Weather — entry 003 of 31
AccuWeather
AccuWeather's developer platform covers location lookup, current conditions, hourly and daily forecasts, severe weather alerts, lifestyle indices, and tropical cyclone tracking via a REST API authenticated with a bearer API key. A separately billed MinuteCast product adds minute-by-minute precipitation nowcasting for the next two hours.
AuthenticationAPI KeySign up with the provider to obtain credentials.
HTTPSSupportedTraffic is encrypted in transit.
CORSUnknownNot documented — test from the browser before relying on it.
PricingMeteredBilled per request beyond a limited free quota.
FormatsJSONResponses can be requested as JSON.
GreatAPIs Score
Score69
Authentication15/25API key required
Pricing11/20Metered / usage-based pricing
Docs14/20Documentation URL provided
Formats9/15Single response format
Freshness20/20Verified within 6 months
Auth quickstart
- Sign up with the provider to get an API key.
- Send it on every request as a header
Authorization: <key> - The exact header isn't documented — Authorization is a common default; confirm in the provider's docs.
Stored keyNo key stored
Your key is stored only in this browser (localStorage) and sent directly to the API — never to greatapis.