Search and retrieve live webcam metadata and images near a location using the Windy Webcams API
domain: api.windy.com · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Obtain a free (or paid tier) Windy Webcams API key from the Windy API portal.
Send requests with the x-windy-api-key header to endpoints like /webcams/api/v3/webcams (list/search) or /webcams/api/v3/webcams/{webcamId} (single webcam detail).
Filter search results by geographic bounding box, region, or category as supported by the v3 query parameters.
Parse returned webcam metadata (location, title, status, image URLs) and re-fetch the endpoint on each page load rather than caching image URLs long-term, per Windy's guidance.
Check your subscription tier's image resolution limits — the free tier only returns low-resolution images.
Known gotchas
Free-tier webcam images are low-resolution only; higher-resolution imagery requires a paid professional tier.
Windy's docs recommend re-querying the webcams endpoint on each page load rather than caching, since webcam availability/status changes frequently.
The v3 API structure differs from older Windy Webcams API versions referenced in some third-party tutorials — confirm you're following current v3 docs, not legacy examples.
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