministrativeArearequired

    The object containing the amdministrative area details

  • ParentCity | null

    The object containing the parentcity details. This object will be displayed only if the location is part of a larger metropolitan area or parent city.

  • Details | null

    AccuWeather related details about the specific location

GET /locations/v1/topcities/150

Top cities list by region

GET
https://dataservice.accuweather.com
/locations/v1/topcities/regions/{regionCode}

Returns location data for the top cities within a specific region

Top cities list by region › path Parameters

  • regionCodestring

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

    Example: NAM

Top cities list by region › query Parameters

  • languageIDinteger · int32

    A unique ID that designates a specific language.

    Default: 1
  • detailsboolean

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

    Default: false

Top cities list by region › Headers

  • Authorizationstring · required

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

Top cities list by region › Responses

OK

  • PrimaryPostalCodestring · minLength: 1 · required

    Official postal code provided by our main location data provider for the requested location

  • Regionrequired

    The object containing the region details

  • TimeZonerequired

    The object containing the timezone details

  • GeoPositionrequired

    The object containing the geoposition details

  • IsAliasboolean · required

    “True” or “false” verification of whether a location is an “alias” or an alternative name or spelling for a requested location

  • SupplementalAdminAreasobject[] · required

    The object containing a list of administrative area details

  • DataSetsstring[] · required

    Array of location-specific products that are available for this location. Products include Alerts, PremiumAirQuality, AirQuality, MinuteCast, and ForecastConfidence. If no location-specific products are available, the array will be empty.

  • EnglishNamestring · minLength: 1 · required

    Location name as displayed in English

  • Versioninteger · int32 · required

    Current version of the API

  • Keystring · minLength: 1 · required

    Unique ID to search a location

  • Typestring · minLength: 1 · required

    Location type such as City, PostalCode, POI or LatLong

  • Rankinteger · int32 · required

    Number applied to locations set by factors such as population, political importance, and geographic size

  • LocalizedNamestring · minLength: 1 · required

    Display name in local dialect set with language code in URL. Default is US English (us-en)

  • Countryrequired

    THe object containing the country details

  • AdministrativeArearequired

    The object containing the amdministrative area details

  • ParentCity | null

    The object containing the parentcity details. This object will be displayed only if the location is part of a larger metropolitan area or parent city.

  • Details | null

    AccuWeather related details about the specific location

GET /locations/v1/topcities/regions/{regionCode}

Countries list by region code

GET
https://dataservice.accuweather.com
/locations/v1/countries/{regionCode}

Specify a region code to return a list of countries within that region.

Countries list by region code › path Parameters

  • regionCodestring

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

    Example: NAM

Countries list by region code › query Parameters

  • countryCodestring

    A unique ISO or Microsoft Localization Code for a specific country. More information can be found here.

    Example: US
  • languagestring

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

    Default: en-us
  • offsetinteger · int32

    A numerical value representing the first result to return. Results will be returned in sets of 25. Offset=0 will return the first 25 results, Offset=1 will return the second 25 results, etc.

    Default: -1
  • formatstring

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

    Default: json

Countries list by region code › Headers

  • Authorizationstring · required

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

Countries list by region code › Responses

OK

  • IDstring · minLength: 1 · required

    Unique administrative area ID

  • LocalizedNamestring · minLength: 1 · required

    Administrative area name as displayed in local dialect set with language code in the URL. If no language code is selected, the default is English

  • EnglishNamestring · minLength: 1 · required

    Administrative area name displayed in English

GET /locations/v1/countries/{regionCode}

Countries list

GET
https://dataservice.accuweather.com
/locations/v1/countries

This endpoint returns a list of available countries.

Countries list › query Parameters

  • regionCodestring

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

    Example: NAM
  • countryCodestring

    A unique ISO or Microsoft Localization Code for a specific country. More information can be found here.

    Example: US
  • languagestring

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

    Default: en-us
  • offsetinteger · int32

    A numerical value representing the first result to return. Results will be returned in sets of 25. Offset=0 will return the first 25 results, Offset=1 will return the second 25 results, etc.

    Default: -1
  • formatstring

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

    Default: json

Countries list › Headers

  • Authorizationstring · required

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

Countries list › Responses

OK

  • IDstring · minLength: 1 · required

    Unique administrative area ID

  • LocalizedNamestring · minLength: 1 · required

    Administrative area name as displayed in local dialect set with language code in the URL. If no language code is selected, the default is English

  • EnglishNamestring · minLength: 1 · required

    Administrative area name displayed in English

GET /locations/v1/countries

Region list

GET
https://dataservice.accuweather.com
/locations/v1/regions

List of all available regions

Region list › query Parameters

  • regionCodestring

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

    Example: NAM
  • languagestring

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

    Default: en-us
  • formatstring

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

    Default: json

Region list › Headers

  • Authorizationstring · required

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

Region list › Responses

OK

  • IDstring · minLength: 1 · required

    Unique administrative area ID

  • LocalizedNamestring · minLength: 1 · required

    Administrative area name as displayed in local dialect set with language code in the URL. If no language code is selected, the default is English

  • EnglishNamestring · minLength: 1 · required

    Administrative area name displayed in English

GET /locations/v1/regions

Country by region code and country code

GET
https://dataservice.accuweather.com
/locations/v1/countries/{regionCode}/{countryCode}

Specify a region code and a country code to return basic information about a country.

