get current city air quality index from the waqi (aqicn.org) feed api

domain: aqicn.org · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps

  1. Request a free API token via the form at aqicn.org/data-platform/token (agree to ToS, submit email/name)
  2. Wait for the confirmation email before using the token for real queries
  3. Call GET https://api.waqi.info/feed/{city}/?token={token} — or substitute geo:{lat};{lon} for {city} to query by coordinates
  4. Read data.aqi for the overall station AQI and data.iaqi for per-pollutant sub-indices (pm25, pm10, no2, so2, co, o3)
  5. Attribute the World Air Quality Index Project and the originating monitoring agency in any app using the data, per the Terms of Service

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