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Endpointhttps://dataservice.accuweather.com

Neighboring location data by location key

GET
https://dataservice.accuweather.com
/locations/v1/cities/neighbors/{locationKey}

Specify a location key to return location data about all neighboring locations.

Neighboring location data by location key › path Parameters

locationKey
integer · int32 · required

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

Example: 349727

Neighboring location data 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
details
boolean

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

Default: false
format
string

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

Default: json

Neighboring location data by location key › Headers

Authorization
string · required

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

Neighboring location data by location key › Responses

OK

object[]
PrimaryPostalCode
string · minLength: 1 · required

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

object · required
object · required
object · required
IsAlias
boolean · required

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

object[] · required

The object containing a list of administrative area details

DataSets
string[] · 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.

EnglishName
string · minLength: 1 · required

Location name as displayed in English

Version
integer · int32 · required

Current version of the API

Key
string · minLength: 1 · required

Unique ID to search a location

Type
string · minLength: 1 · required

Location type such as City, PostalCode, POI or LatLong

Rank
integer · int32 · required

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

LocalizedName
string · minLength: 1 · required

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

object · required
object · required
object
object
GET/locations/v1/cities/neighbors/{locationKey}
curl --request GET \
  --url https://dataservice.accuweather.com/locations/v1/cities/neighbors/:locationKey \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'
shell
Example Responses
[
  {
    "PrimaryPostalCode": "PrimaryPostalCode",
    "Region": {
      "ID": "ID",
      "LocalizedName": "LocalizedName",
      "EnglishName": "EnglishName"
    },
    "TimeZone": {
      "Code": "Code",
      "NextOffsetChange": "2024-08-25T15:00:00Z",
      "Name": "Name",
      "GmtOffset": 0,
      "IsDaylightSaving": true
    },
    "GeoPosition": {
      "Elevation": {
        "Metric": {
          "UnitType": 0,
          "Value": 0,
          "Unit": "Unit"
        },
        "Imperial": {
          "UnitType": 0,
          "Value": 0,
          "Unit": "Unit"
        }
      },
      "Latitude": 0,
      "Longitude": 0
    },
    "IsAlias": true,
    "ParentCity": {
      "Key": "Key",
      "LocalizedName": "LocalizedName",
      "EnglishName": "EnglishName"
    },
    "SupplementalAdminAreas": [
      {
        "Level": 0,
        "LocalizedName": "LocalizedName",
        "EnglishName": "EnglishName"
      }
    ],
    "DataSets": [
      "string"
    ],
    "Details": {
      "Key": "Key",
      "StationCode": "StationCode",
      "StationGmtOffset": 0,
      "BandMap": "BandMap",
      "Climo": "Climo",
      "LocalRadar": "LocalRadar",
      "MediaRegion": "MediaRegion",
      "Metar": "Metar",
      "NXMetro": "NXMetro",
      "NXState": "NXState",
      "Population": 0,
      "PrimaryWarningCountyCode": "PrimaryWarningCountyCode",
      "PrimaryWarningZoneCode": "PrimaryWarningZoneCode",
      "Satellite": "Satellite",
      "Synoptic": "Synoptic",
      "MarineStation": "MarineStation",
      "MarineStationGMTOffset": 0,
      "VideoCode": "VideoCode",
      "LocationStem": "LocationStem",
      "DMA": {
        "ID": "ID",
        "EnglishName": "EnglishName"
      },
      "PartnerID": {},
      "Sources": [
        {
          "DataType": "DataType",
          "Source": "Source",
          "SourceId": 0,
          "PartnerSourceUrl": {}
        }
      ],
      "CanonicalPostalCode": "CanonicalPostalCode",
      "CanonicalLocationKey": "CanonicalLocationKey"
    },
    "EnglishName": "EnglishName",
    "Version": 0,
    "Key": "Key",
    "Type": "Type",
    "Rank": 0,
    "LocalizedName": "LocalizedName",
    "Country": {
      "ID": "ID",
      "LocalizedName": "LocalizedName",
      "EnglishName": "EnglishName"
    },
    "AdministrativeArea": {
      "Level": 0,
      "LocalizedType": {},
      "EnglishType": {},
      "CountryID": "CountryID",
      "ID": "ID",
      "LocalizedName": "LocalizedName",
      "EnglishName": "EnglishName"
    }
  }
]
json
application/json

Location search by location key

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

Specify a location key to return location data.

