MetGIS POINT API
Precise weather information
MetGIS Point API – the reliable and powerful solution for retrieving precise weather data for developers, agencies and decision-makers.
Via the API, we offer a wide range of weather parameters, including industry-specific ones, which are available in various output formats.
The API allows quick and easy integration of our high-quality data into your software products. Use the MetGIS Point API for your applications and get pinpoint weather forecasts and analysis for any location in the world.
For websites, apps and business applications
Ultra-precise weather data with a resolution of up to 30 m
Available worldwide, even for remote regions
Easy integration & multilingual support
FOR ENTHUSIASTIC USERS & BETTER DECISIONS
Weather portals and apps | News and tourism websites | Energy: solar, wind, hydro
Big data and machine learning | ad/campaign management | digital services
Agriculture | Transportation and logistics | Severe weather warnings | Events | and much more!
MetGIS POINT API DATA PACKAGES
| Data packages | Startup | Smart | Premium | Enterprise – Options |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | From 30,- € / month | From 60,- € / month | From 85,- € / month | Price on request |
| cd4Permitted API calls | An API call provides weather forecasts for a location, in some cases also current weather, astronomical data and snow cover information. | |||
| per month | up to 100,000 | up to 300,000 | up to 5 million | up to 500 million |
| per second | 10 | 100 | 1.000 | by arrangement |
| Geographical area | Worldwide | Worldwide | Worldwide | Worldwide |
| Forecast period | 3 days | 7 days | 10 days | up to 14 days |
| Forecast update (data refresh) | 4 x daily | 4 x daily | 4 x daily | 4 x daily |
| cd4Time resolution of the predictions | ||||
| Hourly values | – | – | for 4 days | for 4 days |
| 3-hour values | for 24 hours | for 3 days | for 9.5 days | for 9.5 days |
| 6-hour values | – | – | for 9.5 days | for 9.5 days |
| Daily values | for 3 days | for 7 days | for 10 days | for up to 14 days |
| Data format | JSON | JSON | JSON | JSON, XML, PDF |
| cd4Weather forecast | ||||
| Weather code (for icon display), air temperature, wind direction and speed, amount of precipitation |  | | | |
| Amount of rain, amount of new snow, probability of precipitation, probability of thunderstorms, cloud cover | | | | |
| Humidity, perceived temperature, sunshine duration | | | ||
| New snow density, freezing rain, lower and upper cloud limit, zero degree level, snow line, wet bulb temperature | Winter package | |||
| Short-wave radiation (global radiation), long-wave radiation, wind components u and v | Package Solar, Agriculture, … | |||
| Hydrological parameters | Hydrology package | |||
| Forecast short text (approx. 1 – 3 words) | | | | |
| Forecast short text (approx. 20 words) | | | ||
| cd4Current weather | ||||
| Weather code (for icon display), air temperature, intensity of rain and snowfall, wind direction and speed | | | | |
| Relative humidity | | | ||
| Short text current weather (approx. 1 – 3 words) | | | | |
| cd4Snow cover information | ||||
| Information on the presence of snow cover, age and sources of information | Snow package | |||
| cd4Astronomy | ||||
| Sun: Rising and setting | | | | |
| Moon: rising and setting, moon phase | | | | |
| Moon: Illumination | | |||
| cd4Retrieval options | ||||
| Points per query | 1 | 1 | 1 | > 10,000 possible (bulk queries) |
| Route or polygon queries, queries for numerical grids, queries for individual time steps | | |||
| cd4Additional offers | ||||
| Pro+ GUI (Graphical User Interface) | | |||
| Weather PDF via e-mail (contains forecast texts and graphics) | | |||
| Weather plugins (for WordPress and Joomla) | | |||
| Weather warnings for the whole of Europe | | |||
| Shadow API with terrain consideration | | |||
| cd4Services | ||||
| Server Up-Time | 99,7 % | 99,8 % | 99,9 % | 99,9 % |
| Support | E-mail support | E-mail support within 24 hours | E-mail/telephone support within a few hours. | Priority Support |
| Payment | annually or monthly | annually or monthly | annually or monthly | annually or monthly |
| Caching of weather data at the customer | no | no | possibly by arrangement | by arrangement |
| Number of API keys | one | one | one | several possible |
| Type of use | No resale | No resale | No resale | by arrangement |
| MetGIS logo: Mandatory display of our logo linked to the MetGIS homepage when publishing weather data | Yes | Yes | by arrangement | by arrangement |
| Ongoing access to query statistics via MetGIS API Monitoring Tool (AMT) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Contractual basis | GTC | GTC | GTC | GTC or individual agreement |
HOW DOES A POINT API WORK?
