AirVisual Air Pollution Data API - A Comprehensive Guide

AirVisual's Air Pollution Data API provides the latest and most accurate air quality data for any location in the world. With this API, you can access real-time and forecasted air quality data, historical data, and more. In this blog post, we will delve into the details of this API and provide some JavaScript code examples to help you get started.

Getting Started

To use the AirVisual Air Pollution Data API, you first need to sign up for an account and obtain an API key. Once you have an API key, you can start making API requests to retrieve air quality data.

API Endpoints and Parameters

The API provides several endpoints to obtain different types of air quality data. Here are some of the endpoints and parameters you can use:

Real-Time Data

Use this endpoint to retrieve real-time air quality data for a specific location.

Example JavaScript code:

fetch('https://api.airvisual.com/v2/nearest_city?key=YOUR_API_KEY')
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(data => console.log(data));

This will retrieve the real-time air quality data for the nearest city to your location, given your API key.

Pollution History

Use this endpoint to retrieve pollution history data for a specific location.

Example JavaScript code:

fetch('https://api.airvisual.com/v2/city', {
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Accept': 'application/json',
    'key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'
  },
  method: 'post',
  body: JSON.stringify({
    'city': 'Los Angeles',
    'state': 'California',
    'country': 'USA'
  })
})
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => console.log(data));

This will retrieve the historical air quality data for Los Angeles, California, USA, given your API key.

Conclusion

The AirVisual Air Pollution Data API provides a wealth of data on air quality, from real-time data to historical data and forecasts. With the JavaScript examples provided in this blog post, you can start using the API and incorporating air quality data into your applications.