Location search by location key › path Parameters

locationKey
string · required

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

Example: 349727

Location search 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
details
boolean

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

Default: false
format
string

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

Default: json

Location search by location key › Headers

Authorization
string · required

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

Location search by location key › Responses

OK

PrimaryPostalCode
string · minLength: 1 · required

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

object · required
object · required
object · required
IsAlias
boolean · required

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

object[] · required

The object containing a list of administrative area details

DataSets
string[] · 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.

EnglishName
string · minLength: 1 · required

Location name as displayed in English

Version
integer · int32 · required

Current version of the API

Key
string · minLength: 1 · required

Unique ID to search a location

Type
string · minLength: 1 · required

Location type such as City, PostalCode, POI or LatLong

Rank
integer · int32 · required

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

LocalizedName
string · minLength: 1 · required

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

object · required
object · required
object
object
GET/locations/v1/{locationKey}
curl --request GET \
  --url https://dataservice.accuweather.com/locations/v1/:locationKey \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'
shell
Example Responses
{
  "PrimaryPostalCode": "PrimaryPostalCode",
  "Region": {
    "ID": "ID",
    "LocalizedName": "LocalizedName",
    "EnglishName": "EnglishName"
  },
  "TimeZone": {
    "Code": "Code",
    "NextOffsetChange": "2024-08-25T15:00:00Z",
    "Name": "Name",
    "GmtOffset": 0,
    "IsDaylightSaving": true
  },
  "GeoPosition": {
    "Elevation": {
      "Metric": {
        "UnitType": 0,
        "Value": 0,
        "Unit": "Unit"
      },
      "Imperial": {
        "UnitType": 0,
        "Value": 0,
        "Unit": "Unit"
      }
    },
    "Latitude": 0,
    "Longitude": 0
  },
  "IsAlias": true,
  "ParentCity": {
    "Key": "Key",
    "LocalizedName": "LocalizedName",
    "EnglishName": "EnglishName"
  },
  "SupplementalAdminAreas": [
    {
      "Level": 0,
      "LocalizedName": "LocalizedName",
      "EnglishName": "EnglishName"
    }
  ],
  "DataSets": [
    "string"
  ],
  "Details": {
    "Key": "Key",
    "StationCode": "StationCode",
    "StationGmtOffset": 0,
    "BandMap": "BandMap",
    "Climo": "Climo",
    "LocalRadar": "LocalRadar",
    "MediaRegion": "MediaRegion",
    "Metar": "Metar",
    "NXMetro": "NXMetro",
    "NXState": "NXState",
    "Population": 0,
    "PrimaryWarningCountyCode": "PrimaryWarningCountyCode",
    "PrimaryWarningZoneCode": "PrimaryWarningZoneCode",
    "Satellite": "Satellite",
    "Synoptic": "Synoptic",
    "MarineStation": "MarineStation",
    "MarineStationGMTOffset": 0,
    "VideoCode": "VideoCode",
    "LocationStem": "LocationStem",
    "DMA": {
      "ID": "ID",
      "EnglishName": "EnglishName"
    },
    "PartnerID": {},
    "Sources": [
      {
        "DataType": "DataType",
        "Source": "Source",
        "SourceId": 0,
        "PartnerSourceUrl": {}
      }
    ],
    "CanonicalPostalCode": "CanonicalPostalCode",
    "CanonicalLocationKey": "CanonicalLocationKey"
  },
  "EnglishName": "EnglishName",
  "Version": 0,
  "Key": "Key",
  "Type": "Type",
  "Rank": 0,
  "LocalizedName": "LocalizedName",
  "Country": {
    "ID": "ID",
    "LocalizedName": "LocalizedName",
    "EnglishName": "EnglishName"
  },
  "AdministrativeArea": {
    "Level": 0,
    "LocalizedType": {},
    "EnglishType": {},
    "CountryID": "CountryID",
    "ID": "ID",
    "LocalizedName": "LocalizedName",
    "EnglishName": "EnglishName"
  }
}
json
application/json
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