Weather Service

API list

Action	Description
weather.countryCities	Query a list of cities.
weather.city	Query information about a city.
weather.positionCities	Query city information by longitude and latitude.
weather.forecastCity	Query the weather forecast for a city.
weather.forecastPosition	Query the weather conditions by longitude and latitude.

Query a list of cities

API description

Get a list of cities supported by all weather data in a country or region that is specified by country code. Currently, only cities in China can be returned.

API endpoint

action: weather.countryCities

Request parameter

Parameter name	Type	Description	Required
country_code	String	The country code.	Yes

Sample request

{
  "action": "weather.countryCities",
  "params": {
        "country_code": "cn"
  }
}

Response parameter

Parameter name	Type	Description
code	Integer	The response code. For more information, see Error codes.
success	Boolean	Indicates whether the operation is successful. Valid values: true: success. false: failure.
msg	String	The error message that is returned if the API call fails. This parameter value is empty if the API call succeeds.
result	Object	The returned result.

Description of result

Parameter name	Type	Description
area	String	The name of the area.
pinyin	String	The Hanyu Pinyin of the area name in Chinese.
province	String	The name of the province.
city	String	The name of the city.
cityId	String	The city ID.

Sample response

{
    "success": true,
    "t": 1541399281296,
    "result": [
        {
              "area": "Beijing",
              "pinyin": "beijingshi",
              "province": "Beijing",
              "city": "Beijing",
              "cityId": "793409505965772800"
        },
        {
              "area": "Tianjin",
              "pinyin": "tianjinshi",
              "province": "Tianjin",
              "city": "Tianjin",
              "cityId": "793409507844820992"
        }
    ]
}

Error codes

The following table lists common error codes for the API calls. For more error codes, see Global Error Codes.

Error code	Description
500	A system error has occurred while processing your request.
1106	Invalid permission.

Query information about city

API description

Query information about a city by city ID.

API endpoint

action: weather.city

Request parameter

Parameter name	Type	Description	Required
city_id	String	The city ID.	Yes

Sample request

{
  "action": "weather.city",
  "params": {
        "city_id": "793409534348627968"
  }
}

Response parameter

Parameter name	Type	Description
code	Integer	The response code. For more information, see Error codes.
success	Boolean	Indicates whether the operation is successful. Valid values: true: success. false: failure.
msg	String	The error message that is returned if the API call fails. This parameter value is empty if the API call succeeds.
result	Object	The returned result.

Description of result

Parameter name	Type	Description
id	String	The city ID.
ids	String	The time when the data was last updated.
dbTable	String	The city information.
parentId	Integer	The city information.
name	String	The name of the city.
shortName	String	The city information.
province	String	The name of the province.
countryName	String	The name of the country or region.
parentCityName	String	The city information.
level	Integer	The city information.
lon	String	The longitude.
lat	String	The latitude.
cityHash	String	The city information.
cityIndexId	Integer	The city information.
domesticCity	Boolean	The city information.

Sample response

{
    "success": true,
    "t": 1541399281296,
    "result": {
        "id": 793409534348627968,
        "ids": null,
        "gmtCreate": 1477877317000,
        "gmtModified": 1477877317000,
        "dbTable": null,
        "parentId": 793416838972313600,
        "name": "Hangzhou",
        "shortName": "Hangzhou",
        "province": "Zhejiang",
        "countryName": "China",
        "parentCityName": "Hangzhou",
        "level": 3,
        "lon": "120.1650798",
        "lat": "30.25258003",
        "cityHash": "wtmk",
        "cityIndexId": 62160,
        "domesticCity": true
    }
}

Error codes

The following table lists common error codes for the API calls. For more error codes, see Global Error Codes.

Error codes	Description
500	A system error has occurred while processing your request.
1106	Invalid permission.

Query a list of cities by longitude and latitude

API description

Query city information by longitude and latitude.

API endpoint

action: weather.positionCities

Request parameter

Parameter name	Type	Description	Required
lon	String	The longitude.	Yes
lat	String	The latitude.	Yes

Sample request

{
  "action": "weather.positionCities",
  "params": {
        "lon": "120.165",
        "lat": "30.252"
  }
}

Response parameter

Parameter name	Type	Description
code	Integer	The response code. For more information, see Error codes.
success	Boolean	Indicates whether the operation is successful. Valid values: true: success. false: failure.
msg	String	The error message that is returned if the API call fails. This parameter value is empty if the API call succeeds.
result	Object	The returned result.

