The Air Quality API will retrieve the current, historical, and forecasted Air Quality Index of any location in the world.
All three of these indices are necessary to know what your current level of safety is.
If you are interested in how we can help you navigate US Air Quality with an API. Read this post.
What’s the importance of APIs?
APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are intermediary communications that allow two systems to communicate with one another without having to open up their infrastructure. APIs allow for systems and software to be more efficient. They allow for data to be shared and communicated without worrying about connections and security.
APIs are used for a variety of reasons, but most commonly they are used for data transfer from one system to the next. This is a very simple explanation of what APIs actually do; but there is so much more to them! If you would like to know more about APIs you can read this post!
But, if you’re just looking for information on our Air Quality API; let’s get right down to it!
Developers have come up with all sorts of brilliant ways to keep track of the quality of our air with the use of this API. Because this API is so accurate and helpful they are becoming more and more popular every day! And why wouldn’t they?
Keeping an eye on air quality is an important part of our health and safety; especially for people who suffer from respiratory issues or other health concerns that can be exasperated by bad air quality. The data provided by this API can also help us to understand how pollution affects everyone, not just those who are sensitive. This knowledge can help us create better policies and more informed decisions about our environment!
What does the Air Quality API provide?
This fantastic API provides data on all types of air quality including; NO2, Ozone, CO, PM2.5, PM10, SO2, and NH3! The information provided by this API includes accurate levels of pollution in the air as well as their respective ratings on the AQI scale.
Now, if you’re not familiar with what AQI means; it stands for Air Quality Index. This scale helps us understand how clean or polluted the air we’re breathing is, and when it reaches unhealthy levels we need to take action! There are many different variations
This API will retrieve the current, historical, and forecasted Air Quality Index of any location in the world.
To make use of it, you must first:
1- Go to Air Quality Index API and simply click on the button “Subscribe for free” to start using the API.
2- After signing up in Zyla API Hub, you’ll be given your personal API key. Using this one-of-a-kind combination of numbers and letters, you’ll be able to use, connect, and manage APIs!
3- Employ the different API endpoints depending on what you are looking for.
4- Once you meet your needed endpoint, make the API call by pressing the button “run” and see the results on your screen.