Country by region code and country code › path Parameters

  • regionCodestring · required

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

  • countryCodestring · required

    A unique ISO or Microsoft Localization Code for a specific country. More information can be found here.

Country by region code and country code › query Parameters

  • languagestring

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

    Default: en-us
  • formatstring

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

    Default: json

Country by region code and country code › Headers

  • Authorizationstring · required

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

Country by region code and country code › Responses

OK

  • IDstring · minLength: 1 · required

    Unique administrative area ID

  • LocalizedNamestring · minLength: 1 · required

    Administrative area name as displayed in local dialect set with language code in the URL. If no language code is selected, the default is English

  • EnglishNamestring · minLength: 1 · required

    Administrative area name displayed in English

GET /locations/v1/countries/{regionCode}/{countryCode}

Administrative area list by country code

GET
https://dataservice.accuweather.com
/locations/v1/adminareas/{countryCode}

Provide a country code to return basic information about administrative areas in the specified country

Administrative area list by country code › path Parameters

  • countryCodestring

    A unique ISO or Microsoft Localization Code for a specific country. More information can be found here.

    Example: US

Administrative area list by country code › query Parameters

  • adminCodestring

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

    Example: NY
  • languagestring

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

    Default: en-us
  • offsetinteger · int32

    A numerical value representing the first result to return. Results will be returned in sets of 25. Offset=0 will return the first 25 results, Offset=1 will return the second 25 results, etc.

    Default: -1
  • formatstring

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

    Default: json

Administrative area list by country code › Headers

  • Authorizationstring · required

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

Administrative area list by country code › Responses

OK

  • Levelinteger · int64 · required

    An assigned number to describe the scale of the administrative subdivisions for countries. As the Level number increases, the scale of the subdivision will decrease. Numbers of 10 or greater are reserved for non-political boundaries and should be used independently

  • CountryIDstring · minLength: 1 · required

    Unique ISO or Microsoft Localization Code for the country that contains the AdministrativeArea.

  • IDstring · minLength: 1 · required

    Unique administrative area ID

  • LocalizedNamestring · minLength: 1 · required

    Administrative area name as displayed in local dialect set with language code in the URL. If no language code is selected, the default is English

  • EnglishNamestring · minLength: 1 · required

    Administrative area name displayed in English

  • LocalizedTypestring | null

    Administrative Area type displayed in the local dialect set with the language code in the URL. Default is US English (en-us).

  • EnglishTypestring | null

    Administrative Area type displayed in English.

GET /locations/v1/adminareas/{countryCode}

Administrative area list

GET
https://dataservice.accuweather.com
/locations/v1/adminareas

Returns basic information about global administrative areas

Administrative area list › query Parameters

  • countryCodestring

    A unique ISO or Microsoft Localization Code for a specific country. More information can be found here.

    Example: US
  • adminCodestring

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

    Example: NY
  • languagestring

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

    Default: en-us
  • offsetinteger · int32

    A numerical value representing the first result to return. Results will be returned in sets of 25. Offset=0 will return the first 25 results, Offset=1 will return the second 25 results, etc.

    Default: -1
  • formatstring

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

    Default: json

Administrative area list › Headers

  • Authorizationstring · required

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

Administrative area list › Responses

OK

  • Levelinteger · int64 · required

    An assigned number to describe the scale of the administrative subdivisions for countries. As the Level number increases, the scale of the subdivision will decrease. Numbers of 10 or greater are reserved for non-political boundaries and should be used independently

  • CountryIDstring · minLength: 1 · required

    Unique ISO or Microsoft Localization Code for the country that contains the AdministrativeArea.

  • IDstring · minLength: 1 · required

    Unique administrative area ID

  • LocalizedNamestring · minLength: 1 · required

    Administrative area name as displayed in local dialect set with language code in the URL. If no language code is selected, the default is English

  • EnglishNamestring · minLength: 1 · required

    Administrative area name displayed in English

  • LocalizedTypestring | null

    Administrative Area type displayed in the local dialect set with the language code in the URL. Default is US English (en-us).

  • EnglishTypestring | null

    Administrative Area type displayed in English.

GET /locations/v1/adminareas

Location KeyAutocomplete