Description of result

Parameter name	Type	Description
area	String	The name of the area.
pinyin	String	The Hanyu Pinyin of the area name in Chinese.
province	String	The name of the province.
city	String	The name of the city.
cityId	Integer	The city ID.

Sample response

{
    "success": true,
    "t": 1541401512639,
    "result": {
        "area": "Shangcheng District",
        "pinyin": "shangshangchengquou",
        "province": "Zhejiang",
        "city": "Hangzhou",
        "cityId": 793409589986070528
    }
}

Error codes

The following table lists common error codes for the API calls. For more error codes, see Global Error Codes.

Error code	Description
500	A system error has occurred while processing your request.
1106	Invalid permission.

Query weather forecast for city

API description

Query the weather forecast by city ID.

API endpoint

action: weather.forecastCity

Request parameter

Parameter name	Type	Description	Required
city_id	String	The city ID.	Yes

Sample request

{
  "action": "weather.forecastCity",
  "params": {
        "city_id": "793409534348627968"
  }
}

Response parameter

Parameter name	Type	Description
code	Integer	The response code. For more information, see Error codes.
success	Boolean	Indicates whether the operation is successful. Valid values: true: success. false: failure.
msg	String	The error message that is returned if the API call fails. This parameter value is empty if the API call succeeds.
result	Object	The returned result.

Description of result

Parameter name	Type	Description
year-mouth-day	Object	The weather forecast for a date.

Description of weather forecast

Parameter name	Type	Description
condTxt	String	-
tempRange	String	The range of temperature.
updateTime	String	The time when the data was last updated.

Sample request

{
    "success": true,
    "t": 1541402025275,
    "result": {
        "2018-11-07": {
            "condTxt": "Light rain",
            "tempRange": "16-20",
            "updateTime": null
        },
        "2018-11-08": {
            "condTxt": "Light rain",
            "tempRange": "10-18",
            "updateTime": null
        }
    }
}

Error codes

The following table lists common error codes for the API calls. For more error codes, see Global Error Codes.

Error code	Description
500	A system error has occurred while processing your request.
1106	Invalid permission.

Query weather conditions by longitude and latitude

API description

Query weather conditions in a city by longitude and latitude of the city.

API endpoint

action: weather.forecastPosition

Request parameter

Parameter name	Type	Description	Required
lon	String	The longitude.	Yes
lat	String	The latitude.	Yes

Sample request

{
  "action": "weather.forecastPosition",
  "params": {
        "lon": "120.1650798",
        "lat": "30.25258003"
  }
}

Response parameter

Parameter name	Type	Description
code	Integer	The response code. For more information, see Error codes.
success	Boolean	Indicates whether the operation is successful. Valid values: true: success. false: failure.
msg	String	The error message that is returned if the API call fails. This parameter value is empty if the API call succeeds.
result	Object	The returned result.

Description of result

Parameter name	Type	Description
data	Object	The city information.
lastUpdateTime	String	The time when the data was last updated.

Description of data

Parameter name	Type	Description
temp	String	The temperature.
o3	String	The Ozone index.
windLevel	String	The wind scale.
pm10	String	The PM10 index.
uvi	String	The ultraviolet index.
pressure	String	The air pressure.
windDir	String	The wind direction.
co	String	The carbon monoxide index.
tips	String	The weather tips.
realFeel	String	The apparent temperature.
no2	String	The nitrogen dioxide index.
condition	String	The weather conditions, such as sunny, cloudy, rainy, and snowy.
pm25	String	The PM2.5 index.
so2	String	The sulfur dioxide index.
aqi	String	The air quality index.
humidity	String	The humidity.
rank	String	The air quality rating.
windSpeed	String	The air speed.

Sample response

{
    "success": true,
    "t": 1541403147707,
    "result": {
        "data": {
            "temp": "21",
            "o3": "13",
            "windLevel": "2",
            "pm10": "53",
            "uvi": "4",
            "pressure": "1020",
            "windDir": "East wind",
            "co": "8",
            "tips": "Today is rainy with a comfortable temperature and brings a pleasant feeling." ,
            "realFeel": "21",
            "no2": "21",
            "condition": "Cloudy",
            "pm25": "46",
            "so2": "4",
            "aqi": "53",
            "humidity": "78",
            "rank": "393/577",
            "windSpeed": "2.45"
        },
        "lastUpdateTime": 1541390400000
    }
}

Error codes

The following table lists common error codes for the API calls. For more error codes, see Global Error Codes.

Error code	Description
500	A system error has occurred while processing your request.
1106	Invalid permission.