Using the Apixu API with JavaScript

The Apixu API is a great tool for accessing weather data. It covers a wide range of weather parameters across the globe. In this article, we'll show you how to use the API with JavaScript.

Getting Started

To get started, you'll need an API key. You can get a free API key by registering on the Apixu website.

Once you have your API key, you can start making requests. The easiest way to do this is by sending a GET request using XHR or fetch.

XHR Example

const xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhr.open('GET', 'https://api.apixu.com/v1/current.json?key=YOUR_API_KEY&q=Paris');

xhr.onload = function() {
 if (xhr.status === 200) {
   const data = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);
   console.log(data);
 } else {
   console.log('Error');
 }
};

xhr.send();

Fetch Example

fetch('https://api.apixu.com/v1/current.json?key=YOUR_API_KEY&q=Paris')
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(data => console.log(data))
  .catch(error => console.log(error));

Using the API

The Apixu API has a wide range of parameters that you can use to get specific weather data for a location. Here are a few examples.

Current Weather

fetch('https://api.apixu.com/v1/current.json?key=YOUR_API_KEY&q=Paris')
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(data => console.log(data.current))
  .catch(error => console.log(error));

Forecast

fetch('https://api.apixu.com/v1/forecast.json?key=YOUR_API_KEY&q=Paris')
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(data => console.log(data.forecast))
  .catch(error => console.log(error));

History

fetch('https://api.apixu.com/v1/history.json?key=YOUR_API_KEY&q=Paris&dt=2019-04-01')
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(data => console.log(data.forecast))
  .catch(error => console.log(error));

Conclusion

The Apixu API is a powerful tool for getting detailed weather data. By using XHR or fetch, we can easily integrate it into our JavaScript projects. With the wide range of parameters available, we can customize our API requests to get exactly the data we need.