Point APIs provide precise weather data and weather information for a defined location. They are the basis for a wide range of applications, including weather forecasts for individual locations, climate analysis, agriculture and forestry, the energy industry, tourism and logistics. Querying a Point API is very simple. All you need is the latitude and longitude of the desired location. These two numbers define the exact location for which weather parameters are delivered.
Depending on the configuration, this weather information or parameters may be values from the past, present or future (based on forecast calculations). Typical weather parameters are temperature, precipitation, amount of new snow, wind, humidity and global radiation. Due to the technical structure of a Point API, it is possible to query and calculate a large number of locations. This makes for an ideal solution for applications that require a large amount of weather data.
SOLUTIONS ALSO FOR SPECIAL INDUSTRIES
Snow
For ski resorts, avalanche warning services and anyone involved with snow and mountains. The wet bulb temperature is an important parameter for slope management.
Agricultural sector
For farms and smart farming. Special parameters such as potential evapotranspiration are available.
Energy
For weather-optimized solutions in the energy sector and associated software and apps. An important parameter available via the Point API is global radiation.
More
For weather apps/portals, retail, web agencies, tourism and many other industries where accurate meteorological forecasts are required.
IMPORTANT NOTES ON THE POINT API
Please note that a point only provides the desired weather values for the exact coordinates requested. However, even a small distance can have a considerable influence on the weather, especially in mountainous regions. This is where the difference in altitude can lead to the greatest deviations.
If you need weather points for mountainous regions, it is better to discuss your planned application with us in advance. This way you get the best out of our API.
Why professionals rely on MetGIS
Premium weather data: up to 30 m resolution
We combine innovative weather models with precise terrain data. That’s why our forecast quality is so high. And we can prove it. Since 2007. With verification studies on several continents.
 Expert hotline
We don’t hide behind contact forms or chatbots! If you would like to talk to us, simply call us directly. Our meteorologists and IT professionals will be happy to help you on +43 1 890 90 32.
Test without obligation with Developer Key
See the precision of our weather data for yourself. And how easy it is to integrate into your website, app or business application. Follow these steps to test our API for 30 days without obligation.
FURTHER METGIS WEATHER APIs
MAPS API
Professional API with ultra-precise weather forecasts for the whole world, accurate to 30m.
HIST API
Weather data from the past with extremely high resolution.
INTEGRATION IS THAT EASY
1.
Send https request with coordinates and API key
2.
Immediately receive JSON file with all weather data for the respective coordinate
3.
Extract weather values for the desired period
SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR DEVELOPERS
Only one API call for all data of a coordinate
No tedious “collecting” of the required data from many different files.
All data in local time (instead of UTC!)
No conversion (time zones, winter/summer time) necessary!
All data is based on the local time of the requested coordinates.
Clear structure and “speaking” names
Data structured according to time resolution (current weather, 3-hour values, daily values…) with comprehensible designations.
Speak directly to our API developers
If you have any questions or problems, you can contact our developers directly (Tel/Mail/Video Call). They will always find a solution.
Different ways of retrieving weather data
Retrieval by longitude and latitude, zip code, bulk retrievals and much more.
Highest system availability at no extra charge
99.81 % availability in 2021 speaks for itself!
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