Environment · head-to-head
IQAir vs Website Carbon
IQAir's AirVisual API serves real-time and forecast air-quality and weather data for stations and cities worldwide. Its free Community plan covers up to 500 calls/day, with paid Startup ($399/mo) and Enterprise ($999/mo) tiers unlocking much higher volume.
Website Carbon estimates the CO2 emitted by loading a web page, based on page weight and whether the host uses green hosting, returning a digital carbon rating alongside the raw gCO2e figure. As of 14 July 2025 the provider retired public access to its convenience /site endpoint (which fetched a URL for you); the /data endpoint, which takes bytes and a green-hosting flag directly, remains free and open with no key.
| IQAir | Website Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | API Key | None |
| Pricing | freemium | free |
| Formats | JSON | JSON |
| CORS | yes | no |
| HTTPS | Yes | Yes |
Website Carbon needs no API key, while IQAir requires API Key — pick Website Carbon to start without signup.